13 Year old Jennifer, a Lost daughter, Part 1
(International Christian Concern) –When Misari discovered that his 13-year-old daughter, Jennifer, had run away from home, fear and dread washed over him like ice cold water from the Niger River. Like many teenage More...
Egyptian Toddler, Youssef Ebid Killed En Route to Church
(International Christian Concern) –Copts United reports the death of a 4-year-old Egyptian child, Youssef Ebid, who was struck by a tractor while waiting for a bus to take him to church. The Minya diocese in More...
Imprisoned Pastor John Cao Moved to Kunmings Prison
(International Christian Concern) –On August 19, the mother of imprisoned pastor John Cao confirmed that her son has moved from Menglian detention center to a prison in Yunnan province’s capital city, Kunming. His More...
Priest Chimezie Ani in Southern Nigeria Attacked on Highway, Barely Escaped
(International Christian Concern) –On Thursday 15 August, gunmen, believed to be Fulani militants, ambushed another Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Chimezie Ani, near Caritas University, a Catholic university in More...
Sichuan Church Elder Li Yingqiang Released on Bail
(International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that over the weekend, elder Li Yingqiang from Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in Sichuan was released on bail and sent back More...
Christian Family Terrorized by Extremists for Running Summer Program in Pakistan
(International Christian Concern) –A Christian family in Lahore, Pakistan has reported being “terrorized” by local extremists after opening a summer education program. According to the Christians, the extremists More...
Iraqi Church Defaced by ISIS Rededicated
(International Christian Concern)– When ISIS invaded the Iraqi Christian city of Qeraqosh in 2014, they destroyed every symbol of Christianity that they found. The Church of Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah was one of More...
Baptist Leaders Urge Protection over Kachin Pastors who Testified at Ministerial
(International Christian Concern) –The two ethnic Kachin pastors who testified at last month’s State Department Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, might face arrest upon their return. For this, leaders More...
Iran Institutes ‘Cleansing Procedure’
(International Christian Concern) –Iran has announced a “cleansing procedure” within its judiciary system, which is dominated by hardline conservative Islamists. This refers to widespread corruption within More...
Interfaith College Group in Indonesia Seeks Permission to Fight Radicalism
(International Christian Concern) –As radicalism continues to rise in Indonesia, an alliance of interfaith student groups at university level has called on the Indonesian government to issue a regulation that More...
Young Christian in Sri Lanka Assaulted by Radical Monks
(International Christian Concern) –Earlier this month, on August 4, a young Christian belonging to the Methodist Church of Sri Lanka was attacked and beaten by a group of radical Buddhist monks. According to More...
A Slow Strangulation, Turkeys Disappearing Christian Leadership
(International Christian Concern) –A melody is slowly quieting in Turkey. For centuries, the soft chanting of psalms flowed across churches flooded with worshipers. They knelt in prayer, their petitions floating More...
UN Warns of Rising Threat to Children in Mali
(International Christian Concern) –Mali has been a hotbed for violence and extremism for many years now. In 2012, extremists and separatists were able to seize control of much of Northern Mali. The extremists More...
Small Church Destroyed in Apparent Arson in Southern India
(International Christian Concern) –On Monday, August 12, a small church made of wooden poles and thatch was set on fire and completely destroyed by unknown people in Thakkallepadu village, approximately 80 miles More...
Turkey News Agency Issues Veiled Threat Towards Greek Christians
(International Christian Concern) –The Daily Sabah, a Turkish government run news agency, has run yet another article inciting hatred and opposition towards Christians. The article categorizes Greek Cypriot More...
Boko Haram Maimed 8 Christian Women during Attack on Cameroonian Village
(International Christian Concern) –On July 29, Boko Haram attacked the village of Kalagari in Northern Cameroon. During this attack, Boko Haram terrorists approached the village, surprising the local vigilante More...
Extremists Attack Parish House in Southern Pakistan and Demand Priests Vacate Homes
(International Christian Concern) –On August 2, two young priests, named Fr. Anthony Abraz and Fr. Shahid Boota, were attacked, beaten, and robbed by a group of seven Muslim extremists in Karachi, located in Pakistan’s More...
Brave Muslims Save 20 Christians from Al-Shabaab Attack in Kenya
(International Christian Concern) –Al-Shabaab was planning yet another attack on Christians in Northern Kenya. The plan was for gunmen to storm a construction site for a new hospital in Kutulo, Kenya and kill More...
Another Attack Targets Christians in Nigeria, Fulani Militants shot 3 Men
(International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Thursday evening, August 1, 2019, Fulani militants ambushed and shot three young men, all members of the Baptist church More...
Myanmar Christian Villagers Released After Six Months of Captivity
(International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on August 1, the Arakan Army (AA) released dozens of villagers from western Myanmar’s Chin State. These villagers were More...
