Who’s Really Persecuting Christians? ICC Note: This commentary about persecution of Christians is a worthwhile read. It addresses many of the attacks that we have previously reported on at ICC. By: Jonathan S. Tobin 5/18/2012 World (Commentary)-Last month CBS’s “60 Minutes” show earned itself some justified criticism for a biased report about the treatment of [...]

Nun appointed as member in Rajasthan's Minority Commission ICC Note: Christians are considered a minority in India; and for the first time a Christian has been appointed to the State Minorities Commission in Rajasthan. This brings hopes that the rights of Christians in that state may now have an advocate. By: Babu Thomas 5/21/2012 India [...]

The new Egyptian wilderness By: Jamie Dean ICC Note: Whether you are new to the election in Egypt or have been following it, this article is a must read.  It gives a great summary to the issues at hand, as well as going into how the Church in Egypt, alive and well, is handling their [...]

Life Sentences for ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan Overturned ICC Note: After their children fought with Muslim children, a Christian couple was accused of blasphemy and sentenced to life in prison. This article goes into more detail of what happened as well as to how the ruling was over-turned. While this is a definite win for this [...]

Christians tackle post-9/11 tensions ICC Note: Attacks against Christians increased in Pakistan after 9/11 and again after Osama bin Laden was killed. Despite this, some Christian leaders believe the situation is improving. We at ICC are not so sure. 5/14/2012 Pakistan (UCAN)- Anti-Christian sentiment has risen with anti-Americanism but progress is being made, some experts [...]

Egypt’s Coptic Christians to Shun Islamists In Next Week’s Presidential Vote ICC Note: Not exactly a NEWS FLASH piece but a reminder to pray for the upcoming election. While the inability to build Coptic churches is definitely a concern, this piece failed to touch on other Coptic concerns about Islamists like the abduction and rape [...]

Muslim Persecution of Christians: April 2012 "The police are also involved in this." ICC Note: This article is a summary of Muslim attacks against Christians in April 2012. It is categorized by country and full of stories like this:  "500 Muslims had gathered and were watching in amusement as the extremists chased and harassed the [...]

Controversial Church-Building Law a Focal Point for Egypt's Coptic Voters ICC Note: More on the upcoming watershed Egyptian Election.  5/18/2012 Egypt (Christian Post)-Egypt's Coptic Christians fear they could face further persecution should an Islamist candidate win next week's presidential elections, as frontrunners vying for leadership stem from the Sharia-leaning Muslim Brotherhood. One of the major issues [...]

05/14/2012 China (Foreign Policy) - Like most Chinese, I was educated as an atheist. All textbooks, philosophy classes, and conferences taught us that the Christian faith is an "opiate of the people's spirit" that Westerners use to numb and neutralize the creativity of the Chinese mind. But as a student of English literature at Liaocheng [...]

05/16/2012 Vietnam (Eurasia Review) - The U.S. State Department expressed “great concern” Tuesday over the deteriorating human rights situation in Vietnam, saying it is studying whether the tightly-governed state should be included in a blacklist of nations suppressing religious freedom. Describing the situation as “unacceptable,” the department’s human rights chief Michael Posner said Hanoi’s desire [...]