New Vietnamese Law Could Protect ChurchFebruary 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Vietnamese bishops expressed hopefulness that a new Vietnamese law will protect Christian groups. The law takes effect in January 2018 and allows religious organizations to have legal status....
China Arrests Another Christian Accused of ‘Cult Activities’February 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese authorities have accused Tu Yan of engaging in cult activities and undermining the law. She was detained three months ago but authorities want to prosecute her. Her...
Slow and Steady Wins the Race?February 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Ratified in November 2016, Catholic bishops dictate a new law designed to allow Christian groups to obtain legal status in Vietnam. Ranked among the top twenty worst persecutors...
Not Your Vatican Soap OperaFebruary 9, 2017 — ICC Note: “Myanmar’s isn’t a Vatican soap opera, but a suffering church.” Since December 8, 2016, any news involving Myanmar – otherwise known as Burma – circles around a showdown...
China Expels Sixty Plus South Korean Christians from Their BordersFebruary 8, 2017 — ICC Note: China removes a group of sixty plus South Korean Christians after they assisted North Korean defectors. Furthermore, Chinese authorities are increasing their surveillance of religious activities such as...
Christian Indonesian Politician Is ‘Happy that History Chose Me’February 8, 2017 — ICC Note: Jakarta Gov. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, commonly known by Ahok, is standing trial while campaigning for governship in Indonesia. According to Ahok, the Muslims pushing for his conviction want...
Nine Christians Released in ChinaFebruary 7, 2017 — ICC Note: China has increased its persecution of Christianity over the last several years. Despite appeals from lawyers about illegal arrests, the Chinese government still holds and, often, tortures imprisoned...
Reports Estimate over 60 Churches Destroyed in Myanmar since 2011February 7, 2017 — ICC Note: For the last several years, Myanmar has been fighting to establish a democracy after years of military rule. Unfortunately, there is still rampant persecution of religious minorities including Christians...
Reports Surface that Chinese Expelled 60 South Korean Missionaries from ChinaFebruary 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite the risk to impoverished, struggling individuals like North Korean defectors, China reportedly expelled South Korean Christians who were supposedly engaged in illegal missionary activity. The missionaries were...
China Reportedly Continues Torture of Christian Human Rights LawyersFebruary 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Reports continue to surface revealing the Chinese government’s continued persecution of groups considered threatening to the state. China Aid reported that the Chinese government tortured Li Heping and...
Religious intolerance in Indonesia is growing because the govt allows itFebruary 5, 2017 — ICC Note: The Jakarta Post has observed that there is rising religious intolerance in Indonesia. The paper says that the government has “turned a blind-eye” to the growing instance of...
Priests in Vietnam harassed by plainclothes policeFebruary 4, 2017 — ICC Note: A Catholic priest in Vietnam says that plainclothes police blocked him and other priests from attending a Catholic service. The priest said police began to monitor his movements...
Chinese who become Christians abroad are leaving the faith when they returnFebruary 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Many Chinese students that become Christians while studying abroad leave their faith once they return home according to Foreign Policy. The article says that “as many as tens...
Activists tortured in Chinese prisonFebruary 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Two Chinese lawyers have been subjected to torture including electrocution while imprisoned in China. Li Heping and Wang Quanzhang were first detained in 2015 because of the human...
Leader of hardline Muslim group in Indonesia facing chargesFebruary 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Indonesia’s police have charged Rizieq Syihab with insulting the country’s ideology of Pancasila and the Founding President Sukarno. Rizieq is also under investigation for insulting Christianity after making...
Religious rights violations are growing in IndonesiaFebruary 2, 2017 — ICC Note: The Setara Institute, a human-rights watchdog in Indonesia, has reported that the number of religious rights violations in Indonesia has increased over the past two years. The Setara...
