Fulani Militants Threaten Further Attacks Against Christians in 2022 01/04/2022 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Five people in Nigeria were brutally attacked by Fulani militants on Friday, December 31, while on their way home from an annual prayer meeting held for the Christian communities of Irigwe chiefdom. An International Christian Concern (ICC) correspondent who […]

Bodies Burned Beyond Recognition by Al-Shabaab Militants 01/03/2022 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Six Christians were killed in the early hours of Monday, January 3, by suspected al-Shabaab militants in Widhu village, Lamu West, Kenya. Speaking to International Christian Concern (ICC) from the site of the attack, Pastor Stephen Sila of a local church in […]

Suspected Allied Democratic Forces suicide bomber kills six at Beni restaurant 12/25/2021 Democratic Republic of Congo (International Christian Concern) —At least six people dead and several injured after a suspected Allied Democratic Forces suicide bomber attacked the Ishango restaurant, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, at 7 p.m. on Christmas Day.    ICC’s partner in Beni confirmed the incident:  “This is an action of terror. It points clearly to the heinous atrocities that the Allied Democratic […]

Christians Fear Bill Will Incite Increased Anti-Christian Violence 12/22/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government of India’s Karnataka state has proposed the enactment of a controversial anti-conversion law. The Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, was introduced to the […]

Beijing Announces New Measures to Curb ‘Illegal Religious Activities’ 12/22/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on December 20, the State Administration of Religious Affairs (SARA) in China announced new measures to curb all forms of religious activities online. The Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Service, […]

U.S. Senate Votes to Confirm First Indian American Muslim to Top Religious Freedom Position  12/16/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Senate has voted to confirm Rashad Hussain as the next Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. In this position, Hussain will serve as the highest-ranking member in the State Department for advancing international […]

Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern (far right), recently presented U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) with the ICC Hero on the Hill Award for the senator’s defense of religious freedoms worldwide. They were joined by ICC Director of Advocacy Mattias Perttula. Sen. Lankford (R-OK) Earns Inaugural “Hero on the Hill” Award  12/09/2021 United States […]

Governor El-Rufai is not who he tries to make the world believe he is  12/02/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Human rights watchdog group International Christian Concern (ICC) released a report earlier today profiling Nigerian Governor Nasir El-Rufai and analyzing his years-long pattern of punishing Christian communities in Kaduna State. While militant groups contribute to religious persecution in Nigeria, No […]

Nepalese Christians Fear Further Use of Anti-Conversion Law 11/30/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian pastor in Nepal has been convicted of violating the country’s harsh anti-conversion law. The pastor has been sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of 20,000 Rupees (approximately $165.00). […]

Comprehensive Report Condemns Oppressive Countries, Entities, and Individuals        11/17/2021 Washington D.C. – International Christian Concern (ICC) announced its 2021 Persecutor of the Year Awards on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at a press conference in Washington, D.C. ICC released its detailed findings in a 140-page report on 24 of the world’s worst oppressors of Christians. Nigeria earned ICC’s […]