Missing Pastor Raymond Koh’s Wife Writes to Malaysian PMJune 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh has been missing since February 13, 2017, after he was abducted in broad daylight by masked men. His wife recently wrote an open letter to...
Evin Prison Sanctions Puts Iran on NoticeJune 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Christian prisoners held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison are singled out because of their faith and thus undergo appalling human rights abuses. They often are incarcerated within one...
Police Raided Guangzhou Church, Detained FourJune 15, 2018 — ICC Note: On June 10, police raided the Bible Reformed Church in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in China and briefly detained pastor Huang Xiaoning and three other churchgoers. Police and plainclothes demanded...
Trump Promises Actions to Aid Persecuted North Korean ChristiansJune 15, 2018 — ICC Note: President Trump said that “things will be happening” for the persecuted North Korean after he had an unprecedented meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on June 12. David...
Iraqi Bishop Recalls Abduction ExperienceJune 15, 2018 — ICC Note: An Iraqi priest, now a bishop, recalls his abduction by al-Qaeda in 2006 and reflects how this foreshadowed the violence to come by ISIS in 2014. The conditions...
Kachin IDPs and Their Sense of Desperation Seven Years After Civil WarJune 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Seven years after Tatmadaw (Burmese army) and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) interrupted a ceasefire agreement, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has reached 150,000. Many live in...
Kidnapping of Coptic Christians on the RiseJune 14, 2018 — ICC Note: The targeted kidnapping of Coptic women and girls has always been a strategy used by Islamists to force conversion, but there has been a recent significant spike in...
Father Richmond Nilo Became the Third Priest Murdered in the PhilippinesJune 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Father Richmond Nilo was shot to death on June 10 as he was in preparation for evening mass in Zaragoza, Philippines. He became the fourth Catholic priest to be...
Coptic Christians Forced to Observe RamadanJune 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Although it is illegal in Egypt to arrest a Christian who fails to observe Ramadan, a 2016 Fatwa declares that eating or drinking during the fast is not...
Seven Years of Ongoing Conflicts Affect 150,000 Kachin LivesJune 13, 2018 — ICC Note: On June 9, 2011, the Burmese army Tatmadaw broke the ceasefire agreement between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the government and led an offensive in Momauk. Seven years...
Surprise Alliance Formed in IraqJune 13, 2018 — ICC Note: Although Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had previously said that he would not work with Iraq’s pro-Iranian bloc, he has formed a surprise political alliance with Iran backed militia...
North Koreans Not Benefiting from Trump-Kim Agreement, say Rights GroupsJune 13, 2018 — ICC Note: Despite the seemingly successful summit between US President Trump and North Korean leader Kim held on June 12, rights groups are concerned that the absence of human rights on...
Fire Erupts in Egyptian ChurchJune 13, 2018 — ICC Note: An accidental fire which erupted in a Cairo church was extinguished after a nearby mosque used its speakers to call those on the streets to help put out...
Three Churches Reopened in AlgeriaJune 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Algerian Christians have reported increasing governmental pressure in recent months. However, the authorities have unexpectedly reopened three recently closed churches. Although reopened, a number of others remain closed...
Future of Iraq’s Christians Remain in LimboJune 12, 2018 — ICC Note: The Nineveh Plains, the traditional home of Iraq’s Christians, has undergone much turmoil within the last decade. Christians left Iraq in three waves, the latest a result of...
North Korean Christians Pray for Peace and Their Leader During Historic SummitJune 12, 2018 — ICC Note: As the historic summit between Trump and Kim takes place, North Korean Christians are praying for the change of heart from their leader. Repentance and acceptance of Jesus from...
