Will Religious Freedom Occur under Aung San Suu Kyi’s New Burmese Government?April 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Aung San Suu Kyi's government begins to take shape, the question of whether religious freedom will take place in the historically repressive nation of Burma remains to...
Nepal’s Christians Threaten Protests if Christmas is Not Recognized as HolidayApril 4, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Nepal has threatened the government with stern protests if the government doesn't recognize Christmas as a public holiday. Recently, Nepal passed a new constitution that declared the country...
Suffering of Pakistan’s Christians Once Again in International SpotlightApril 4, 2016 — ICC Note: A recent attack on Christians in Pakistan has one again shined the international spotlight on the suffering of Pakistani Christians. On Easter, Christians gathering at a public park...
Chinese Christians Forced to Serve Two Masters inside Government Approved ChurchesApril 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Chinese Christians face daunting circumstances each day from threats of church closures to physical suffering. The Chinese government has allowed some leeway for the church, but with a...
The “Wives” of Boko HaramApril 2, 2016 — ICC Note: One of the most heinous way that Boko Haram persecutes the Church in northern Nigeria is through abduction and sexual violence. Countless women, many of them Christians can...
Prague Archbishop Asks Xi Jinping for Freedom of Religion in ChinaApril 1, 2016 — ICC Note: A prominent Czech archbishop is calling on China's president to protect religious freedom in the leading east Asian nation. Dominik Jaroslav Duka presented a letter to Xi Jinping...
ICC Feature: Kenyan Widow, Children Stand in Hope After Losing Father to PersecutionApril 1, 2016 — When he left his home in Nakuru County, Kenya for Mandera near the Somali border on December 19, Meshack Otieno had no idea that his journey would mark the start...
Turkey ‘Illegally Returning Syrian Refugees,’ Says Amnesty InternationalApril 1, 2016 — ICC Note: According to a new report from Amnesty International, thousands of Syrian refugees have been illegally forced out of Turkey and back to their home country. Amnesty reports that...
Muslim Teacher Who Died Saving Christians from al-Shabaab Honored for ‘Act of Courage’April 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Kenya has awarded the Order of the Great Warrior to Muslim Salah Farah posthumously for his bravery in defending Christians during an al-Shabaab terror attack on a bus...
Nigerian Governor Predicts Worse Fate Coming Than Boko HaramApril 1, 2016 — ICC Note: A Nigerian governor from the northeastern state Boko Haram has ravaged the worst thinks that future threats like the extremist Muslim group exist around the corner, even if...
Is Radicalism and Discrimination Being Taught in Pakistan’s Public School?April 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Following the Easter bombing in Pakistan that targeted Christians, many are left wondering how radicalism and discrimination against Pakistan's religious minorities has become so widespread. The unfortunate truth...
Pakistan’s Persecution of Christians is Disturbing Yet Nothing NewApril 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Sunday's bombing of a park in Pakistan where Christians were celebrating Easter has brought the suffering of Pakistani Christians into the focus of the international media. Yet the...
