ICC Releases Report Highlighting Mauritania’s Complex Religious Freedom May 14, 2025 — 5/14/2025 Mauritania (International Christian Concern) — In a newly released country brief, International Christian Concern (ICC) explores the nuanced and often overlooked reality of religious freedom in Mauritania, one of...
Christian Leaders Arrested in Mauritania in Large-Scale CrackdownDecember 13, 2023 — 12/13/2023 Mauritania (International Christian Concern) — A prominent Christian leader, along with 14 other Christian leaders and their families, was arrested in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania earlier this month....
Christians Among Activists Arrested in MauritaniaMarch 5, 2020 — 03/05/20 Mauritania (International Christian Concern) – In Mauritania, in mid-February, seven people were accused of being political activists against the Islamic republic. They were all charged with terrorism crimes against...
Mauritania Adds Law Requiring Death Penalty for Blasphemy of IslamJune 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Mauritania’s already strict Islamic laws have become worse. According to Voice of the Martyrs, Mauritania passed a law in April that would punish any blasphemy of Islam with...
Mauritania Hardens Blasphemy and Apostasy Laws and PunishmentNovember 21, 2017 — ICC Note Mauritania has hardened its blasphemy and apostasy laws to ensure that anyone who breaks them will be put to death. Blasphemy includes anyone who insults or disrespects Mohammad,...
Arrests of Yemeni Christians Demonstrate a Growing FaithFebruary 17, 2026 — In recent months, at least 20 Yemeni Christians have been arrested for the crime of following Christ. Taken from their homes or detained on the streets, these believers are accused...
Age of Concealment: How the Bible is Banned and SlanderedFebruary 5, 2026 — A concerted effort to rewrite, slander, or outright ban the Bible is happening around the globe. Some attacks are fully exposed and out in the open, while others are more...
Desert of Danger: How Extremism Shapes the Sahel’s FutureJanuary 16, 2025 — 01/16/2025 Africa (International Christian Concern) – About 400 million people inhabit the Sahel, a narrow strip of the vast African continent hugging the Sahara desert’s Southern reaches and stretching from Senegal’s...
A New Year Brings Waves of Persecution in North Africa January 24, 2024 — 01/23/2024 North Africa (International Christian Concern) – In the past several months, North Africa has seen a disturbing surge in persecution of its national Christians, with Mauritania, Algeria, and Libya...
West African Sahel Nations Sign Security PactSeptember 21, 2023 — 09/21/2023 Sahel Region (International Christian Concern) – Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso signed a security pact on Sept. 16, promising to come to the aid of each other in case...
