Reverend Damanik Arrives in Jakarta, Health is Improving

May 4, 2004 — (ICC) Reverend Rinaldy Damanik has now arrived in Jakarta for medical treatment. Upon arriving in Jakarta, he was rushed to the hospital and was experiencing pain. However, through the night...

Violence in Ambon Coming to an End, Meetings To Discuss Cause of Uprising a Failure

May 4, 2004 — (ICC) The general situation in Ambon has improved during these last few days. Many refugees have returned to their homes (insofar still intact). The road that connects Ambon city with...

Police Drive Christians Into Canal, Killing Three

May 4, 2004 — (US Copts Association) In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 2nd, Egyptian police forces in El Minia, Egypt arrested a Coptic priest and four other Copts. After loading the...

56 Boys Liberated from Slavery

May 4, 2004 — (CSI) 56 boy slaves were liberated at the end of April from the cattle camps of Arab nomads in the borderlands between northern and southern Sudan. Their liberation was a...

Praise: Rev. Damanik Given Permission to Fly to Jakarta for Medical Treatment

May 3, 2004 — (ICC) Please pray fervently for Rev. Damanik as his condition is critical and he will have surgery on Tuesday, May 4. He is going in and out of consciousness. Reverend...

Kidnapped Christian Farmer Released by Rebels

May 3, 2004 — (Compass) The Christian agronomist Ahimer Velasquez, kidnapped March 17 by rebels of the 34th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was suddenly freed on April 29 in...

Rev. Damanik’s Health Worsening

May 3, 2004 — (ICC) Rev. Damanik was hospitalized for the second time on April 25, 2004. Doctors have recommended that he travel to Jakarta to be hospitalized and treated; however, a permit must...

Ambon Attacks Could Be Coming to an End

May 3, 2004 — (ICC) During the last few days the conflict in Ambon has been gradually dwindling. However, barricades are still on their places and refugees have not yet returned to their houses...

Sen. Brownback Applauds Committee Passage of Hong Kong Resolution; Bill reiterates U.S. policy to encourage democracy

May 2, 2004 — (ICC) U.S. Senator Sam Brownback applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week for passing a resolution supporting democratic reform in Hong Kong. The resolution, introduced by Senator Brownback and...

Could It Happen Here? Canada Pro Gay Bill C-250 Passed-Promises to Chill Free Speech

May 2, 2004 — (Lifesitenews) Bill C-250, a private members bill, includes the phrase "sexual orientation" in the groups protected against the spread of hate propaganda in the Criminal Code. The Senate passed the...

Ambon Update

May 1, 2004 — (ICC) ICC previously reported on a battle in the Kuda Mati area. Supposedly, Laskar Jihad warriors had landed on Ambon and attacked there. A call for prayer went out and...

Kim Jong Il’s Portraits Rescued From Flames. . .We Can All Rest Easy

May 1, 2004 — (ICC) From the theatre of the absurd comes this little ditty from North Korea. In the midst of the explosions, flames, and carnage from the recent massive train explosion in...

NK Freedom Bill Needs Grassroots Support.

May 1, 2004 — (Chosun Journal) The significant impact of the NK Freedom rally at DC on April 29 needs to carry over into more grassroots level support for the bill, especially over the...

Christian Woman Lashed for Not Wearing Muslim Headscarf

April 30, 2004 — (Compass) Sudans Islamic regime in Khartoum lashed and fined a young Christian Sudanese woman on April 14 for not wearing a headscarf in public in the capital city. Cecilia John...

Communist Government Continues to Control Religious Freedoms

April 30, 2004 — (Forum 18) The Communist party-state remains determined to maintain control over society, using over the past 20 years an increasing number of laws and regulations as a means to this...

Senator Brownback Applauds Senate Foreign Relations Committee

April 30, 2004 — (ICC) U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for passing a resolution supporting democratic reform in Hong Kong. This resolution sends a powerful message of support...