Religious Associations in China Propose to Demand All Places of Worship to Fly National FlagAugust 3, 2018 — ICC Note: State-sanctioned religious associations in China, including Christian ones, have proposed a measure on July 31 in Beijing to demand all places of worship to fly the national flag. The...
Anniversary of ISIS’s Assault on SinjarAugust 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Today marks the four-year anniversary of when ISIS militants attacked Sinjar, home to Iraq’s Yazidi population. A few days later, ISIS would sweep across the rest of the...
USCIRF Calls for Immediate Release of Four Iranian ChristiansAugust 3, 2018 — ICC Note: The violent arrests of three church members and one pastor last month has led the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to call for their “immediate and unconditional”...
Wives of Detained Lawyers Meet With UK Foreign SecretaryAugust 2, 2018 — ICC Note: The wives of prominent Chinese rights lawyers, including imprisoned Christian lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s wife met with U.K. foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt on July 30 during his trip to China....
Turkey to Build Major Islamic Center Next to SeminaryAugust 2, 2018 — ICC Note: In what some are terming as an act of revenge or religious antagonism, Turkey has decided to build a major Islamic Education Center next to the Halki Seminary....
Philippines Arrests Muslim Cleric Over Allegedly IS-linked Bomb AttackAugust 2, 2018 — ICC Note: The Philippine military arrested a Muslim cleric who was aware of the deadly bomb attack on Basilan island earlier this week. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, though...
Iranians Turn Towards Christianity for AnswersAugust 2, 2018 — ICC Note: The harshness of living under Iran’s Islamic Regime has led many citizens to be disillusioned with Islam. As a result, they are increasingly turning towards Christianity for answers....
Non-Muslims Holding High Political Office Shouldn’t Be a Problem in IndonesiaAugust 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, son of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a possible vice-presidential candidate next year said that Indonesia’s leaders must not be chosen based on their religion,...
Persecuted Christian and Muslim Youths in Indonesia Strengthen TiesAugust 1, 2018 — ICC Note: More than a hundred of persecuted Christians and Muslims in Indonesia gathered together to support each other and stand against their ‘oppressors.” From July 27-29, these youths who had...
Iranian Regime Intensifies Persecution of ChristiansAugust 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Despite statements claiming otherwise, the evidence shows that Iran’s Islamic regime is increasing the persecution of Christians. There are at least eight publicized examples in July, a significant...
UNHCR Condemns Algeria’s Harassment of ChristiansAugust 1, 2018 — ICC Note: The United Nation’s Human Rights Committee (UNHCR) has completed a review of Algeria’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The UNHCR has found that...
Indonesian Court Disbands IS-linked Terror Group JADJuly 31, 2018 — ICC Note: Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), the IS-linked group responsible for multiple attacks and suicide bombings in Indonesia, including the Surabaya church attacks last May, has been disbanded by an Indonesian...
Militias Pose Threat to Post-ISIS PeaceJuly 31, 2018 — ICC Note: Iraq is 31 days into a governmental crisis which continues to empower paramilitary groups who are seeking economic and political gain. The most prominent of this is the...
North Korean Family Arrested For Defection AttemptJuly 31, 2018 — ICC Note: A North Korean family preparing to escape to South Korea as inter-Korean bilateral ties improve were arrested and would be punished severely. Attempting to defect and calling someone in...
Iranian Christian Women Speak About Prison ExperienceJuly 31, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Iranian Christian women spoke at the State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom and shared about the challenges they faced while imprisoned for the faith. They were...
North Korean Defector Denies Christ Three Times Amid PersecutionJuly 30, 2018 — ICC Note: North Korean defector Ji Hyeona denied being a Christian three times just like Peter denied Jesus for fear of execution when she was interrogated in North Korea. She testified...
