Skip to content

ICC Newsroom

Your leading source for persecution news

International Christian Concern staffers are experts on global persecution and pride themselves on knowing the trends and ins and outs of religious freedom. ICC’s global team, ICC Fellows, and guest scholars write breaking news stories and reports on persecution topics, countries, and regimes. ICC’s signature comprehensive report is the annual Global Persecution Index.

Filter News

Latest News

Update on Syria: A New Era or More of the Same for Syrian Christians?

September 19, 2025 Syria — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D., ICC Fellow  Several years ago, while in Jordan, I had the privilege of participating in a feeding and grocery distribution program for Syrian refugees. We served...

Disabled Iraqi Christian Killed While Livestreaming the Gospel in France 

September 19, 2025 Europe, European Union — France (International Christian Concern) — On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Iraqi Christian Ashur Sarnaya was traveling late to his apartment in Lyon, France. While in his wheelchair, he started a livestream on...

Indonesian Church Struggles to Find Temporary Home After 5 Years of Fighting for Permits

September 18, 2025 Indonesia — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — For five years, Pastor Jafar Silasko and his congregation have been fighting for a permit for the Indonesian Gospel Tabernacle Church (GKII) Rhema Sandubaya in...

Several U.S. Diplomats to Syria Removed as Integration of Syrian Minorities is Debated 

September 18, 2025 Syria — Syria (International Christian Concern) — News broke early Thursday that several of the seniormost U.S. diplomatic officials working on Syria were abruptly removed from their posts in recent days.  ...

Iranian Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentence for Christian Man

September 17, 2025 Iran — Iran — Mehran Shamloui, a Christian convert, has been denied a retrial for his case by the Iranian Supreme Court.  Shamloui was arrested in 2024 and sentenced to 10 years and...

India’s Supreme Court Requests Responses to Petitions Against Anti-Conversion Laws in 9 States

September 17, 2025 India — India (International Christian Concern) — On Tuesday, India’s Supreme Court requested responses from nine states regarding petitions challenging their anti-conversion laws. The court gave the states four weeks to respond....

Mbau Village Latest ADF Target in Eastern DRC 

September 17, 2025 Congo, DRC — DRC (International Christian Concern) — Around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) launched a deadly raid on the village of Mbau, located in Beni Territory,...

Mbau Village Latest ADF Target in Eastern DRC 

September 17, 2025 ICC News — DRC (International Christian Concern) — Around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) launched a deadly raid on the village of Mbau, located in Beni Territory,...

Hope for Persecutors 

September 16, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow  Throughout history, the Christian faith has testified to one undeniable truth: the gospel has the power to transform even the most hardened hearts. From Saul of...

6 Christians Killed in Latest Fulani Militia Attack in Nigeria

September 15, 2025 ICC News — Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Armed Fulani militias carried out another deadly assault on Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria, late on Sunday, Sept. 14, leaving six Christians dead and several...

ADF Terrorists Kill 20 in Overnight Raid on Lufodu Village 

September 15, 2025 ICC News — DRC (International Christian Concern) — The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) launched a deadly raid early last week on the village of Lufodu, in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing...

Update on Syria: A New Era or More of the Same for Syrian Christians?

September 19, 2025 ICC Fellows — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D., ICC Fellow  Several years ago, while in Jordan, I had the privilege of participating in a feeding and grocery distribution program for Syrian refugees. We served...

Several U.S. Diplomats to Syria Removed as Integration of Syrian Minorities is Debated 

September 18, 2025 ICC News — Syria (International Christian Concern) — News broke early Thursday that several of the seniormost U.S. diplomatic officials working on Syria were abruptly removed from their posts in recent days.  ...

Iranian Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentence for Christian Man

September 17, 2025 ICC News — Iran — Mehran Shamloui, a Christian convert, has been denied a retrial for his case by the Iranian Supreme Court.  Shamloui was arrested in 2024 and sentenced to 10 years and...

Hope for Persecutors 

September 16, 2025 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow  Throughout history, the Christian faith has testified to one undeniable truth: the gospel has the power to transform even the most hardened hearts. From Saul of...

India’s Supreme Court Requests Responses to Petitions Against Anti-Conversion Laws in 9 States

September 17, 2025 ICC News — India (International Christian Concern) — On Tuesday, India’s Supreme Court requested responses from nine states regarding petitions challenging their anti-conversion laws. The court gave the states four weeks to respond....

Targeted in Chhattisgarh | ICC Exclusive On-the-Ground Report

September 16, 2025 ICC News — 09/16/2025 India (International Christian Concern) – After worship ended on Sunday, Aug. 10, in a remote Chhattisgarh village, most of the church members returned home. The few who stayed behind, however,...

New Nepalese Prime Minister Promises Democratic Elections Next Year

September 15, 2025 ICC News — Nepal (International Christian Concern) — Newly appointed Prime Minister Sushila Karki, serving her first week on the job, promised on Sunday to facilitate elections in early 2026 and relinquish power...

Hindus Fear New Survey Could Lead to Christians Regaining Government Benefits

September 15, 2025 ICC News — India (International Christian Concern) — A draft list published last week by the southern Karnataka government in India for a socio-educational and economic survey, including Christian sub-castes, has raised objections from...

Indonesian Church Struggles to Find Temporary Home After 5 Years of Fighting for Permits

September 18, 2025 ICC News — Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — For five years, Pastor Jafar Silasko and his congregation have been fighting for a permit for the Indonesian Gospel Tabernacle Church (GKII) Rhema Sandubaya in...

Concern Grows Over Pastor’s Condition After Arrest

September 16, 2025 ICC News — South Korea (International Christian Concern) — A week after Pastor Son Hyun-bo from Busan Segyeoro Church was arrested for violating public election laws, little information has been made public about...

Redistricting Bill, Stalled Peace Process Raise Tensions Over BARMM Elections

September 10, 2025 ICC News — Philippines (International Christian Concern) — Tensions are rising in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), located in the Philippines, ahead of its first parliamentary elections on Oct. 13,...

Chinese Pastor Dies After Years of Persecution

September 10, 2025 ICC News — China (International Christian Concern) — After enduring years of persecution, Pastor Zhao Huaiguo, founder of Bethel Church in Cili County, Hunan, China, has died, leaving behind a legacy of faith...

Disabled Iraqi Christian Killed While Livestreaming the Gospel in France 

September 19, 2025 ICC News — France (International Christian Concern) — On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Iraqi Christian Ashur Sarnaya was traveling late to his apartment in Lyon, France. While in his wheelchair, he started a livestream on...

Concern Grows Over Pastor’s Condition After Arrest

September 16, 2025 ICC News — South Korea (International Christian Concern) — A week after Pastor Son Hyun-bo from Busan Segyeoro Church was arrested for violating public election laws, little information has been made public about...

Australian AG Reaffirms Ban on Prayer Aimed at Changing Someone’s Sexual Orientation

September 12, 2025 ICC News — Australia (International Christian Concern) — On Sept. 5, Michael Daley, attorney general of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, reaffirmed the ban on praying over those who are part of the...

Pastor Sentenced to Labor Camp for Sermon Opposing Russia’s War in Ukraine 

September 5, 2025 ICC News — 9/5/2025 Russia (International Christian Concern) — On Sept. 3, Nikolay Romanyuk, 63, was found guilty of making “Public calls to implement activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation,”...

Update on Syria: A New Era or More of the Same for Syrian Christians?

September 19, 2025 ICC Fellows — By Linda Burkle, Ph.D., ICC Fellow  Several years ago, while in Jordan, I had the privilege of participating in a feeding and grocery distribution program for Syrian refugees. We served...

Word Wrangling in the Sahel Region 

May 8, 2025 ICC Fellows — By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow One of the greatest half-truths ever unleashed on humanity was the pithy encouragement parents commonly passed down to their children: “Sticks and stones may...

The Refugee Camp Economy: How Refugee Camps Fuel Growth

March 24, 2025 ICC Fellows — 03/24/2025 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When conflict and persecution happen, whole populations flee their homes, cross national borders, and end up in refugee camps. By 2030, more than 300...

Education Is Key: The Role of Education in Fostering Religious Tolerance

March 17, 2025 ICC Fellows — 03/17/2025 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “Education is key,” they say. Education for religious tolerance can be effective in developing mutual respect and understanding among individuals from different religious...

Why we Include news

A holistic approach to
persecution ministry

Our mission is to uplift and support those who face oppression for their faith in Christ, ensuring that they are not alone in their struggles. For three decades, we’ve work tirelessly to provide practical help, raise awareness, and advocate for religious freedom. Providing short-term and holistic aid helps believers in the wake of devastation while also setting up them and their children to break the cycle of generational persecution.

Assistance

We help ease the suffering of persecuted believers, churches, and communities by coming alongside with assistance in their time of greatest need. We care for survivors and equip the Church in the most hostile areas to Christianity in the world.

awareness

We awaken the global Church to the suffering of persecuted Christians through first-person investigative reporting, daily news updates, story-driven content, and ICC’s monthly magazine.

Advocacy

We create tangible change and push back on persecution by seeking to influence policies and legislation, working with leaders and calling out countries that persecute Christians and violate religious freedom for all.

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

Proverbs 31:8-9 (NIV)

Make a difference today

Here’s how you can help

From advocacy letter writing to donating money and volunteering, there are many ways you can help.

Become a
Monthly Donor

Share the Stories of the Persecuted

partnerships &
church outreach

Back To Top
Search