Afghan Christians Face an Increasingly Complex and Dangerous Situation 09/21/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Pakistan is refusing to accept any new refugees fleeing Afghanistan following the country’s fall to the Taliban. For Afghanistan’s secretive and persecuted Christian community, Pakistan’s refusal to accept refugees complicates an already […]
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Fawad4real, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – In a rare case of Ahmadis colluding with Islamic extremists to accuse a Christian of blasphemy, a preacher in Pakistan has been jailed and her family is in hiding after she was charged with insulting Islam and its prophet, sources said. Shagufta […]
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Event Next Week Will Work to Inform Council of Europe on Interreligious Dialogue 09/20/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – On September 28, the government of Hungary will partner with International Christian Concern (ICC) to host a panel discussion on interreligious dialogue and humanitarian aid. The panel will take place as part […]
Christians Vulnerable as Nigeria Drifts Away from Secularism 09/18/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has published a new report, titled Secular Sharia? Criminal Sharia Law and Its Impact on Nigeria’s Christian Communities. In it, ICC considers the history of Sharia law in Nigeria—technically a secular country, describes how criminal Sharia […]
Afghan Minorities Struggle in the Wake of Looming Humanitarian Disaster 09/17/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, called on the international community to give time to the newly formed government of Afghanistan in terms of human rights. He also made appeals for humanitarian aid […]
The use of security cameras such as these, looking out over Tiananmen Square in Beijing, is on the rise in China. Critics say the government is using them to discourage dissidents. Over 100 Incidents of Persecution Documented in One Year Span 09/17/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has just published […]
State Department Threatens to Hold $130 Million from Egypt Unless Human Rights Improve 09/16/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has announced a new human rights strategy for the north African country. Three days later, the announcement was followed by a State […]
Afghan Minorities Concerned by Apparent Political Victory by Group’s Hardliners 09/16/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that infighting within the newly formed Taliban government in Afghanistan intensified to such a degree that rumors of betrayal and murder needed to be officially denied on Wednesday, September 15. According to […]
Members of Congress Promote Accountability for Artsakh, Humanitarian Aid 09/15/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) –International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the U.S. Congressional House Rules Committee will consider several amendments filed to the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2022 (H.R. 4350) on September 20th. These amendments would monitor the Turkish Nationalist Grey Wolves, promote humanitarian assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenian: Artsakh), and hold […]
UN Member States Pledge Over $1 Billion in Humanitarian Aid 09/15/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that UN member states are set to deliver over $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan as the country reels from decades of conflict and a disastrous U.S. withdrawal last month. UN […]