Despite the intense persecution that Christians in Nigeria face, Nigeria was removed from the U.S. State Department’s Countries of Particular Concern list in November 2021.
Tag: International Christian Concern
India’s Christians Experience Sharp Persecution Increase
Forced Conversion and Blasphemy Accusations Underscore Most Cases
One Person Killed by DR Congo Police During “State of Siege” Protests
Local Population Calls for Increased Security Measures
Fulani Militants Kill 18 More Christians in Nigeria
Second Attack on Ancha Village in One Week
Terrorists Murder Christian Man in Kenya
Attack Occurs One Day After Six Christians Were Killed in Nearby Village
Christian Burned Beyond Recognition Following New Year’s Eve Prayer
ulani Militants Threaten Further Attacks Against Christians in 2022
Unauthorized Online Religious Activities to Be Banned in China
Beijing Announces New Measures to Curb ‘Illegal Religious Activities’
Churches in Southern India Canceling Christmas Due to Increased Threats by Radicals
For Christians in Karnataka, this Christmas season is likely to be filled with challenges and opposition.
ICC Honors US Senator James Lankford for Advancing Religious Freedom
Sen. Lankford (R-OK) Earns Inaugural “Hero on the Hill” Award
Pastor in Nepal Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Violating Anti-Conversion Law
Nepalese Christians Fear Further Use of Anti-Conversion Law
International Christian Concern to Announce Top Persecutors of the Year Nov. 16
A leading voice on Christian persecution since 1995, ICC will give detailed findings in a 150-page report on 24 offenders and announce the worst of the worst in three categories.
Two Elderly Nuns in Nepal Arrested on False Charges
Church Leaders View Arrests as an Attack on Nepal’s Minorities
Bishop Shao Zhumin Seized by Chinese Authorities
The Underground Bishop was Taken Away for “Vacation”
Turkey Threatens to Expel U.S. Ambassador for Condemning Detention of Activist
President Erdogan Set to Oust 10 Western Envoys Calling for Justice in Kavala Case
United States to Send Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
American Leaders Assert Commitment to Safety of Afghan People Without Recognition of Taliban Rule
Pakistan Does Global PR for Afghanistan’s Taliban
Religious Minorities Remain Vulnerable to Taliban’s Brutal Rule
New Senate Bill Addresses Afghanistan Crisis
Senator Portman Introduces Legislation to Address Taliban Takeover
Hungarian Government Hosts Panel Addressing Christian Persecution for Council of Europe Tomorrow
Event Will Inform Council of Europe on Interreligious Dialogue
Taliban Maneuvers for United Nations Recognition
Turkey Backs Taliban at UN While Promoting Religious Genocide
ICC Publishes a Report on Criminal Sharia Law in Nigeria
Christians Vulnerable as Nigeria Drifts Away from Secularism
New ICC Report Records a Year of Christian Persecution in China
Over 100 Incidents of Persecution Documented in One Year Span
Egypt Announces Human Rights Agenda Amid US Threat to Withhold Military Aid
State Department Threatens to Hold $130 Million from Egypt Unless Human Rights Improve
Violent Confrontation Within Afghanistan’s Taliban Government Reported
Afghan Minorities Concerned by Apparent Political Victory by Group’s Hardliners
Afghanistan on the Brink of Humanitarian Disaster
UN Member States Pledge Over $1 Billion in Humanitarian Aid
Pierced Hearts 