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Egyptian Christian Martyred in Libya
November 6, 2026 Egypt, Libya — In early October, a 20-year-old Coptic Christian was kidnapped and killed at the hands of the Islamic State group. Milad Malak lived in Sebarbay, Egypt, and served as a church...
Fueling Persecution Part 4 of 4: When Economic Pressure Finishes What Persecution Started
November 5, 2026 Lebanon, Syria — By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette For years, Fadi has told his children the same thing: We stay. He is a Christian father in Lebanon. His family has lived in the...
ADF Returns to Lubero, Spreading Fear Amid Ebola Crisis
November 5, 2026 Congo, DRC — After nearly half a year away, fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have returned to Lubero territory in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On Tuesday morning,...
29 Hostages Rescued from ADF Extremists
November 5, 2026 Congo, DRC — For years, people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been terrorized by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) through killings, kidnappings, and attacks on innocent people —...
Fueling Persecution Part 3 of 4: When Scarcity Needs Someone to Blame
November 5, 2026 Pakistan — By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette By the end of the month, Samuel has changed the prices in his small neighborhood shop three times. He is a Christian shopkeeper in...
Fueling Persecution Part 2 of 4: When Aid Becomes More Expensive
November 4, 2026 Syria — By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette By 7 a.m., Connor has already checked the fuel gauge twice. He works with a small Christian relief team in Syria, where his day begins...
Amid Drop in Official Blasphemy Accusations, Underlying Concerns Remain in Pakistan
November 3, 2026 Pakistan — A recent Reuters report said that registered blasphemy cases have seen a huge drop this year, after Pakistan’s army chief cracked down on fundamentalist groups. After years of widespread increases...
Africa News
See All Africa NewsEgyptian Christian Martyred in Libya
November 6, 2026 ICC News — In early October, a 20-year-old Coptic Christian was kidnapped and killed at the hands of the Islamic State group. Milad Malak lived in Sebarbay, Egypt, and served as a church...
ADF Returns to Lubero, Spreading Fear Amid Ebola Crisis
November 5, 2026 ICC News — After nearly half a year away, fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have returned to Lubero territory in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On Tuesday morning,...
29 Hostages Rescued from ADF Extremists
November 5, 2026 ICC News — For years, people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been terrorized by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) through killings, kidnappings, and attacks on innocent people —...
Ethiopia’s Ongoing Conflict Leaves Christian Communities Living in Fear
November 2, 2026 ICC News — Thousands of Christian communities in Ethiopia are fleeing violence in their country as clashes around the border town of Moyale force families to seek safety in neighboring Kenya. The...
Middle East News
See All Middle East NewsEgyptian Christian Martyred in Libya
November 6, 2026 ICC News — In early October, a 20-year-old Coptic Christian was kidnapped and killed at the hands of the Islamic State group. Milad Malak lived in Sebarbay, Egypt, and served as a church...
Fueling Persecution Part 4 of 4: When Economic Pressure Finishes What Persecution Started
November 5, 2026 ICC News — By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette For years, Fadi has told his children the same thing: We stay. He is a Christian father in Lebanon. His family has lived in the...
Fueling Persecution Part 2 of 4: When Aid Becomes More Expensive
November 4, 2026 ICC News — By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette By 7 a.m., Connor has already checked the fuel gauge twice. He works with a small Christian relief team in Syria, where his day begins...
Enduring Persecution Together
November 3, 2026 ICC News — Years ago, Amir came to faith in Christ. At first, his decision brought strong opposition from his wife, Fatima. Two years later, she came to faith. Their journey as a...
South Asia News
See All South Asia NewsFueling Persecution Part 3 of 4: When Scarcity Needs Someone to Blame
November 5, 2026 ICC News — By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette By the end of the month, Samuel has changed the prices in his small neighborhood shop three times. He is a Christian shopkeeper in...
Amid Drop in Official Blasphemy Accusations, Underlying Concerns Remain in Pakistan
November 3, 2026 ICC News — A recent Reuters report said that registered blasphemy cases have seen a huge drop this year, after Pakistan’s army chief cracked down on fundamentalist groups. After years of widespread increases...
Demand to Repeal Anti-Conversion Law Grows in Karnataka
November 2, 2026 ICC News — Christian minority leaders and human rights advocates met in the southern state of Karnataka in India on Oct. 29, demanding the immediate repeal of the contentious “anti-conversion” law. At a...
Christians Rendered Homeless in Chhattisgarh’s Tribal Belt
October 27, 2026 ICC News — In southern Chhattisgarh’s tribal belt, localized community disputes over religious adherence have rapidly escalated into severe civil rights violations and forced displacement, in which Christian families are being forcibly evicted...
Southeast Asia news
See All Southeast Asia NewsChina’s Drive for Party Discipline Underscores Threat to Independent Churches
October 29, 2026 ICC News — As the Chinese Communist Party publicly enforced political discipline within its ranks at its annual party gathering this week, independent religious organizations continue to experience ever-tightening restrictions on their activities. ...
Church Obtains Permit After 12 Years
October 27, 2026 ICC News — Pastor “Andi” and his wife can finally breathe a sigh of relief; their 12-year struggle to secure a place of worship in Indonesia is finally paying off. Pastor Andi previously...
Pastor Jin’s Release Does Not End China’s Persecution of Christians
October 27, 2026 ICC News — The release earlier this year of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri after nine months in Chinese detention marked a significant victory for religious freedom advocates, but it has done little to...
Protests Erupt Over Church Construction in Indonesia Despite Government Approval
October 20, 2026 ICC News — Hundreds of residents in Purwakarta, West Java, Indonesia, protested the planned construction of a Simalungun Protestant Christian Church (GKPS) in Cikopo Village, Bungursari District. The protesters visited the local government office and...
Religious freedom in the west
See All The West NewsICC Releases Report on Financial Networks Enabling Christian Persecution
October 19, 2026 ICC News, Press Release — A new report by International Christian Concern (ICC) examines the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and the international financial networks that enable the systematic targeting of Christian communities. Written by...
24 South Korean Christians Arrested at Nepalese Bible College
October 13, 2026 ICC News — Nepalese Police have arrested 24 South Korean Christians after complaints were lodged against them for “illegal religious teaching, training, and promotion.” Sources in Nepal and South Korea state that the...
Old Ideas Still Have Power
October 7, 2026 ICC News — By ICC Fellow Greg Cochran, PhD Baptists at the Everett Center for Global Religious Freedom (Dallas Baptist University) published a report this summer measuring the global temperature on religious liberty. ...
Senators Lankford, King Honor Victims on CCP’s 105th Anniversary
September 25, 2026 ICC News — On Wednesday, the same day Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Washington to be feted by the United States, U.S. Senators James Lankford and Angus King introduced a bipartisan resolution...
ICC Fellows
See All ICC Fellows NewsThe Disappearing Christian Middle East, Part III: Syria — War, Displacement, and a Vanishing Christian Community
October 2, 2026 ICC Fellows, ICC News — By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Christians gathered for worship inside Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus. Families sat together, prayers were spoken, and...
The Disappearing Christian Middle East, Part I: Can Christianity Disappear from the Land Where It Was Born?
September 30, 2026 ICC Fellows, ICC News — By ICC Fellow Lisa Navarrette On a Sunday morning somewhere in the Middle East, an old church bell still rings. It may sound across a neighborhood in northern Iraq, an...
Perspective on Middle East Policy, Politics, and Persecution
April 1, 2026 ICC Fellows, ICC News — By ICC Fellow Dr. Greg Cochran What makes a home? Beyond the quality of neighborhoods and locations near good schools, houses currently for sale must compete for the attention of skilled buyers who are well-suited to scrutinize — buyers making...
Economic Persecution (Part 1 of 5)
March 9, 2026 ICC Fellows, ICC News — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow When persecution is discussed, it is usually framed in images of violence: burned churches, imprisoned pastors, mobs chanting in the streets. These images are real, and...
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