NEWS| Thousands of Pregnant Women Displaced by Boko Haram in NigerJune 30, 2016 — In early June, Boko Haram led attacks in southeastern Niger, which displaced roughly 75,000 people, including 3,000 pregnant girls and women. These women are now in dire need of maternal...
Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Kills 11 in CameroonJune 30, 2016 — ICC Note: A suicide bomber killed 11 people in northern Cameroon on Thursday, June 30 in a suicide attack where Boko Haram is the suspected culprit. The male assailant blew...
At Least 18 Killed by a Roadside Bomb in SomaliaJune 30, 2016 — ICC Note: A bomb blast in suburban Mogadishu, Somalia, has killed 18 people riding a minibus Thursday, according to reports. The remote detonation killed all who were on board as...
CSW Welcomes Inquiry On Human Rights In ChinaJune 30, 2016 — ICC Note: Since President Xi Jinping has assumed leadership in China, the status of human rights and religious freedom have plummeted. Christians are dealing with their property being demolished, harassment...
Istanbul Ataturk Airport Terror Attack: ISIS Suicide Bombers Killed 41, Wounded 239June 30, 2016 — ICC Note: ISIS has been accused in the triple suicide bombing at Turkey’s Ataturk Airport on June 28. The radical islamic group is responsible for the genocide of religious minorities...
Iranian Christian Again Forced to Return to Prison Before End of Medical TreatmentJune 30, 2016 — ICC Note: The latest update on Iranian Christian prisoner Maryam Zargaran. She has been sent back to prison before her medical treatment was properly completed, for the second time since...
India and Nepal Continue to Pay Lip Service to Religious FreedomJune 30, 2016 — ICC Note: In the month of June, both Nepal and India continued to pay only lip service to religious freedom. Christians in both countries continued to face persecution from Hindu...
Wave of Kidnappings Rock Upper Egypt’s Christian Community – Part 5June 30, 2016 — By Sandra Elliot 6/30/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - In the recent wave of kidnappings that are plaguing Upper Egypt, Christian women and girls are being taken off the...
Bangladeshi Christians Remain Shaken Following Murder of 71-Year-Old GrocerJune 30, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians across Bangladesh remain shaken following the brutal murder of a 71-year-old Christian grocer in Bonpara village. The murder marks the second time in 2016 that Christians have been targeted...
Opposition Slams Malaysian Government’s Attempt to Instill Sharia in KelantanJune 30, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Currently Kelantan already has sharia compliant rules such as gender separate supermarket lines and requirements of the lights to be on during movie showings. To further its reach,...
PRAISE REPORT | Cave Church in Egypt Attracts 70,000 Christians Weekly to Worship JesusJune 29, 2016 — With the Middle East in turmoil and the threat of Islamic insurgency in Egypt, many Christians have left the country. Despite this tragedy and Egypt’s unfortunate human right’s conditions, Coptic...
Authorities Deem Petitioning Government ‘A Social Disturbance,’ Christian To Stand TrialJune 29, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian who was arrested for protesting the events surrounding the attempted demolition of his church’s cross on Thursday is being persecuted for speaking out on behalf of his...
Scores of Boko Haram Members Killed, 16 Hostages Freed – ArmyJune 29, 2016 — ICC Note: The Nigerian Army reports that they have killed dozens of Boko Haram fighters, as well as rescued 16 of the terrorist group’s hostages during a recent operation. They...
Thousands of Pregnant Women Displaced by Boko Haram in NigerJune 29, 2016 — ICC Note: In early June, Boko Haram led attacks in southeastern Niger, which displaced roughly 75,000 people, including 3,000 pregnant girls and women. These women are now in dire need...
Iraq military liberates Fallujah from ISISJune 29, 2016 — ICC Note: After Iraqi forces have defeated ISIS in the key city of Fallujah, 85 thousand refugees have been created. Most who have been held in the city for the...
Egypt: Eight Defendants Involved in Attacks On Christians in Minya ReleasedJune 29, 2016 — ICC Note: Eight defendants who were arrested in connection to the attacks against Christian homes in Karam village in May have been released on bail by the Minya court Judge....
