Report: The 50 countries where you cannot be a Christian in 2017November 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian human rights watchdog organization Open Doors reveals in its latest research the top 50 countries where it is most difficult to practice the Christian faith, and rated...
Remains of Two Chinese Missionaries Killed in Pakistan Returned to ChinaNovember 10, 2017 — ICC Note: The remains of Meng Li Si and Li Xinheng, the two Chinese missionaries who were killed by Islamic State in Pakistan this past summer was returned to their...
Christian Human Rights Lawyer Disappears After Being Recaptured by Chinese Officials; Friends BeatenNovember 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Nobel nominee, prominent Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng managed to escape from his hometown where he was under house arrest for 23 days. He and his...
Christian Rights Activists Urged China Not to Repatriate North Korean DefectorsNovember 9, 2017 — ICC Note: China continues to violate international humanitarian principles as they increase a crackdown of North Korean defectors in China, especially in the past two months. North Korean defectors who...
Christian Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Escaped, RecapturedNovember 8, 2017 — 11/08/2017 Washington D.C. – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that, with the help of two friends, Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng escaped in August from his home...
China expels hundreds of South Korean missionaries from North Korean border regionNovember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: In the last year, three provincial governments in China have deported hundreds of South Korean pastors and missionaries, forcing them to abandon churches and communities in the northeastern...
Chinese pastor sues government for violation of Religious FreedomNovember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Living in China as a Christian is extremely dangerous since the Chinese government persecutes Christians and anything related to its faith. Unfortunately, the government has many restrictions on...
Hundreds of Christians deported from China to North KoreaOctober 30, 2017 — ICC Note: The Chinese government is hostile towards Christians because they consider them a threat to their ideals. Therefore, they try to prevent Christian communities from growing or helping any...
Chinese President Threatens to Persecute ChristiansOctober 19, 2017 — ICC Note: In the last few years, Christians in China have experienced a lot of persecution by being forced to close and demolish their churches and not being able to...
Church Leaders and Toddler Arrested in ChinaOctober 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in China have been victims of persecution for a long time. Many pastors have been arrested for sharing the gospel in public areas and also forced to...
Persecuted and purposefully ForgottenOctober 14, 2017 — ICC Note: The persecution of Christians in Muslim-dominated countries continues to increase. Unfortunately, the United Nations, among other organizations, choose to ignore this sad and cruel reality that continues to...
After Party Congress, religions still face crackdown in ChinaOctober 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Given the current trajectory of the Chinese government, the situation for the country’s religious minorities may become even more tumultuous. On October 18, China will convene its 19th...
Pew: Top 10 Non-Religious Countries Hostile to ChristiansOctober 8, 2017 — ICC Note: According to Pew Research Center’s latest study, twenty-seven countries officially accept Islam as their state religion followed by the thirteen countries who officially accept Christianity. Countries that do...
Pope does not understand the Chinese Communist Party, says Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph ZenOctober 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen expressed his concerns for Pope Francis’ sympathetic attitude towards CCP as China and Vatican are on the verge of forming diplomatic relations. While...
China Detains Two Christian Women and 3 Y/O for Missionary Work in HubeiOctober 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese pastor Xu Yuqing along with her daughter and a three year old son have been detained by Chinese authorities for carrying out mission work. The two women...
Fifteen Chinese bishops cancel October trip to BelgiumSeptember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Fifteen Chinese bishops cancelled their trip to Belgium for a forum on the Pastoral Directory for Bishops discussion because the event collide with the 19th National Party Congress....