Philippine Supreme Court Extends Martial Law in the South
02/23/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – On February 19, the Philippine Supreme Court voted 9-4 to uphold President Rodrigo Duterte’s extension of martial...
Boko Haram Militants Terrify Residents in Attacks in Northeast Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – After burning a church building in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state on Thursday (March 14), Boko Haram terrorists yesterday...
Religious freedom crackdown continues in ‘new low point’
Authorities in Jiangsu, China demolished 5,911 temples within one month, according to a report released by the Christian human rights organisation ChinaAid...
Iran Removes Cross from Recognized Church
05/26/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iranian Intelligence agents, along with EIKO officials directly under the control of the Supreme Leader, raided an...
Three Children among 13 Christians Killed in Attacks in Two States in Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Monday (June 17) killed four Christians in north-central Nigeria’s Kaduna state, including three children,...
Christian wins free speech battle in UK Court of Appeal
Christian Felix Ngole, thrown out of a UK university because of a private Facebook post he made on same-sex marriage, won his...
Iraq’s Government Again Fails Christians
08/10/2019 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this week, the Iraqi Army swept into the Nineveh Plains in an attempt to facilitate the...
Iran Considers Banning Christian Students
09/14/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran’s Minister of Education, Mohsen Haji Mirzaei, commented at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that children who...
Christian Tourists Risk Arrest if Bibles Are Displayed in Saudi Arabia
10/19/2019 Saudi Arabia (International Christian Concern) – Adherence to strict Saudi Arabian rules include restrictions on open Christian practice. New tourist regulations allow...
Armenian Catholic Priest assassinated
Father Hosseb Bedoyan, a priest from the Armenian Catholic Church in the city of Qamishli in Northeast Syria, was assassinated on Monday...
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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...
Four Students Injured as Myanmar Military Shells Bible School in Shan State
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...