Pastor Andrew Brunson free from Turkish prison
Along with thousands of Christians and other faith-based groups, the Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) Coalition is celebrating the release of imprisoned North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson from his two-year More...
Egyptian Christian recounts Muslims attacking his photography business, the insults to their prophet
(International Christian Concern) –For Christians living in Egypt, the possibility of violence is a daily reality. For Youssef, the father of two young girls, anti-Christian violence has dramatically shaped his More...
Kenya: Three Christians stoned to death by Muslims, linked to al-Shabaab retaliation
(International Christian Concern) –On September 22, 2018, a family in western Kenya laid one of their kin to rest after he and two other men were attacked by a Muslim mob and stoned to death. Fredrick Mukanda More...
Egypt: Christians attacked in Demshaw Hashem as Muslims protest an ‘official church’
(International Christian Concern) –The village of Demshaw Hashem suffered an attack at the end of August which targeted Christians because Islamic hardliners did not want an official church in the village. In More...
Egypt: Christian violence sparks increases in security in Minya
(International Christian Concern) – Violence against Christians in Minya, Upper Egypt, has led security forces to extend their presence for several days. Church officials, supported by some members of parliament, More...
Algeria: Christian graves desecrated, a move ignored under Islamic Law
(International Christian Concern) – Over 30 graves were desecrated last week at Algeria’s La Reunion War Cemetery, one of the few Christian cemeteries in Oued Ghir. Just a few weeks earlier, another Christian More...
Nigeria: Fulani Islamic militants murder two Christian boys
(International Christian Concern) – On September 14, 2018, Fulani militants attacked and killed two young Christian boys who were caring for a herd of cows. The boys, Ntyang Pam Danjuma and Mesheck Dalyop Kang’ageda, More...
Kenya: Al-Shabaab Muslim terrorists execute two Christians pulled off of a bus
(International Christian Concern) – Al-Shabaab continues to be one of the biggest threats to Kenyan Christians lives. The Somali Based terror group rose to power around 2006, when another group splintered. Since More...
Survey: Over 65% in Turkey approve of jailing Pastor Andrew Brunson
Pastor Andrew Brunson (International Christian Concern) – A Turkish journalist with ties to the political elite has published the results of a poll in the Daily Hürriyet surveying public opinion about the More...
South Sudan leaders sign ceasefire, end to Civil War may come swiftly
(International Christian Concern) – South Sudan is a majority Christian nation that was formed due to the long time persecution of the Sudanese government, who uses Sharia to guide its principles and laws. South More...
Egypt: Violence against Christians, Coptic Church rise, ‘government is controlling’ villages, ‘oppressing’ minorities
(International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has documented a sharp escalation of attacks against Coptic Christians in Egypt within the last two weeks. During these incidents, the More...
Pakistan: August was month full of attacks on Christians, including Vickram John, Elwin John and a teen girl who was gang raped
In August of 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, gave his first speech to the constitute assembly. During this speech, he established goals and shared the direction for the new country on the basis More...
New Study: religious freedom is deteriorating in Malaysia
(International Christian Concern): According to a study published by Églises d’Asie, religious freedom is deteriorating in Malaysia, with different religious groups facing respective challenges. The newly elected More...
Muslim Fulani’s murder 200 or more Christians near Jos, Nigeria: Now threat equal or greater than Boko Haram
Over 200 innocent civilians, mostly Christian communities near Jos, were mass-murdered by radical Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria in the Plateau state region. These Muslim Fulani herdsmen now pose as big of a More...
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: ‘Israel is a malignant cancerous tumor’ which ‘has to be removed and eradicated’
Just to clarify Iran’s stance in the Middle East with regards to the state of Israel, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, took to Twitter to send a clear message: they should have been erased. “Our More...
Pakistani Christian girl, Asma Yacoob, dies after acid attack and being set on fire
A 25-year-old Christian woman has died following being set alight for refusing a Muslim man’s marriage proposal. Asma Yacoob was doused in acid before being set on fire by Rizwan Gujjar, 30. She been working More...
Human Rights Watch reveals Lebanon is evicting thousands of Syria refugees
Lebanon is using force to evict at least 3,664 Syrian refugees from their homes and expelled them from the municipalities, at thirteen at this time, due to their nationality and/or religion. Human Rights Watch More...
Nigeria’s Islamic State terrorist group, Boko Haram, targeting refugees and the displaced as ‘soft targets’
In the latest chapter of heinous, evil attacks on human life, the Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram, is reportedly targeting refugees and internally displaced people as “soft targets.” Boko Haram 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...
Baghdad Christians Dr Hisham Shafiq al-Maskuni, Shaza Malik, Khairiya Dawood stabbed to death in home
A Christian family of three living in Baghdad was found dead in their home, stabbed to death by an armed group. The International Christian Concern (ICC) reported on the story, raising awareness of the persecution More...
