High-Ranking ISIS Official Arrested in MosulApril 30, 2018 — ICC Note: Iraqi Security Forces have arrested ISIS’s Emir of the Nineveh Plains, Ibrahim Mesha’al Hassan Marei, in East Mosul. Most of Iraq’s Christians lived in the Nineveh Plains before...
Renewed Fighting Sends Thousands in Northern Myanmar FleeingApril 29, 2018 — ICC Note: According to a UN official, the renewed fighting between Burmese army and ethnic insurgents in Northern Myanmar has sent more than thousands of people fleeing. In the past...
Iraqi Christians Slowly Returning Home After ExileApril 29, 2018 — ICC Note: Iraqi Christians have kept the faith, and inspire others to do so as well, says a local priest. Some have slowly begun the return home and the process...
The Korean Summit Seen As an Answer to PrayersApril 28, 2018 — ICC Note: South Korean churches were in high spirit after leaders from the North and the South successfully held the historic meeting on April 27, 2018. Two sides pledged to officially...
Disagreement Persists Over Luxor Church DemolitionApril 28, 2018 — ICC Note: An agreement reached in 2010 stated that the church would accept demolition of property in Luxor provided that the governorate delivered alternate land for the church’s use. Meetings...
Fujian Kindergarten Set Up by Church Raided by PoliceApril 27, 2018 — ICC Note: On April 16, officials from local religious affairs bureau and ministry of education investigated a kindergarten in Fujian province set up by a local church. Classes, books, supplies,...
Human Rights Absent at the Historic Meeting Between the Two KoreasApril 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The leaders of North and South Korea had a historic meeting at Panmunjeon yesterday. They issued joint declaration aiming to formally end the Korean War. However, there was near-total...
Muslim Man Aggressively Breaks into Cairo ChurchApril 27, 2018 — ICC Note: Monday morning a Muslim man broke into St. George’s Church in Cairo and attempted to destroy the property with a club while shouting Islamic slogans. Eyewitnesses say that...
Aleppo Priest Shares Impact of Civil War on ChurchApril 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The Syrian Civil War, which continues after 7 years of fighting, has had a deeply destructive impact on the country. Christians have been particularly vulnerable throughout the war,...
Papuan Christians Fear Islamization of Their ProvinceApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: In Christian majority Papua, Indonesia, local residents begin to see growing number of mosques in this once quite isolated province. A controversial Islamic center and cemetery was recently...
Religious Leaders in the Philippines Concerned About Gov’t Trying to Silence ChurchApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: The arrest, detention, and imminent deportation of Australian nun Patricia Fox have Philippine religious leaders worry that the government is trying to silence church people who dare to speak...
Two Cases Involving Crimes Against Copts ConsolidatedApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Nearly two years ago, a Muslim mob looted and torched Christian homes after rumors spread of an affair between a Christian man and Muslim woman. The mob also...
Imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson on Trial in TurkeyApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson defended himself for hours in fluent Turkish during his first trial after over 550 days in prison. His indictment was released just weeks...
Philippines Deports Australian Nun Who Criticizes the PresidentApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: 71-year-old Australian nun who serves in the Philippines for nearly three decades, will be deported in 30 days for her social activism opposing the government, specifically for speaking out...
Turkish Church Reports Systematic HarassmentApril 25, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in Turkey report heavy harassment and discrimination because of their faith, which is viewed as the antithesis of being Turkish. This is in spite of Turkey’s rich...
Anhui Pastor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Property DamageApril 24, 2018 — ICC Note: House church pastor Chen Shixin from Anhui province was sentenced to three years in prison on April 16 for “intentionally damaging property” after a land dispute. The pastor...
