Birthplace of Confucius Calls for Ban on Christian Churches

January 27, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Qufu, China is considered the birthplace of the Chinese teacher Confucius and remains a strong defender and location for the sage's teachings. Opposition has arisen in the province...

Indonesian President Misses the Mark on Campaign Promises for Religious Tolerance

January 27, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Indonesian President Joko Widodo campaigned on promises of reform regarding his country's human rights record and treatment of religious minorities. In the most populous Muslim nation in the...

Archbishop in India Claims Anti-Conversion Law is Being Used to Persecute Christians

January 26, 2016 — ICC Note: An Archbishop in Madhya Pradesh, India has alleged that Hindu radical groups in his state are misusing the anti-conversion law to persecute Christians. In Madhya Pradesh, the anti-conversion...

Minority Students Allowed to Study “Ethics” Instead of Islam in Pakistan

January 26, 2016 — ICC Note: The Sindh Text Book Board (STBB), has taken steps to add a special book to the syllabus for minority students in Pakistan's Sindh province. Instead of being forced to...

125,000 Signatures Calling for Release of Canadian Pastor in N. Korea

January 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The advocacy website change.org has had a petition posted calling for the release of 60 year old Canadian pastor Hyeon-Soo Lim. He has been held in North Korea...

Indonesian Christians Fear Next Target for Islamic Terrorism

January 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Islamic State is becoming not just a Middle East issue, but a global issue. After the Indonesia terrorist attacks, the Islamic State took credit for the deplorable...

Christians in Pakistan Hold Day of Prayer for Victims of Terrorism

January 25, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians in Pakistan participated in a national day of prayer to remember the victims of terrorism in the country. This comes days after terrorists attacked a university in...

Christian Girl in Pakistan Killed by Muslim Men for Rejecting Their Sexual Advances

January 25, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian girl in Pakistan has reportedly been killed by a group of Muslim men after she refused their sexual advances. As a group of Christian girls walked home, a...

Government Run Chinese Church Removes Pastor for Opposing Cross Removals

January 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Zhejiang province has been the epicenter of China's new crackdown on the rise of Christianity. Known to many as the Jerusalem of the east for the thousands of...

Pastor of Huoshi Church Formally Arrested for “Divulging State Secrets” in China

January 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Huoshi church in the Chinese province of Guizhou has been a consistent target of the government as it has been raided multiple times, threatened with closure and...

Verbal Feud begins between Christianity and Islam in Malaysia

January 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A local Islamist party president in Malaysia recently spoke out against Christianity stating it has spread in Southeast Asia and other parts of the East because educated regions...

Long Awaited Refugee Status given to Vietnamese Christians in Cambodia

January 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In Vietnamese highlands, there is an ethnic group known as Montagnards or "mountain people" which have been a target of persecution for years. The reason for persecution is...

Crackdown Intensifies as more Christian Activists are Arrested in China

January 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: What is being called the "709 Crackdown" began July 9, 2015 as Chinese authorities have been detaining and incarcerating human rights lawyers and Christian activists. Between July and...

The Divisions and Connections Between Chinese Christians

January 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Christianity in China is already very difficult to operate within its borders due to the massive amount of pressure placed upon it by the Communist government. Once one...

North Korea Worst Country to be a Christian for 14th Straight Year

January 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: For the 14th consecutive year, North Korea holds the top spot for the most dangerous places to be a Christian. According to Open Doors USA, a persecution watchdog...

Christian Leaders in Pakistan Condemn Terrorist Attack on Bacha Khan University

January 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian leaders in Pakistan have strongly condemned today's terrorist attack on the Bacha Khan University located in Charsadda in Pakistan's KPK Province. According to reports, at least 19...