Missionaries in Northeast China Spread Gospel to North KoreaApril 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Along the Chinese border, many missionaries are risking their lives to spread Christianity to North Korea. They host or provide refuge to North Korean defectors, and in terms...
Rights Group Reports Intensified Crackdowns on Activists and Religious Followers in VietnamApril 5, 2018 — ICC Note: In its latest report, Amnesty International condemns Vietnam for targeting religious followers and activists over basic human rights. Among the 97 known prisoners of conscience, 57 are religious followers,...
Vatican-China Deal Won’t Be Inked Until JuneApril 4, 2018 — ICC Note: Despite multiple sources claiming that a Sino-Vatican deal would be reached around Easter, Catholic news agency UCA reports that for the two sides to agree on the terms...
Sales of Bible Banned in China as Government Issued Religious Freedom White PaperApril 4, 2018 — ICC Note: China began banning the sales of Bible online during Easter weekend. Internet users can no longer purchase Bible at e-commerce sites and have to go to state-sanctioned churches for...
Malaysian Inspector Probing Missing Activist’s Case Also Involved in Pastor Koh’s CaseApril 3, 2018 — ICC Note: The investigating officer responsible for missing activist Amri Che Mat’s case has admitted that he was also involved in abducted pastor’s investigations. Inspector Khor Yi Shuen said he...
Bishop Selection by Government Does Not Breach Religious Freedom, Says ChinaApril 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Former vice administrator for the State Administration for Religious Affairs in China says limiting the Vatican’s control over bishop appointment does not infringe on believers’ religious freedom. Beijing would...
Underground Bishop in Fujian Returns in Time for Easter MassApril 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese underground Bishop Guo Xijin of Mindong returned to his parish in time for Easter service, after public security held him last week. He denied reports that he...
Samarinda Church Bomb Attack Victim Trinity is Recovering WellApril 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Trinity, a five-year-old Christian girl who was badly injured in a bomb attack on Indonesian church yard in November 2016, is healing well, says her father. The terror attack...
Jakarta Police Will Heighten Security Over Easter WeekendApril 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Jakarta police will deploy 6000 personnel consisting from the Indonesian Military and the National Police in anticipation of the Easter celebration this weekend. Churches, tourist destinations, and other crowded...
Sino – Vatican Deal Won’t Happen Anytime SoonMarch 31, 2018 — ICC Note: Vatican official says that the Holy See will not sign agreement with China anytime soon. Pope Francis is in constant contact with his collaborators on Chinese issues and...
North Korean Defectors Worry Nuclear Talk Will Overshadow Human Rights IssuesMarch 30, 2018 — ICC Note: As the two Koreas are finalizing details for the upcoming nuclear summit, and U.S. – North Korea summit also scheduled to happen, North Korean defectors are concerned that long-standing...
Rights Group Calls Attention to Vietnam’s Violent ‘Red Flags’ GroupsMarch 29, 2018 — ICC Note: U.S.-based rights group Boat People SOS (BPSOS) is calling attention to Vietnam’s government-sponsored ‘Red Flag’ groups, for they continue to harass religious communities and dissidents in Vietnam. Many...
Thousands of Chin Flee Religious Persecution in Myanmar, Resettle in TexasMarch 29, 2018 — ICC Note: Chin, the majority Christian ethnic minority group in Myanmar has suffered from religious persecution and racial discrimination for decades. Thousands of them have fled their country to seek life...
China Closes Down Catholic Kindergarten in HenanMarch 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Authorities in Henan province seized a Catholic-run kindergarten in March for its ‘failure to meet safety standards’ and lack of licenses. However, local source believes that Tian-ai Kindergarten,...
Chinese Underground Bishop in Fujian Taken Away by Police ReturnsMarch 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Underground Bishop Guo Xijin of Mindong returned yesterday after being held overnight in police custody. Sources close to Mindong suspect that his detention was a result of him refusing...
China Sentences Pastor to Seven Years in Prison for Missionary WorkMarch 27, 2018 — ICC Note: John Cao, a U.S. pastor of Chinese origin, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for “organizing illegal border crossing” for his missionary work in Myanmar. He often...
