A Special Report by ICC 05/19/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – After being falsely imprisoned for four and a half years in the murder case of a Hindu nationalist leader in eastern Orissa state, the hearing of seven Christian men has been delayed again, raising doubts over the authorities’ apathetic and indifferent attitude towards [...]

ICC Note: Christians living in Nigeria's northern states have suffered at the hands of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram since the group started its armed insurgency in 2009. Since then, the group is thought to have murdered over 4,000 people, many of them Christians. As the government of Nigeria considers granting Boko Haram amnesty [...]

ICC Note: With a new “anti-extremism” program pending in Kazakhstan, many are concerned that persecution of Christians, and other religious minorities, will increase. For example, “If adopted in its current form, all places of worship would require security systems and require the teaching of what the government calls ‘traditional religions.’” 5/13/2013 Kazakhstan (Charisma)- Kazakhstan is [...]

ICC Note: Many Christians in Syria—who have historically experienced a higher degree of freedom in Syria than in most other Middle Eastern countries—have refused to actively oppose the regime which, according to Islamists, means they are loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. While these Christians denounce the brutality of the regime, they fear that any government [...]

ICC Note: The health of several Christians who are imprisoned in Iran for their faith is improving, Present Truth Ministries reports. “Remember all of these believers in prayer.  The situations that they face are quite difficult,” writes Jason DeMars, the director of Present Truth Ministries. “I know first-hand some believers that have been imprisoned for [...]

ICC Note: After declaring a state of emergency in three northern states, Nigeria's federal government has begun a new offensive against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. Nigerian troops have reportedly engages several Boko Haram bases in northern Nigeria and some sources are reporting that the government has conducted air strikes against other Boko Haram [...]

TURKMENISTAN: Lebap Region raids, confiscations, fines and public vilification ICC Note: Persecution in Turkmenistan continues with restriction on Religious literature. In this case, a woman reading Christian literature at work. After her boss complained to officials they showed up at her house, confiscated all religious material, and then proceeded to the house of the man [...]

A Special Report by ICC 05/18/2013 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – After the recent sentencing of an American Christian to 15 years’ hard labor, North Korea shows no signs of releasing the U.S. tour operator, solidifying its reputation as the world’s worst persecutor of Christians. In November 2012, Kenneth Bae (Pae Jun-ho), a 44-year-old [...]

ICC Note: Some 200 Christians have been kidnapped for ransom, 900 Christians have been killed, and more than 60 churches have been bombed in Iraq between 2003 and 2012, the Hammurabi Human Rights Organization reports. Despite more than half the Christian population having fled the country since the war’s outbreak in 2003, persecution and hardship [...]

ICC Note: A recently released book by Ramy Christopher Tadros documents the escalating persecution of Christians in Egypt. “Coptic girls are being abducted every week. Churches are being routinely torched. And Christians are even being terrorized,” said Tadros. “These crimes, at the hands of the Muslim majority, are just the beginning.” 5/14/2013 Egypt (PRWeb) – [...]