Beyond the Grave: Why Counting Christian Persecution Incidents Is Harder Than Counting Deaths

July 3, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow In 2025, Christian persecution continues to be a sobering reality for millions across the globe. However, despite widespread awareness and advocacy, accurately measuring this persecution remains...

South Korea Detains 6 Americans Sending Bibles into North Korea

June 27, 2025 — 6/27/2025 South Korea (International Christian Concern) — South Korean authorities detained six Americans today after they attempted to send 1,600 plastic bottles containing miniature Bibles into North Korea by sea. ...

Remembering the Forgotten Martyrs of North Korea

June 16, 2025 — 6/16/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — Now that this year's North Korean Freedom Week has concluded in Germany, it’s worth considering the tragic story of Kim Yeo-man and nine...

Christian Mother, Children Missing from North Korean Prison Since 2008

June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — In North Korea, the presumption of “guilt by association” is applied in an extreme way. Shortly after Kim Sung-sik was arrested for distributing...

North Korean Underground Church Leader Remembered for ‘Character of Steel’

June 11, 2025 — 6/11/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — Kim Sung-sik was 49 years old when he was arrested in 2007 at his home in Gungsim-ri, Hoeryong City, North Korea, after he...

Stories of North Korean Christians Highlighted in New Disappearances Report

June 10, 2025 — 6/10/2025 North Korea (International Christian Concern) — The tragic yet powerful stories of 70 North Korean Christians who have disappeared with little or no trace from North Korea’s brutal, torturous...