Officials in Guizhou Province Secretly Auction Church to Pay FineFebruary 19, 2018 — ICC Note: On February 11, local authorities in Guizhou province auctioned off three sites of Huoshi Church, the largest house church in Guiyang. They sold the properties to a state-owned...
From Former Khmer Rouge Cadres to ChristiansFebruary 19, 2018 — ICC Note: Last week The South China Morning Post reported the stories of many former Khmer Rouge cadres turning to Christ. From ex chief propagandist to military commander, these former cadres were once...
Church Members Held in Evin Prison Since November Need PrayerFebruary 19, 2018 — ICC Note: In November, two members of an Iranian house church were summoned to intelligence offices, arrested and subsequently jailed in Evin Prison. Majidreza Souzanchi Kushani was initially placed inside...
Local Authorities Attempt to Demolish Memorial to Coptic MartyrsFebruary 18, 2018 — ICC Note: Local authorities in al-Edwa (Minya Governorate) issued orders to demolish a memorial erected where 28 Coptic Christians were killed while traveling to a monastery in May 2017. Minya’s...
Family of Missing Malaysian Pastor Pleads For His Release One Year after AbductionFebruary 17, 2018 — ICC Note: One year after his abduction, Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh is still missing. His wife Susanna Liew pleaded for her husband’s release and wished he could be home in time...
Chinese Couple in Connecticut Spared in Deportation CaseFebruary 17, 2018 — ICC Note: A Chinese couple who have lived in the US for nearly 20 years without legal status were spared from a deportation order less than a day before they...
North Korean Security Measures Tightened Along the Border with ChinaFebruary 17, 2018 — ICC Note: Authorities in North Korea have tightened security measures along the border with China after they failed to stop smuggling and defections since the end of January. In the run-up...
Online Petition Opposing Vatican Deal with China Targeted in Chinese CyberattackFebruary 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese hackers based in Tianjin have targeted an online petition initiated by Catholics in Hong Kong who oppose the proposed Vatican deal with China. The petition website had been...
Son of Imprisoned American in North Korea Calls for Prayers and HelpFebruary 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Sol Kim is the son of Kim SangDuck, an American who was arrested by North Korean officials in Pyongyang in April 2017. In a recent YouTube video, he calls...
Henan Imposed Fine on Impoverished Christians To Stop Them from Holding ServicesFebruary 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Officials in Henan province have heavily fined a village church for building its facility without approval, a move that threatens the humble church's future. Authorities are also requiring the...
Vietnamese Christian Vows Return To His Village To Share Gospel With His OppressorsFebruary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: The Christian Post reports the story of a Vietnamese man who was brutally attacked for his faith in 2016 by his own family and local villagers. Though beaten and...
Dutch Priest Among Four Injured in St. Lidwina Church AttackFebruary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: An 81-year-old Dutch priest was among the victims of a sword attack at St. Lidwina Church, Yogyakarta on February 11. A radicalized college student went on a rampage...
Despite Winter Olympics Diplomacy, North Korea Still Persecuting ChristiansFebruary 12, 2018 — ICC Note: While North Korea poses at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as a non-threatening state actor and people hope for better relations between the two Koreas, tens of thousands of...
Christian Civilians Detained by Burma Army in Kachin StateFebruary 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Free Burma Rangers reports that last December there were several cases of the Tamadaw (Burmese military) detaining or harassing Christian civilians in the mostly Christian Kachin State. The...
Terrorist Threat In Southeast Asia Growing As IS Fighters ReturnFebruary 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Last month, six Southeast Asian nations in ASEAN signed an intelligence pact to combat militancy as foreign fighters from the Islamic State lose ground and return to their...
Students No Longer Reading Lord’s Prayer Over Loudspeaker at Louisiana School Following LawsuitFebruary 7, 2018 — ICC Note: As a result of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, students are no longer permitted to read the Lord’s Prayer during morning announcements at a...
