Leah Sharibu’s Mother Urges the Government to Secure her Release
The mother of kidnapped schoolgirl Leah Sharibu has called on the government of Nigeria to do everything in its power to secure her daughters...
Iraq Inches Toward Governance as Baghdad Christians Consider Fleeing
10/03/18 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on October 2, 2018, Iraq’s interim government took a positive step...
Coptic Christians Deprived of Home Worship Hall in Egypt
(Morning Star News) – Nearly a year after declaring that attacks on Christians had hit a level not seen in decades, a Coptic Orthodox...
Leah Sharibu’s Father, Church Raise Plea after Boko Haram Threat
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Following disclosure of a video by Boko Haram Islamic extremists threatening to kill Christian high school student Leah Sharibu within...
Islamist Militants Attack DRC Town Forcing Families to Flee
Islamist militants attacked a town in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on 24 September, killing 14 civilians and forcing families to flee their...
Why Are Egypt’s Churches So Often Targeted?
09/27/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In Egypt, reports are constantly flooding in that, once again, Islamic hardliners have gathered to attack churches. They demonstrate when...
Christian Villages in Iraq Targeted by Turkey
09/30/2018 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – September has seen an increase of Turkish airstrikes in Iraq’s far north. Local sources estimate that 7 predominately Christian villages were...
Rebel Force Attacks Churches in Burma
YANGON, Burma (Morning Star News) – Ethnic Wa rebels this month shut down churches or destroyed their buildings and temporarily detained several clergymen in eastern...
Christian Teenager Jailed on Baseless Rape Charge in India, Sources Say
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) – A 16-year-old Christian and three others in eastern India have been in jail for more than a month on a...
In Nigeria, “let us walk with our heads high”
As tens of thousands of people watched from offices, shops, and the sides of the road, the Thursdays in Black “street walk” made its...