Paris Style Terror Attack Kills 7 and Injures 10 in Indonesian Capital

January 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Suspected terrorists linked to the Islamic State set off a serious of explosions in an Indonesian shopping center killing at least seven and injuring 10. News is still...

Religious Freedom Still Not Fully Realized in Nepal

January 14, 2016 — ICC Note: In October 2015, Nepal finally passed the constitution it had been drafting for almost 8 years. That constitution declared Nepal to be a secular state but did not...

Church Building in Algeria Looted, Vandalized

January 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Vandals attacked and destroyed the interior of a church in the Algerian city of Tizi-Ouzou on Thursday, January 7 causing damages in excess of $8,000. Although the identity...

Kenya Backs Down On Attempt to Regulate Religion After Christian Outcry

January 13, 2016 — ICC Note: After public outcry from religious leaders, Kenyan authorities have backed down from new proposals to regulate religious freedom in Kenya. The measures would have forced churches to register...

Major Persecution Trends See Rise in Africa in 2015

January 13, 2016 — ICC Note: 2015 represented a horrific year in Africa marked by Islamic extremism representing the primary driver of Christian persecution on the continent. From riots in Niger in January, to...

6 Human Rights Lawyers Formerly Arrested 6 Months after being Taken

January 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Six human rights lawyers were officially arrested by the Communist Party of China after they were originally arrested six months ago. The charges carry with them the potential...

Cisco Systems under Scrutiny for Aiding Chinese in Targeting Religious Minority

January 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Falun Gong have been a target of the Communist Party of China since 1999 when the politburo ordered a crackdown on the religious minority. Now, the Electronic...

Church in India Begins Collecting Data on 2008 Anti-Christian Violence in Odisha

January 13, 2016 — ICC Note: The Church in India has begun to collect data regarding Christians killed in the 2008 anti-Christian violence that swept across districts in India's Odisha state. According to previous...

Pakistan’s Religious Minority Leaders Support Abolition of Controversial Islamic Council

January 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Leaders from Pakistan's religious minorities have voiced their support for the abolition of a controversial Islamic Council in Pakistan's government used to decide whether laws are in line with Islamic...

Women’s Health Organization Censored from Advertising on City Buses

January 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A federal court has determined the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana can block specific advertisements requesting space on city buses. Women's Health Link had requested advertising be placed...

No Escape for Christians Facing Intense Persecution in Pakistan

January 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Pakistan continues to consistently rank among the world's worst persecutors of Christians. With a Christian population in the millions, the scale of suffering faced by this persecuted minority is hard...

American Pastor Identified as Recent North Korean Prisoner

January 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Korean-American recently appearing on television in North Korean custody has been identified according to both Reuters and CNN as Christian pastor Kim Dong Chul, formerly of Fairfax,...

Reimagining the Refugee Camp

January 12, 2016 — ICC Note: The world's refugee camps are a mess. Fraught with insecurity, they often serve as the recruiting base for extremist terrorism where residents lack an autonomous voice and tend to...

Kenya’s Evangelical Alliance Opposes Registration Plan

January 12, 2016 — ICC Note: Kenya's government is reportedly considering measures that would force church's to register as religious organizations and would require religious leaders to get background checks. Christian denominations in Kenya...

Imprisoned Canadian Pastor Digging Holes for 8 Hours a Day in Frigid Temperatures

January 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Korean-Canadian pastor Hyeon-Soo Lim has been incarcerated in North Korea since February of 2015 when he originally went missing from his humanitarian mission. Pastor Lim is the shepherd...

Eastern Christmas and Egypt’s President

January 12, 2016 — ICC Note: As Egypt's Christians celebrated Christmas, President Sisi attended the Christmas Eve mass at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo. He was once again greeted to many cheers and well-wishes,...