Real-time updates on incidents, legal cases, policy changes, and testimonies from the persecuted Church.
Syrian Christians Hunted by Radical Jihadists
Posted on Monday, March 26, 2018
Many Christians – all of them former Muslims – feared a genocide as they saw radical Islamic groups on their way to the Syrian city of Afrin. CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief Chris Mitchell talked with one…
Syrian Christians Fear Persecution Under Turkish Rule
Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2018
A city in Northern Syria, once a refuge for those fleeing the fighting all around them, is now the scene of suffering and death. Afrin is a Kurdish city, but it has welcomed Christian and Yazidi refugees fleeing…
Sentencing of Pastor Adds to Uptick in Persecution in Algeria
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2018
In the latest of a rash of persecution incidents in Algeria, a judge on Thursday (March 8) sentenced a pastor to a fine and a suspended prison sentence under a law that prohibits causing Muslims to doubt their…
Christian Family Stabbed at Home by Armed Group in Baghdad
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2018
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on March 9, 2018, a Christian family of three living in Baghdad was found dead in their home. An investigation showed that they had been stabbed to death the previous day…
Malaysia: Sharia Courts to Judge Christian Conversions
Posted on Monday, March 5, 2018
A recent Malaysia Federal Court ruling that apostasy cases should be heard in Sharia courts has led to disappointment for the country's Christians, but determination from Islamic groups to prevent Muslims from converting out of their faith.
Church Building Demolished in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2018
A congregation on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar has been without a place to worship this year after local authorities demolished their church building, the pastor said.
UN Demands Iran’s Islamic Regime Give Christians a Fair Trial
Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Four U.N. human rights experts have issued a joint statement, urging Iran to ensure 'a fair and transparent final hearing' at the country's Revolutionary Court for three Iranian Christians who have been sentenced for 'conducting evangelism' and 'illegal…
China Crackdown on Unregistered Churches
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Christians have been detained, and churches shut down or destroyed in China in the month before revised Regulations on Religious Affairs are due to come into effect on 1 February.
Pastor Found Dead in Tamil Nadu, India
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2018
The body of a pastor in southern India was found hung from the thatched roof of his house early Saturday morning (Jan. 20), a week after he complained to police about opposition from Hindu extremists, sources said.
Over 80 Killed in Benue State, Nigeria in January
Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that more than 80 Christians have been killed in Benue State, Nigeria by Fulani militants since January 1. These attacks have mainly taken place in two locations within the state, Logo and…
