Libya: Mass grave found with over 30 dead Ethipian Christian bodies, murdered by Islamic State
(International Christian Concern) –The bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christians killed by ISIS militants in 2015 have been discovered in a mass grave in Sirte, Libya. Authorities located the mass grave as a result of More...
Christian Teachers, Daniel Wekesa and Philip Okumu Killed in Kenya School Attack
(International Christian Concern) –After weeks of waiting for DNA tests to confirm the identities of Mr. Philip Masinde Okumu and Daniel Wekesa Wangila, their families finally laid them to rest. The two Christian More...
Two Iranian Christians Physically Assaulted and Imprisoned
(International Christian Concern) –Earlier this month, Iranian media announced a widespread detainment of Christians across the country. ICC reported how over 100 Christians were detained by the Iranian intelligence More...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attacks Catholic bishops criticizing him as ‘stupid bunch’ ‘kill them’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte claimed in a speech delivered in Manila yesterday, that bishops in the majority Catholic nation are useless and continued to shame them for criticizing his administration. “These More...
Christian Leaders Assaulted by Hindu Radicals in India Karnataka State
(International Christian Concern) –A Christian prayer meeting was attacked by a mob of more than 100 Hindu radicals in Santhoshnagar in Hubli city, located in India’s southern state of Karnataka. The attack More...
Egypt Responded to Massacre of Christians, Attack claimed by ISIS
(International Christian Concern) –This weekend, Egyptian Security Forces announced the deaths of 19 terrorists whom they alleged were complicit in the implementation of the massacre of Christians on November More...
Seven Christians in India Beaten with Hockey Sticks
(International Christian Concern) –Seven Christians in Agra, a city located in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, were attacked and beaten with hockey sticks by dozens of Bajrang Dal and VHP hardline activists. To More...
Boko Haram Kills Eight in Attack on IDP Camp in Nigeria
(International Christian Concern) –Authorities in northeast Nigeria have confirmed that at least eight people have died after militants from Boko Haram attacked Dalori, a camp of displaced people late Wednesday More...
Burma rebels have shut down at least 10 churches, detaining Christians
(International Christian Concern) –In September, ethnic Wa rebels in eastern Burma have shut down at least 10 churches and detained 92 Christian leader. Additionally, the militants burned crosses, destroyed church More...
Egypt: Abdel-Hady Rabie was sentenced to life for 2013 church burning
(International Christian Concern) –Abdel-Hady Rabie was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for burning a church in a Giza village in 2013. In Egypt, a life sentence is equal to twenty-five years. Rabie More...
ICC asks ‘Why Egypt’s churches are under attack’
(International Christian Concern) –In Egypt, reports are constantly flooding in that, once again, Islamic hardliners have gathered to attack churches. They demonstrate when there is a whisper of church legalization More...
Nigeria: Fulani Muslim extremists ambush traveling Christians, killing two
(International Christian Concern) –On September 20, 2018, Fulani militants attacked a group of Christians from Ancha Baptist Church in Ancha, Plateau State, Nigeria. The villagers were returning home from a trip More...
Egypt’s Christians have received a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize
(International Christian Concern) –Egypt’s Christians have received a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, in what is believed to be the first time an ethno-religious group has received the nomination. They More...
ISIS leader Ismail Alwan Salman al-Ithawi sentenced to death in Iraq
(International Christian Concern) –Ismail Alwan Salman al-Ithawi, who is described as a senior leader in ISIS and having directly served Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been sentenced to death in Iraq. His case was More...
Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram faction kills 9, attacks three villages in Borno State, Nigeria
(International Christian Concern) – On September 19, 2018, Boko Haram terrorists attack three villages in Borno State, Nigeria. During the attack, they killed nearly 10 individuals and injured a dozen others. More...
Pakistan: Two Christians killed leaving church, gunned down by Islamic State during motorcycle drive-by
At least two members of the Christian community were killed and five others injured in a firing incident near a church in Quetta, DawnNewsTV reported. The local Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the More...
Christian Persecution: Egypt arrests three plotting to attack Coptic Churches during Easter
Egypt’s security forces they have arrested three people linked to the formation of a terrorist cell, organized to attack Coptic Churches during Easter. Erem News had more details, explaining the police found More...
North Korea: Defector confirms Kim Jong-un using ‘Christian actors’ to portray freedom, believers ‘will be mercilessly killed’
In an powerful new investigation highlighting the treatment of Christians in North Korea comes news that the Kim Jong-un regime has videos using actors to appear tolerant of religious expression. A defector claims More...
Southern Poverty Law Center includes hashtags for Jesus, Christmas, Merry Christmas on their ‘hate tracking’
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has a so-called “Hate Tracker” webpage, which purports to track social media communications of groups that SPLC hates. The “Hate Tracker” page More...
Nearly 100 Eritrean Christians arrested for illegal church denominations
While many people can’t find the country of Eritrea on a map, it is the 10th harshest persecutor of Christians in the world, according to Open Doors’ World Watch List. A new report provides shocking insight More...