ICC Reports

Religious freedom is a fundamental right guaranteed to all Indian citizens by the country’s constitution and laws. However, the religious freedom rights of India’s religious minorities, including Christians, have been in severe decline…

Although the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019 provided an unparalleled opportunity for Algeria to improve its human rights and religious freedom record, the nation has only succeeded in doubling down on repressing its vulnerable Christian minority. COVID-19 posed new challenges…

When the Burmese military overthrew Myanmar’s civilian government in February, the international community responded with swift condemnation of the Tatmadaw and vocal support for…

ICC urges the international humanitarian and religious freedom community to further investigate the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Awareness, assistance, and advocacy are the three greatest needs. ICC makes the following humanitarian observations…

The first three months of 2021 proved to be another challenging time for Christians in Pakistan. Despite the PTI-led government’s lofty claims of complete religious freedom, the country’s Christian community…

With at least 73 incidents of militant violence in the final quarter of 2020, Nigeria continues be one of the most violent nations in the world. The two main aggressors, Boko Haram and Fulani militants…

According to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) 2018 Fact­sheet on Blasphemy, roughly one-third of the world’s nations maintain a law…

War erupted in the South Caucasus on 27 September 2020 when Azerbaijan and Turkey launched a joint military operation named Operation Iron Fist into the…

On November 13, 2020, ICC convened a group of Washington, D.C.-based experts to discuss how best to advance international religious freedom in the upcoming Biden administration.

This report analyzes how the dynamics of historical revisionism and legal status have impacted Turkey’s Christian community, as well as…

Through the first half of 2020, Nigeria suffered a steady number of terrorist attacks and deaths. Nearly every day of [...]

On August 21, 2020 International Christian Concern convened a group of Washington, D.C.-based experts to discuss the importance of advancing [...]

This report seeks to provide an overview of religious persecution against Chinese Christians in recent years. With this…

The first three months of 2020 clearly demonstrate that the Nigerian government’s actions have been insufficient to curb the tide of violence, killings, and abductions…

The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated global lockdowns, slowing down societies but not religious persecu­tion. In the Middle East, where persecution was once defined by ISIS, the pandemic exposed a transforma­tion…

In 2019, International Christian Concern hosted its first ever cohort of nonresident fellows. Each took on the challenge to advance international religious [...]

Algeria sits on the brink of change as it comes out from twenty years under the reign of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The new administration has the rare opportunity to address…

The first three months of 2020 clearly demonstrate that the Nigerian government’s actions have been insufficient to curb the tide of violence, killings, and abductions…

Earlier this year, International Christian Concern convened a group of Washington D.C.-based experts to discuss the role of international religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy.