7/23/2025 India — While hearing a challenge to amendments in Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law on July 16, India's Supreme Court asked the state’s government to pause the implementation of the draconian provisions of the said law until the case is fully heard. The post From Hopeless to Hopeful first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
6/30/2025 DRC — Representatives from Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the United States gathered in Washington, D.C., last week to sign a historic peace agreement between the two East African nations. The post Religious Freedom Advocate Asks Why the Church Remains Silent on Persecution in Africa first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
8/25/2025 Nigeria — At least 15 people, including women and children, were killed on Monday, Aug. 18, when armed men launched a coordinated evening assault on Christian farming villages in Chakfem District, Mangu County of Plateau state, Nigeria. The post Jihadists Abduct US Missionary in Niger first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
7/18/2025 Iran — Mehran Shamloui, an Iranian Christian convert, was deported from Turkey to Iran on July 3 after he attempted to escape imprisonment in Iran for his faith. Iranian authorities detained Shamloui after he landed at Iran’s Mashhad International Airport. The post Iranian Christian Convert Released from Prison first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
7/23/2025 India — While hearing a challenge to amendments in Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law on July 16, India's Supreme Court asked the state’s government to pause the implementation of the draconian provisions of the said law until the case is fully heard. The post Christian Missionaries Attacked in Jammu, India first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
8/25/2025 Nigeria — At least 15 people, including women and children, were killed on Monday, Aug. 18, when armed men launched a coordinated evening assault on Christian farming villages in Chakfem District, Mangu County of Plateau state, Nigeria. The post Nigeria’s Clergy Appeals to the U.S. Government to Intervene Amid Ongoing Attacks on Christians first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
A court in Spain acquitted a priest, the Rev. Custodio Ballester of Barcelona, last week after the man endured a legal battle lasting eight years for making comments against Islam in 2017. “I thank God and the Christian people who supported me with their prayers and their presence in court,” Ballester stated to Fox News… The post Spanish Priest Acquitted in Legal Battle Over Criticism of Islam first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
4/29/2025 Syria — Speaking next to a small, still-smoking crater in the ground, David Eubank of Free Burma Rangers recorded a video this weekend documenting a suspected Turkish airstrike on a village in an area west of Ayn Issa, the capital of a semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Syria. The post Türkiye Faces Legal Challenges for Deporting Christians first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
7/19/2024 Kenya — On the night of August 21, 2023, the Somali-based Islamist group al-Shabab committed a devastating attack on a Christian community in Salama village, Lamu County, Kenya. The post Christians in Kenya Find Help Healing from Persecution Trauma first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
A new report cites several incidents of religious persecution, including the seizure of the Jesuit-run university and harassment of a U.S.-based church.| International Christian Concern - Giving hope to persecuted Christians since ...
A Plan for Elephants October 15, 2025The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium and its satellite facility, the International Conservation Center, together forming the multi-accredited Zoological Society of Pittsburgh, are embarking on a new chapter of elephant care and conservation. A carefully… The post Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium Planning Future of Elephant Herd appeared first on Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium.| Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
7/18/2025 Iran — Mehran Shamloui, an Iranian Christian convert, was deported from Turkey to Iran on July 3 after he attempted to escape imprisonment in Iran for his faith. Iranian authorities detained Shamloui after he landed at Iran’s Mashhad International Airport. The post 5 Christians in Iran to Spend Several Years in Prison for Their Faith first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
8/14/2025 Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met last Friday at the White House to sign a joint declaration that may pave the way for increased stability in the region. The post Azerbaijan Denies Church’s Registration Applications first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
8/23/2024 Afghanistan — The Taliban announced this week that it would not allow U.N. special rapporteur for human rights, Richard Bennett, back into the country. The post Taliban Enjoys Growing International Acceptance Despite Ongoing Persecution first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – At International Christian Concern (ICC), we strive to speak on behalf of our suffering brothers and sisters in Christ. We are their mouthpiece to help the global church hear their stories and awaken to their courage. Persecuted believers rarely give up hope despite overwhelming odds. Their unwavering faith amid… The post An Inch Wide and a Mile Deep first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
1/9/2025 ICC Fellows — ICC Fellow Linda Burkle, Ph.D., reflects on how the Christian presence has diminished in geographical areas referenced in the Bible, places where Christianity was birthed and the church was first established. The post Philosophy of Ministry first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
8/21/2025 DRC — MONUSCO, the United Nations’ mission to the DRC, issued a release Monday accusing the Islamic State group-backed ADF terror group of killing at least 52 civilians in eastern DRC earlier this month. The post ADF Kills 5 in Rizerie Village, DRC first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
8/21/2025 DRC — MONUSCO, the United Nations’ mission to the DRC, issued a release Monday accusing the Islamic State group-backed ADF terror group of killing at least 52 civilians in eastern DRC earlier this month. The post 3 Killed in ADF Attack in Kungubu, Ituri, DRC first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
7/3/2025 Syria — The White House this week announced the official easing of sanctions on Syria, a move that follows an in-person meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in May. The post Syria’s Parliamentary Elections a Historic but Limited Step first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
8/14/2025 Vietnam — As a priest quietly led a Catholic mass in the home of one of the 20 worshippers in the evening of Aug. 11 in Binh Khang, located in the Dai Tu district in northeast Vietnam, village authorities cut the home’s electricity to stop the service. The post Christian Women Among Those Ordered to Meet with Officials in Vietnam first appeared on International Christian Concern.| International Christian Concern
The villages decided to oppose Christian burial practices and deny believers access to burial land, among other things.| International Christian Concern - Giving hope to persecuted Christians since ...
9/30/2025 Iran (International Christian Concern) — A few minutes after midnight on Tuesday, September 30, the New York Times published a breaking news story about a flight in the air on its way from Louisiana to Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Citing U.S. and Iranian officials, the story indicated that the chartered flight took| International Christian Concern - Giving hope to persecuted Christians since ...
Sarnaya and his sister fled Iraq in 2014 after the Islamic State group threatened Sarnaya for his Christian beliefs.| International Christian Concern - Giving hope to persecuted Christians since ...
8/21/2025 DRC — MONUSCO, the United Nations’ mission to the DRC, issued a release Monday accusing the Islamic State group-backed ADF terror group of killing at least 52 civilians in eastern DRC earlier this month.| International Christian Concern
09/16/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – After worship ended on Sunday, Aug. 10, in a remote Chhattisgarh village, most of the church members returned home. The few who stayed behind, however, suddenly found themselves trapped. Around 11:30 a.m., a mob of about 60 Hindu nationalists broke into the house where the service had occurred and beat| International Christian Concern
In addition to the loss of life, the attackers also set several vehicles ablaze before fleeing the scene.| International Christian Concern
The attorney general confirmed that praying for or with people with the hopes of them “changing their sexual orientation or gender, that’s against the law.”| International Christian Concern
9/5/2025 Turkey — In recent years, persecution against Christians in Turkey has intensified.| International Christian Concern
July is National Bison Month July 24, 2025July is National Bison Month, celebrating an American animal icon that is a conservation success story. The bison’s tale reveals how an endangered and disappearing species can rebound from the brink of extinction.… The post An American Success Story appeared first on Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium.| Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
