Christians in Pakistan Appeal for Equality in the Workplace

February 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan are appealing to the government to enforce the constitutional rights of Christians and other religious minorities in the workplace by guaranteeing equal treatment and equal pay. This...

China once again Shows True Colors in Denial of Visas to Religious Freedom Forum

February 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: It seems China continues to have strong influence in Taiwan even though Taiwan is a democratically sovereign nation. legal activist Chen Guangcheng and a prominent Uyghur activist were...

U.S.-Vietnam Relations Become Positive Despite Vietnam’s Religious Persecution

February 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As President Obama attended the recent ASEAN summit in Sunnyland California, little was said regarding religious freedom according to the lack of news on the subject. What did...

Kindergarten Director Released from Prison after 2 Years in China

February 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Chinese authorities have released the director of a church-run kindergarten in southern Guangxi after spending two years in detention. Cheng Jie was detained in February of 2014 for...

Church Leaders Criticize India’s Decision to Deny Equal Rights to Low Caste Christians and Muslims

February 18, 2016 — ICC Note: Church leaders in India have criticized the government's recent decision to reject extending equal rights to low caste Christians and Muslims. Low caste Hindus, Buddhists, and Sikhs enjoy...

Christians on Death Row in Pakistan for Blasphemy Claim Police Tortured Them Into Confessing

February 18, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian man and his wife in Pakistan claim that their confessions to committing blasphemy are not valid because they were tortured by police into making them. In...

Pastor Gu Yuese Pens Letter to Congregation, Remains Positive While in Prison

February 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As pastor Gu 'Joseph' Yuese languishes in a Chinese prison, he remains positive penning a letter to his congregation asking them to support the newly appointed pastor of...

BJP Scores another Electoral Victory Using Religiously Divisive Politics

February 17, 2016 — ICC Note: India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scored another electoral victory using religiously divisive politics in Muzaffarnagar, located in Uttar Pradesh. Playing to its Hindu nationalist base, the BJP sought...

First Asian-Pacific Religious Freedom Forum to Begin in Taiwan

February 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The first Asian-Pacific Religious Freedom Forum will begin Thursday in Taiwan who will host foreign dignitaries and non-governmental organizations from 26 different nations. It is the hope of...

Christian Woman Reunited with Family After Kidnapping and Forced Marriage by Muslim Landlord

February 17, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian woman in Pakistan has been reunited with her family after being kidnapped, raped, and forcefully married by her Muslim landlord. Christian women in Pakistan are often...

Six Christians Hospitalized, Including 4-Year-Old Girl, Following Brutal Attack by Hindu Radicals

February 16, 2016 — By ICC’s India Correspondent 2/16/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - India’s Christian community continues to suffer intense persecution as Hindu radicals unleashed another brutal assault on a Christian gathering...

ASEAN Summit Discusses ‘high labor and environmental standards’ but no Religious Freedom

February 16, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Protesters stand outside of Sunnyland, California to ensure ASEAN leaders see their opposition towards the many dictatorial regimes present for the summit between President Obama and Southeast Asian...

Evolving Tactics used to Expand Church Crackdown in Guangdong, China

February 16, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Zhejiang province in China has been the focal point for the Communist Party's crackdown on Christianity through the removal of crosses and demolition of churches. Now, the crackdown...

India’s Government Opposes Giving Equal Rights to Low Caste Christians and Muslims

February 16, 2016 — ICC Note: A Union Minister has claimed that the Government of India opposes granting equal rights to low caste Muslims and Christians because it would "encourage conversions" and "weaken the...

Christian Told He Can Only Work as Sweeper Because of His Religion

February 16, 2016 — ICC Note: In Pakistan, working as a sweeper is considered the lowest and filthiest work an individuals could engage in. Because of this, Christians are often relegated to taking jobs as...

Illiterate Christian in Pakistan Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Files For Appeal

February 15, 2016 — ICC Note: Shafqat Masih, a disabled Christian man sentenced to death for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages to an imam in Pakistan, has filed to appeal his death sentence to the Lahore High...