Indonesian Christians Face Increasing Hostilities in SocietyAugust 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Christian persecution is on the rise in Indonesia as the country sees growing radicalism. Many churches now have security guards as provided by the government to protect the congregants....
Philippines At Odds With the ChurchAugust 8, 2018 — ICC Note: In the two years since President Duterte has come to office, three Catholic priests were killed, missionaries blacklisted and deported, and church workers arrested. He also made controversial statements...
Pain, Determination, and Resilience in the Nineveh PlainsAugust 8, 2018 — ICC Note: This week marks the 4-year anniversary of when ISIS took control of the Nineveh Plains, forcing thousands of Christians to flee. For decades, Iraq’s Christians have experienced targeted...
Amid Government Crackdown, Chinese Christians Press OnAugust 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Across China, the government is tightening up its grip on religion, with an aim to “Sinicize” different faiths and “get rid of foreign influence.” Churches constantly face demolition, harassment,...
North Korea Releases One South Korean, Still Detains Six Including MissionariesAugust 7, 2018 — ICC Note: North Korea released a South Korean man arrested in July after he illegally crossed the border into the North. South Korean government continues to press for the return of...
Turkey Pressures Churches to Deny Persecution ReportsAugust 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Last week, a number of Turkey’s religious minority leaders gathered to sign a joint declaration denying pressure on their communities. Although state media touted the declaration as having...
Chongqing House Church Confiscated by Chinese AuthoritiesAugust 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese authorities disbanded the Agape Feast Church in Chongqing and confiscated their property on July 30. The house church has been targeted and threatened in the last two years...
Christian IDPs Rebuild Lives in BaghdadAugust 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Today marks the four-year anniversary of Christians being displaced from the Nineveh Plains. Although most would flee to Kurdistan, some made their way south to Baghdad. Many of...
Chinese Catholics Endured Persecution During Cultural RevolutionAugust 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese Catholics share how they endured persecution and torture during the time of Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Many were publicly shamed, imprisoned, or tortured. Critics find today’s intensified crackdown on...
Deteriorating Evidence Corresponds with Rushed Trials Against ISIS SuspectsAugust 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Human Rights Watch has released a study, using the situation of Yazidis as an example, detailing how evidence of ISIS crimes is being lost even as thousands of...
Two Kachin Youth Pastors in Myanmar Beaten by Military-linked GroupAugust 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Kachin youth pastors in northern Myanmar were beaten by Burmese army-backed militia last week. The army-based Border Guard Force (BGF) kicked and beat the two members of the...
Syria’s Al-Hasakah Faces Significant Drop in Christian PopulationAugust 6, 2018 — ICC Note: According to a report by the Syriac Cultural Association, seven thousand Christians left their homes in Syria’s al-Hasakah governorate because of the attacks of extremists in 2015. Today,...
Chinese Authorities Set to Bulldoze Another Church in JinanAugust 5, 2018 — ICC Note: After demolishing Shilihe Church and Liangwang Catholic Church, authorities in China’s Jinan province are set to reduce Wangcun Catholic Church to rubble as well. These churches are all state-sanctioned...
Christianity Has Historical Presence in Saudi ArabiaAugust 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Independent studies affirm that Christianity has a historical presence in Saudi Arabia that predates Islam, as evident by a hidden 7th century monastery in the east. These studies contradict...
Indonesian Widow Rejected by Her Muslim Children After She Came to ChristAugust 4, 2018 — ICC Note: Christian Aid Mission shares the story of an elderly Christian woman in Indonesia was abandoned by her Muslim children after she accepted Christ. Despite being left with little, she...
Moderate Muslim Group in Indonesia Launches New Group to Combat ExtremismAugust 3, 2018 — ICC Note: As Indonesia faces growing radicalism and an upcoming presidential election in 2019, moderate Muslims have launched a new grassroots group on August 1 to promote inter-faith tolerance, mutual respect,...
