Former Hong Kong Bishop speaks out against the Vatican’s deal with BeijingNovember 4, 2016 — ICC Note: Cardinal Joseph Zen spoke against the upcoming agreement between the Vatican and Beijing. While some have viewed it as a move that would bring greater freedom to practice...
Indonesia’s rapid return to conservative IslamNovember 4, 2016 — ICC Note: As estimated 100,000 people turned out to protest Indonesia’s first Chinese Christian governor, who they claimed misused a quote from the Quran in a speech. While the protests...
Chinese Christians fear for their lives ahead of Muslim protestsNovember 3, 2016 — ICC Note: Some radical Islamist social media sources are calling for violence and the death of Ahok as Indonesia prepares for the second round of protests against Jakarta’s first Chinese-Christian...
18,000 extra police deployed for Muslim protests in IndonesiaNovember 2, 2016 — ICC Note: 18,000 police and 500 military personnel have been added to the security force to maintain peace during Muslim protests scheduled for Friday. The last protest drew around 10,000...
30 Chinese police surround and shut down house churchNovember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Thirty Chinese police surrounded a house church and ordered the service to stop. The recent incident in Beijing is only a small part of China’s enormous crackdown on...
With all eyes on the Mediterranean refugee crisis, few notice the 1 million Asian refugeesNovember 1, 2016 — ICC Note: While the refugee crisis spotlight rests on the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean and the reaction of Western countries to the influx of refugees, very few have taken...
A plan to dissolve underground Chinese churches was leakedOctober 28, 2016 — ICC Note: A document was leaked revealing China’s plan to coerce underground church members to join the state-run church. The document detailed four steps to manage the group of house...
China quietly just silenced all its human rights lawyersOctober 27, 2016 — ICC Note: What small line of defense that remained for persecuted Christians in China has effectively been dismantled. Directives Number 133 and 134 require lawyers to support the Chinese government,...
Nearly 1.7 million Kachin Christians live in fearOctober 27, 2016 — ICC Note: Since 2011 Myanmar has waged a military campaign against the 1.7 million Kachin people, nearly 99 percent of which call themselves Christians. Over the past five years up...
Religious intolerance on the rise in Southeast AsiaOctober 26, 2016 — ICC Note: Southeast Asia has been experiencing a rise of religious intolerance and persecution. Whether it is the growing influence of Sharia law in some countries or the outright oppression...
More than 20 Chinese believers beaten, detained for their faithOctober 26, 2016 — ICC Note: Over 20 Chinese believers have recently endured beatings and detainment for their faith. On September 25th a Christian man was beaten by police officers. Then 20 more believers...
Church that was ordered to stop meeting starts meeting every dayOctober 25, 2016 — ICC note: A house church in China has been ordered to stop meeting. In August, the church was notified that they were required to destroy their “illegal structures” within a...
Detained Catholic blogger may be facing torture or prisonOctober 25, 2016 — ICC Note: A Catholic blogger that has been detained may be facing torture or death. The blogger, a mother of three, was arrested for being critical of the government. She...
Thousands of Pakistani Christians are hiding in ThailandOctober 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Pakistani Christians have fled persecution by the thousands. If they are lucky enough to reach a country such as Thailand, however, their fortunes often do not improve. Many...
Christian refugees may be forcibly returned to the persecution they fledOctober 24, 2016 — ICC Note: A group of 160 Christian refugees in Cambodia, known as the Montagnards, fear being forced to return to the area they fled. The minority group fled their homeland...
Chinese pastor released after 7 years of imprisonment and torture on false chargesOctober 21, 2016 — ICC Note: A prominent Chinese pastor has been released after more than 7 years of imprisonment, abuse, and torture in prison. Pastor Yang was visiting her hometown to protest the...
