China to Force Religious Leaders to Carry Religious Identification Credentials

February 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Communist Party of China is initiating a new piece to their religious puzzle in efforts to quell the rise of religion in the country. Identification credentials will...

Christian’s Take Legal Fight to the Chinese Government

February 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Beijing based law firm is taking on the cases of various Christian groups and individuals to take the fight of illegal detentions and closures to the government....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Is Xi Attempting to Revitalize Mao’s Cultural Revolution?

February 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Could Chinese President Xi Jinping be attempting to revitalize Mao's Cultural Revolution? He has already begun to emphasize the importance of Chinese culture which was a focal point...

Arrests in Zhejiang Province Alarm Proponents of Religious Freedom

February 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Recent activity in China has brought religious freedom to the forefront for many media outlets. The arrest of Gu Yuese, the pastor the 10,000 member Chongyi protestant church,...

Politburo Orders Retired Party Members to Shun All Religious Activity

February 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Chinese Politburo has officially ordered retired cadres to shun all religious activity. This is the first time since the retirement policy was enacted in 1982 where retirees...

China Releases Pastor Huang Yizi after 5 Months in Black Jail

February 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Chinese pastor was released over the weekend after spending more than five months in a black jail which places the prisoner under 24 hour surveillance with no...

Is Revival Beginning to Take Form in China’s Government Controlled Church?

February 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Is revival beginning to take shape in China's government registered church? That is what seems to be occurring according to an exclusive by Christian Broadcast News (CBN) as...

Pope Neglects to Speak of Religious Freedom in First Interview on China

February 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: An exclusive published by Hong Kong's Asia Times has the Pope expressing his admiration for China in his first ever interview on China. During the interview he spoke...

Breaking: Cross Demolition has Risen to 1,700 as Crackdown Continues in China

February 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Update: It was reported earlier this week that 18 crosses have been demolished since the start of 2016 in China. Early Wednesday morning, Chinese authorities completed the demolition...

Pastor “Joseph” Gu Charged with Embezzlement of Funds after Arrest

February 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Last week Pastor Gu "Joseph" Yuese of the largest church in Zhejiang province was arrested by Chinese authorities over his vocal opposition towards the Communist Party's mission to...

Authorities Remove 18 More Crosses in China’s Jerusalem

February 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Zhejiang, China has been at the epicenter of the Communist Party's attempt to eliminate Christianity as a threat to their control. Since 2013, over 1,400 crosses have been...

Five Christian Prisoners Denied Legal Representation in China

February 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In May of 2015 the Daguan House Church in Guizhou province China was raided by authorities taking 30 members into custody. 18 of those members were released but...