Christians Stand in Solidarity with Other Persecuted Minorities in PakistanJune 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in Pakistan have declared their solidarity with other persecuted religious minorities by speaking out on behalf of the country's Shia community. Pakistan, a Sunni dominated nation,...
Radical Buddhist Group Ma Ba Tha Support Pagoda Construction on Christian LandJune 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The pagoda building nationalist Buddhists in Kayin State received a controversial supporter in the infamous Ma Ba Tha. Ma Ba Tha, also known as the Committee for the...
United Nations calls for the Immediate Release of Rohingya Refugees in MalaysiaJune 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Rohingya Muslims are one of the most oppressed religious minorities in the world as they continue to face persecution from the government and military in Burma. For those...
“Untouchable” Christian Beaten for Selling Ice-Cream in PakistanJune 9, 2016 — By ICC Pakistan Correspondent 6/9/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In Pakistan, many Christians have faced the dehumanizing experience of being treated as untouchables by the country’s Muslim majority...
Christians in Bangladesh Protest Demanding Justice and SecurityJune 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Several Christian organizations came together in Dhaka yesterday to protest in front of the capital city's press club. The Christian protesters called on the government to provide better security for the country's religious...
Commission and Rights Activists Hold Modi Government Responsible for Growing IntoleranceJune 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Last Tuesday, a Congressional Human Rights Commission and other rights activists held the Modi government responsible for growing religious intolerance in India. The Commission held a hearing regarding...
Vietnamese Authorities Cross into Cambodia to Intimidate Montagnard ChristiansJune 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In what can only be thought of as a violation of national sovereignty, Vietnamese authorities crossed the border into Cambodia to intimidate Montagnard asylum seekers into returning to...
Another Religious Minority Murdered by Extremists in BangladeshJune 8, 2016 — ICC Note: On Tuesday, another religious minority was murdered by Islamic extremists in Bangladesh. While in route to the Hindu temple where he served as a priest, an elderly Hindu...
U.S. Congress Expresses Concerns Over Growing Religious Intolerance in IndiaJune 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Yesterday, the Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress express its concerns over growing religious intolerance in India. These concerns were expressed as India's Prime Minister met with...
Buddhist Monastery Planned near Christian Church in Latest Defiance of Religious FreedomJune 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Radical nationalist Buddhist group known as Ma Ba Tha have continued to erect pagodas (shrines) on or around Christian church property in an effort to return Burma to...
Gospel Music Breaking the Chains of North Korea’s Hold on the PeopleJune 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: North Korea has been one if not the most difficult country for the gospel to reach its people due to the repressive regime of Kim Jong-Un. Non-profit organizations...
29 Christians Beaten by Radicals in India for Refusing to Convert to HinduismJune 8, 2016 — ICC Note: 29 Christians were reportedly tortured and had their possessions destroyed by Hindu radicals after they refused to convert to Hinduism in the village of Katholi in India. Following...
Torture of Vietnamese Christian Garners Condemnation from United NationsJune 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh has been in prison in Vietnam since 2011 for essentially being Christian in a land who has a history of persecuting religious minorities. His...
Christians Protest Brutal Murder of Shopkeeper in BangladeshJune 7, 2016 — ICC Note: On Sunday, another Christian was hacked to death by Islamic radicals claiming to be from the Islamic State in Bangladesh. This is the second Christian to be murdered...
Burmese Government Wants Religious Peace, But Military May Have Other PlansJune 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In what can be seen as little surprise, the military in Burma will likely create problems for the National League of Democracy (NLD) and their efforts to pass...
Christians and Muslims Work Together to Build Church in PakistanJune 7, 2016 — ICC Note: In the village of Gojra, located in Pakistan's Punjab province, local Christians and Muslims have banded together to build the village's first church. Not only are the two...
