Trial for Christian Governor of Jakarta at a crossroadsDecember 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Jakarta’s Christian-Chinese Governor is under trial for blasphemy against the Quran in Indonesia, which is the world’s most populous Muslim nation. On December 20th Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better...
China admits to detaining Christian activistDecember 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Chinese authorities have finally admitted to detaining Christian human rights activist Jiang Tianyong, weeks after his disappearance. Chinese law requires police to notify the family within 24 hours...
Even the tenants of relatives of human rights activists are not safe in ChinaDecember 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Casting an increasingly wider net against human rights activists, China has now detained the tenant of the apartment owned by the brother of the Christian human rights activist,...
Health of imprisoned pastor deteriorating in VietnamDecember 16, 2016 — ICC Note: The wife of an imprisoned Lutheran Pastor says that his health is deteriorating while he is in prison. Pastor Nguyen Cong Ching suffers from high blood pressure and...
Man stabs school children in Christian community, is killed by angry mobDecember 16, 2016 — ICC: On December 14th a man entered an elementary school in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) in Indonesia, walked to the back of a classroom and began stabbing children. Seven children...
Chinese pastor to face trial for “illegally possessing state secrets”December 15, 2016 — ICC Note: A Chinese pastor who has been jailed for “obstructing justice” and “gathering a crowd to disturb public order” has learned that his trial has been scheduled for December...
New law will target NGOs in ChinaDecember 15, 2016 — ICC Note: A new law regarding NGOs will likely broaden China’s crackdown and give it another tool to use against religious organizations. The NGO law grants broad powers to police...
China’s Disappearing Christian ActivistDecember 15, 2016 — By Daniel Harris 12/15/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Jin’s size belies her stature. Coming in under five feet, with heels on, at first glance one may not be...
Elite military unit to protect churches on Christmas EveDecember 14, 2016 — ICC Note: Indonesia has called on their elite counter-terrorism unit (known as Densus 88) as well as other military and para-military forces to guard Christian churches on Christmas. The order...
New reports documents persecution of Christians in MyanmarDecember 14, 2016 — ICC Note: At a press conference on Tuesday, December 13th, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released two reports on religious freedom in Myanmar including a report...
Jakarta’s Governor goes on trial for blasphemy against QuranDecember 13, 2016 — ICC Note: The trial of the Governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (better known as Ahok) has begun. Ahok, who is a Chinese Christian, is accused of blaspheming the Quran...
Christians help after earthquake strikes Indonesia’s most persecuted regionDecember 13, 2016 — ICC Note: On December 7th, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked Aceh province in Indonesia, killing over 100, injuring 750, and leaving more than 3,000 without their homes. Aceh province experiences...
China ignores request for autopsy, dissects body of imprisoned Christian activistDecember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: China has denied the family of Chinese-Christian human rights activist, Peng Ming, the right to attend his funeral and the rights to his remains by dissecting his body...
Christmas service shut down by radicals in IndonesiaDecember 11, 2016 — On December 6th, as hundreds of Christians in Bandung, West Java, were lighting their candles and singing “Silent Night,” a group of radical Muslims stormed inside the building shouting "Allahu...
China charges Christian human rights lawyer with treasonDecember 10, 2016 — ICC Note: China has indicted human rights lawyer Li Heping with treason. Li is a Christian and has defended underground Christians, Falun Gong practitioners, as well as many others in...
Prominent Christian human rights lawyer disappears in ChinaDecember 9, 2016 — ICC Note: The UN is pressing China to release Christian human rights activist Jiang Tianyong. Jiang has not been heard from since November 21st. He rarely spent more than one...
