European Parliament Stands with Pakistani Girl Fighting for Justice
The European Parliament condemned Pakistan on July 7 for its violation of human rights, citing a 13-year-old Christian Pakistani girl who is still fig...
Persecution Watch
Stories of Christians suffering for their faith around the world — their courage, their needs, and how you can pray.
"Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them." — Hebrews 13:3← Back to Home
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Discipleship in a Compromised Church
By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” By the time we come to the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the...
Christians in Bangladesh Hold Onto Fragile Stability Following Elections
Following the August 2024 ousting of Bangladesh’s longtime leader Sheikh Hasina, the country fell into a power vacuum. Amid the ensuing upheaval, some...
Fulani Extremists Kill 25 Christians After Nigerian Army Ignores Early Warnings
At least 25 Christians, including a 2-month-old, were killed in separate attacks during the weekend in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region. The first attack ...
Maharashtra Orders Audit of Christian Properties
On July 8, the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra ordered a time-bound, statewide audit of land parcels owned by churches and Christian mis...
Jim Elliot: A Life Shaped by Surrender
By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” By the time we encounter the story of Jim Elliot, we are no...
Report Confirms Fulani Militias Responsible for Majority of Deaths in Nigeria
According to a six-year study conducted by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), Islamic Fulani militias are by far the deadliest pe...
Pregnant Woman Flees Fulani Militia
Hours before giving birth to her first child, a 22-year-old mother became a widow after an Islamic Fulani militia attacked her rural community in Nige...
Authorities Detain Elderly Bishop in Nicaragua
An elderly bishop, who has a pacemaker and is a cancer survivor, was subjected to short-term arbitrary detention on June 29 and 30 in Estelí, Nicaragu...
West Bengal Christians Move to Counter 'Malicious Propaganda'
A statewide mobilization program to counter an alleged surge of fabricated social media content and false allegations of mass religious conversions ha...
Macron Visit Highlights Syria’s Uncertain Future for Religious Minorities
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa had hoped to showcase his country’s transformation toward democracy during French President Emmanuel Macron’s histori...
Community Appeals to U.S. Government After Fulani Militias Kill Christian Worker, 3 Others
Community leaders in Plateau state, Nigeria, are appealing for international attention after the killing of a Christian church worker and community le...
Lahore Court Acquits Blind Christian Man in Falsified Blasphemy Case
Nadeem Masih, a visually impaired Christian accused of blasphemy, has been acquitted by a court in Lahore, Pakistan, after spending 10 distressing mon...
Iran Moves to Seize Historic Tehran Church as Pressure on Christians Escalates
Iranian authorities are moving to confiscate the country’s oldest Protestant church and ordering Christians to leave their homes, signaling a new esca...
EU Deepens Ties with Armenia During a Tense Moment for Religious Freedom
The European Union announced new economic assistance and expanded market access for Armenia, signaling deepening ties with the South Caucasus nation a...
ICC Releases 2026 Global Persecution Index
International Christian Concern (ICC) has released its 2026 Global Persecution Index (GPI), offering an in-depth analysis of the persecution Christian...
Chinese Pastor Arrives in U.S. After 8 Months in Prison
Chinese authorities recently released Zion Church Pastor Ezra Jin, who had been detained in southern China for the past eight months. Jin arrived in ...
Teenage Girl Faces Death for Following Jesus
Since she decided to follow Jesus in June 2025, 15-year-old Indii Mikaa’el has lost her education and the comfort of her home. She could also lose her...
Willing to Lose Everything for Christ
As a child in Gawo Kebe, Ethiopia, Taha Abduraman Dinka faithfully attended the mosque and adhered to his community’s Islamic beliefs. He never imagin...
Coalition Asks U.S. to Intervene in Case of Syrian Christian
Advocacy groups recently wrote Thomas Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye and Envoy to Syria and Iraq, asking the U.S. to intervene in...
Islamic Extremists Abduct Students in Nigeria
On Monday morning, Gunmen attacked Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno state while students were sitti...
Muslims Reject Christian Prayer House in Indonesia
On June 24, a group of Muslims attacked a prayer house in the Hegarmanah Indah Housing Complex in West Java, Indonesia, demanding that it be closed. T...
Going the Distance to Help Those in Need
Two years after Manish left Hinduism to follow Jesus in 2008, he began sharing the gospel full-time in local Hindu communities in India. Recently, Hin...
Meeting the New Testament Priority of Christian Persecution
Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow When it comes to scheduling meetings, my thoughts echo those of economist Thomas Sowell, who reportedly once said, “Peopl...
India Bars Foreign Funds From Funding Conversions
On June 22, the government of India issued two notifications, one of which explicitly bars non-governmental organizations from using foreign funds for...
EU Hosts Taliban Officials in Brussels
European Union officials quietly hosted a delegation of Taliban representatives in Brussels this week, marking the first known visit by Taliban offici...
Sudanese Priest Killed
A priest in Kauda, Sudan, was killed by a militant group determined to take his parish’s medical supplies. On June 18, an armed group stormed into Fat...
Uyghur Christian Pastor Faces Church Closure Amid Intensifying Pressure in Xinjiang
A Uyghur Christian pastor in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is facing the possible closure of his church and the persecution of his family ...
No Going Back: Living Openly as a Christian Convert from Yemen
Amid economic collapse, widespread hunger, and frequent outbreaks of violence, Yemen is not an easy place for anyone to live these days. Much of the c...
Presumed Dead, Restored by Grace
Every day, Mumangi Muthiani goes out into his village in Kenya to look for day labor jobs so he can provide for his family. Recently, he nearly lost h...
Muslim Gunmen Kill 31 Christians in Attacks Across Plateau, Kaduna States
Armed Muslim Tribesmen killed at least 31 people in two separate assaults on rural Christian communities in Plateau and Kaduna states within one week,...
China’s Embrace of Myanmar Junta Undermines International Pressure
Myanmar’s military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing, returned from a high-profile visit to China last week after a tour designed to bolster his legitimacy on th...
Hindu Prayers Introduced in Chhattisgarh Schools
A recent government order to recite Hindu chants and prayers in public schools in Chhattisgarh, India, has caused an uproar over the violation of fund...
Egyptian Christian Imprisoned for Social Media Posts
On Jan. 3, Egyptian Christian Augustinos Samaan was sentenced to five years of hard labor after he was convicted of “contempt of religion” and “misuse...
Delayed Wages Push Christian to Commit Suicide in Punjab, Pakistan
For several months, Waseem Masih took pride in his work, doing his part to keep the province of Punjab in Pakistan clean. Masih, a Christian, was empl...
Videos Show Damage to Historic Iraqi Assyrian Church
Videos circulating on social media this week appear to show extensive damage inside Mar Kiryakos Church in the village of Sharanish in Iraq’s Dohuk Go...
Believer Assaulted in Bangladesh
“Arif Salam,” 55, is a bicycle mechanic, husband, and father. He is also an independent preacher, openly sharing the gospel in his predominantly Musli...
No Room at the Inn
Editor’s Note: The following is written by an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer based in India. After my house was vandalized and destroye...
ICC Report Examines Financial Systems Sustaining Christian Persecution in Africa
In a new report, International Christian Concern (ICC) Fellow Daniel St John examines the revenue-generating systems in Africa that support Islamic ex...
Authorities Detain Dozens in Latest Raid of Early Rain Church
Around 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 14, communist authorities raided Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and arrested dozens of believer...
Residents Protest Planned Church Construction in Central Java
Muslims living near the proposed site of the Javanese Christian Church (GKJ) in Banyuanyar Village, Solo City, Central Java, Indonesia, protested its ...
Ethiopian Believer Trusts Jesus Amid Ongoing Persecution
When Juhar Bekele became a Christian in 2016 while living in Hurumu, Illu Ababora Zone, in Ethiopia, he knew his life would change dramatically. Now a...
Christian Woman Abducted, Assaulted in Tanzania
For many believers, Sunday is a day of peace, worship, and fellowship. But for Ester Felisian Wakala, a recent Sunday was nearly the day she lost her ...
Muslims Assault Sudanese Christian in Refugee Camp Church
A group of Muslims recently entered Drake Haron’s church inside the Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan and assaulted him. Haron has expected such viole...
Indian Governor Calls for ‘Conversion Prevention Cells’ in Colleges
The governor of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has directed all higher education universities in the state to establish “dharmantaran roktham...
Blasphemy Inc.: Accusations for Profit in Pakistan
Using blasphemy accusations as a weapon is nothing new in Pakistan. The situation now goes beyond that. Members of a growing organized blasphemy busin...
Activists, Legal Experts Claim Forged Documents Used in Maria Shahbaz Case
On June 6, Christian rights activists and legal experts revealed during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan, that the documents used to validate th...
Nigeria Advances State Police Reform Amid Longstanding Security Failures
Nigeria’s parliament has taken a major step toward one of the country’s most consequential security reforms in decades, approving legislation that wou...
New ICC Report Explores Nepal’s Growing Hindu Nationalism, Christian Persecution
Following Nepal’s nearly 200-year ban on Christianity, the faith has experienced steady growth since 1951 as the number of churches, Christian schools...
21 Days of Prayer Underway for Christians Imprisoned in North Korea
From June 5-25, 48 churches and Christian organizations across South Korea are joining together to pray for the gospel to reunify North Korea and Sout...