Five Christians in Northern India Arrested on False Forced Conversion Charges
02/14/2020 India (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday, February 11, five Christians from India’s Uttar Pradesh state were taken into police custody after...
Sentence against Pastor Haghnejad upheld without court hearing
A five-year prison sentence delivered to Pastor Matthias Haghnejad was upheld on 25 February without a hearing, after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah...
Burmese military bombs village and kills seven civilians
The Burmese military bombed a village in Paletwa Township, Chin State, on 7 April, killing seven civilians including two children and a...
Cross Removed in Anhui Province, House Church Damaged in Jiangxi Province
05/10/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Across China, the Chinese government continues its crackdown against Christianity, with ongoing raids, cross removal, and disbandment...
Tehran court again postpones appeal hearings of Iranian pastor and wife
The long-awaited appeal hearings of Iranian pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz and his wife Shamiram Issavi were postponed again by a court in Tehran on 1...
Boko Haram Kidnap Four Aid Workers in Borno State
07/05/2020 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – A video was released this past week showing four aid workers from different large international aid organizations....
Turkey Creates Religious Freedom Propaganda Video
08/01/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Following President Erdoğan’s recent decision to reopen Hagia Sophia cathedral as a mosque, Turkey has faced widespread international criticism...
Nigeria gunmen attack school and abduct students
One person was killed and others were abducted following an attack on the Damba-Kasaya Community in Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State,...
Parliamentary Committee to Visit Locations of Increased Forced Conversions in Pakistan
10/03/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Members of the Parliamentary Committee to Protect Religious Minorities from Forced Conversions are set to travel to...
ICC Leads the Outcry on China
10/23/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “Religious scholars and imams were some of the first to be detained . Even mothers of...
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WCC executive committee statement urges “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee published a statement entitled “Christian witness and action for human dignity and human rights,” in...
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Four men were wounded as a Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) shell struck the premises of a Bible school in northern Shan State on November 3.
WCC acting general secretary: “We are a fellowship united by faith for action”
In his last report to the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca...