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 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 ...
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 ...
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
9/5/2025 Turkey — In recent years, persecution against Christians in Turkey has intensified.| International Christian Concern
