Catholic bishop released five days after kidnapping in Nigeria
A Catholic bishop in Nigeria, who was kidnapped on Sunday, has been released unharmed, according to the Archdiocese of Owerri.
Arzoo Raja’s Abductor Released on Bail by Court in Pakistan
01/02/2020 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, the abductor of Arzoo Raja, a 13-year-old Christian girl taken from her...
Chinese Nuns Working in Vatican’s Hong Kong Mission Detained in Hebei
01/03/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Two Chinese nuns working at Vatican’s unofficial diplomatic mission in Hong Kong were detained and put under...
Family Claims Christian Sisters in Pakistan Were Forcefully Converted by Employers
01/03/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to Morning Star News, the family of two Christian women in Pakistan claim their relatives were...
Christian Activist Condemns Destruction of Hindu Temple in Pakistan
01/01/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – A Christian activist has condemned the destruction of a historic Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province....
Christians in Bangladesh Celebrate Christmas Amid Tight Security
12/25/2020 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) – According to Asia News, Bangladesh’s Christian community celebrated the Christmas holiday amid tight security. Security measures were...
Beijing Pastor under House Arrest Finally Free
12/27/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A pastor from a Beijing house church who has been put under house arrest since 2011, finally...
Hundreds of Pakistani Christian Families Flee Neighborhood Following Threats of Violence
12/27/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that hundreds of Pakistani Christian families from Charar, a neighborhood...
ECtHR Requests Information on Armenian POWs
12/27/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – The European Court of Human Rights granted the request by the Republic of Armenia on December 21st that the...
Christians in Africa face increasing violent attacks, repression
An intervention on behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC) made by Peter Prove, director of the WCC Commission of the...