Hardliner Group Unfurled Banner to Intimidate the Church  03/30/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A radical group in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia refused to allow the HKBP Church (Huria Kristen Batak Protestant) Betania Rancaekek to worship at its shophouse March 23.  In a video that has gone viral on social media, a group of radical Muslims […]

Multiple People Dead in Suspected Fulani Militant Attack  03/29/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Armed gunmen attacked Kpachudu village in Nigeria on Monday night, killing at least five people, burning down homes, and destroying crops.  “Four people were killed by the militants,” said a Christian source from the community told ICC. “[Another] one died in […]

Fulani Militants Suspected in Sunday Night Attack 03/21/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – In Nigeria, Christian communities were under heavy attack in a Southern Kaduna city on Sunday night, March 20. Community members had just finished their church worship when armed insurgents arrived with sophisticated weapons, an eyewitness reported. “Agban Kagoro is under heavy gunshot attacks […]

Haryana is 11th Indian State to Introduce the Law  03/09/2022 India (International Christian Concern) –The BJP-led State Assembly in the state of Haryana has introduced an anti-conversion bill which if approved by the governor, would make Haryana the 11th state in India to introduce an anti-conversion law.   The bill’s language prohibits religious conversions effected through […]

20-year-old Convert was the Daughter of Muslim Clergy   03/08/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) –The 20-year-old daughter of a Muslim Cleric who converted to Christianity was found murdered on March 7 in northern Iraq. The assassination of Iman Sami, who was known as Maria, is suspected to have been retaliation by her family following a TikTok […]

Forced Conversion and Blasphemy Accusations Underscore Most Cases 02/14/2022 India (International Christian Concern) – India’s Christian community is currently experiencing a sharp increase in persecution across eight states during the past three weeks. International Christian Concern (ICC) has recorded at least 14 violent incidents, as well as 12 cases in which Christians were wrongfully jailed […]

Christian Community Remains Vulnerable to Future Attacks 02/02/2022 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) –  On Wednesday morning, four people died in Kenya when their vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device suspected to have been planted by al-Shabaab militants. The incident occurred just two days after 13 people died in Arabia, Mandera county, in a similar […]

Incident Marks Ninth Terror Attack in Kenya Since the New Year 01/31/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Thirteen passengers were killed and others were severely injured on January 31 in northeastern Kenya after their public service vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device. According to a survivor, the attackers, suspected to be al-Shabaab militants, fired […]

Memorial Service Held at Site of 2013 Massacre 01/31/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Gunmen targeted three priests traveling home from church in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on January 30, killing one and injuring the other. Father William Siraj (75 years) died instantly from multiple gunshot wounds, while Father Naeem Patrick was treated for a […]

Government Officials Among Those Injured in Attack 01/27/2022 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On January 26, 2022, six gunmen suspected to be al-Shabaab terrorists ambushed a convoy of vehicles near Kenya’s Somali border, and began shooting. Six people were injured in the attack and three were able to escape due to security measures in place. According to […]