Korean Missionaries Arrested, Church Closed in WenzhouJune 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Two South Korean missionaries in Wenzhou city were arrested and their church was shut down in late May. The church is a small underground church that is mission-oriented, according...
Inter-faith Agreement Reached on Rebuilding the Church of KokhehJune 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians and Muslims have reached an agreement to revive the Church of Kokheh and make it a place of pilgrimage. Christians have called for the church’s revival since...
Moroccan Christians Treated as Second Class CitizensJune 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Although Morocco has made positive improvements regarding religious freedom, Christians still live as second class citizens. While Christians are allowed to privately practice their faith, they can encounter...
Images of Jesus Demolished in China’s Henan ProvinceJune 10, 2018 — ICC Note: Local officials removed images of Jesus at a well-known Catholic pilgrimage site in Henan province on June 5. Anyang Diocese Bishop Joseph Zhang Yinlin was informed a month...
Woman Freed from ISIS CaptivityJune 10, 2018 — ICC Note: The Yazidi community is rejoicing at the return of a young woman who was captured by ISIS in 2014. She was captured along with her two children, but...
Christians in Indonesia Targeted by the Radical IslamistsJune 9, 2018 — ICC Note: UCA News interviews Delphine Alles, a researcher on Indonesia on the latest terrorist attacks against Indonesian churches that took place in the last months. Alles stated that Christian minority...
Former Korean American Detained by North Korea Shares his TestimonyJune 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Kim Hak Song, one of the three American detainees released last May by North Korea, shared his testimony with his home church for the first time last Sunday in...
ISIS Tunnels Plague Previously Held ProvincesJune 8, 2018 — ICC Note: The difficultly of militarily overcoming ISIS militants was further complicated by the number of tunnels that ISIS dug across the territories it once held. Even after ISIS’s defeat,...
China Moves to Regulate House Churches with Temporary PermitsJune 7, 2018 — ICC Note: China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs issued a circular on June 1 urging unregistered church groups to apply for temporary permits that are renewable after three years. The underground...
ICC Joins More Than 300 Groups Calling North Korea to End Rights AbusesJune 7, 2018 — ICC Note: A Human Rights Watch joint letter signed by 52 organizations, including coalitions representing more than 300 NGOs around the world, was sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...
Controlled Explosion Near Iraqi Christian TownJune 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Approximately 100 bombs planted by ISIS near the Christian town of Bashiqa have detonated in a controlled explosion by Iraq’s security forces. ISIS left mines and bombs scattered...
Filipino Catholic Priest Shot by Two Gunmen in Laguna ProvinceJune 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Father Rey Urmeneta, a former chaplain of the Philippine National Police was injured after two gunmen shot him on his way to a church meeting on June 6. This...
Violations of Rights of Iraqi Christians ContinueJune 6, 2018 — ICC Note: A number of Iraq’s Church leaders are asking that the government adopt laws that treat all citizens equally and recognize the rights of Christians. Many of Iraq’s Christians...
Kachin Catholic Church Damaged by Burmese ArmyJune 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Holy Family Catholic Church in conflict-torn Kachin State was damaged by Myanmar’s military on May 30. The soldiers fired at random and left bullet holes in the church building...
New Details on Secret Witness in Imprisoned Pastor’s CaseJune 6, 2018 — ICC Note: A witness for imprisoned Pastor Andrew Brunson who was not allowed to testify has shared new details about the secret witness for the prosecution. The secret witness has...
Vietnamese Pastor, Activists Lose Their Appeals Against Convictions to Overthrow GovernmentJune 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton and three other members of a democracy group in Vietnam have lost their appeals against convictions for attempting to overthrow the government. They were sentenced...
