Priest in Pakistan Says Christians Should Combat Persecution by Praying for TerroristsApril 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Following the deadly Easter bombing in Pakistan that targeted Christians, a priest whose relatives were killed in a terrorist attack on a church in Peshawar in 2013 has...
Christian Politician in Pakistan Calls Out For International SupportApril 8, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian member of Pakistan's Punjab government has called out for international support for Christians in Pakistan. The politician claimed that the government of Pakistan does not care...
Pastor Yuese Placed under Heavy Surveillance and Restricted Movement after ReleaseApril 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Gu Yuese, pastor of the largest government sanctioned Chinese church was released from detention after over two months. He was originally placed in detention for his vocal opposition...
Church Parishioners Attacked by Vietnamese Police after U.S. Ambassador visitApril 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Following Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein's visit to Vietnam, Church parishioners of the Huong Phuong church were attacked by local authorities. It is not the first time church...
Nigeria Boko Haram Militants Offered Olive Branch by ArmyApril 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Nigeria is offering amnesty and forgiveness for hundreds of Boko Haram fighters who surrender and are demonstrating remorse for evil acts they committed while joined up with the...
How Boko Haram Trains Abducted Women and Girls to Be Suicide BombersApril 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Boko Haram notoriously devastates women. Christian women, in particular, face persecutions such as watching their husbands murdered, forced conversion and Islamic re-education, serial rape. But on of the...
Syria War: ISIS “Seizes Dozens of Factory Workers”April 7, 2016 — According to reports, dozens of workers from a cement factory in Syria were abducted by ISIS on April 4. The estimated number of captives varies greatly, but the factory administrator...
Religious Persecution is Abound in MyanmarApril 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: It is no surprise for Myanmar to consider religious minorities to less of a citizens than Buddhist citizens. Most religious minorities in the country are also ethnic minorities,...
The Power and Fervent Devotion of Christianity in South KoreaApril 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: South Korea has become a major supplier of Christian missionaries. Only behind the United States in terms of the number of missionaries produced. No one would have imagined...
Syria War: ISIS “Seizes Dozens of Factory Workers”April 7, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, dozens of workers from a cement factory in Syria were abducted by ISIS on April 4. The estimated number of captives varies greatly, but the...
Sunday Worship in India Stormed by Hindu Radicals in Chhattisgarh StateApril 7, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christians worship service last Sunday in India's Chhattisgarh State was stormed by a group of 40 Hindu radicals. The radicals reportedly stopped the worship service, threatened the...
Pakistani Military Launches New Offensive Following Easter BombingApril 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Following the Easter bombing in Lahore that targeted the country's Christian population, Pakistan's military has launched a new offensive in Punjab against extremists and terrorists. Many hope this...
Turkey Seizes Six Churches as State Property in Volatile SoutheastApril 6, 2016 — The government of Turkey recently seized six churches as state property in the war-torn southwestern portion of the country. These churches, one dating back 1,700 years ago, are now property...
One Year After Garissa, Suffering Kenyan Christians Can Teach Us All A Lesson of FaithApril 6, 2016 — By Troy Augustine and James Kake Anastaciah Mikwa calls the last 365 days the worst year of her life. Today, she remains unable to walk, struggling to take even a...
Turkey Seizes Six Churches as State Property in Volatile SoutheastApril 6, 2016 — ICC Note: The government of Turkey recently seized six churches as state property in the war-torn southwestern portion of the country. These churches, one dating back 1,700 years ago, are...
Rights Groups Call on Burmese Government to End Persecution of RohingyaApril 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Burma is a majority Buddhist nation, the presence of religious minorities typically would not raise much issue as cooperation is a key attribute. However, in Burma, the...
