Indonesian Christians Fear Next Target for Islamic TerrorismJanuary 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Islamic State is becoming not just a Middle East issue, but a global issue. After the Indonesia terrorist attacks, the Islamic State took credit for the deplorable...
Government Run Chinese Church Removes Pastor for Opposing Cross RemovalsJanuary 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Zhejiang province has been the epicenter of China's new crackdown on the rise of Christianity. Known to many as the Jerusalem of the east for the thousands of...
Pastor of Huoshi Church Formally Arrested for “Divulging State Secrets” in ChinaJanuary 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Huoshi church in the Chinese province of Guizhou has been a consistent target of the government as it has been raided multiple times, threatened with closure and...
Verbal Feud begins between Christianity and Islam in MalaysiaJanuary 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A local Islamist party president in Malaysia recently spoke out against Christianity stating it has spread in Southeast Asia and other parts of the East because educated regions...
Long Awaited Refugee Status given to Vietnamese Christians in CambodiaJanuary 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In Vietnamese highlands, there is an ethnic group known as Montagnards or "mountain people" which have been a target of persecution for years. The reason for persecution is...
Crackdown Intensifies as more Christian Activists are Arrested in ChinaJanuary 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: What is being called the "709 Crackdown" began July 9, 2015 as Chinese authorities have been detaining and incarcerating human rights lawyers and Christian activists. Between July and...
The Divisions and Connections Between Chinese ChristiansJanuary 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Christianity in China is already very difficult to operate within its borders due to the massive amount of pressure placed upon it by the Communist government. Once one...
Vietnamese Nuns Fear Government Takeover of Schools and ConventJanuary 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Sisters of the Holy Cross Lovers have been serving and evangelizing Vietnamese communities for 176 years. Their convent has been blessed to serve three primary schools and...
10,000 Indonesians of Many Faiths Gather in Solidarity Post-AttackJanuary 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Indonesia continues to pick up the pieces from the deadly terror attack in the capital city of Jakarta, a multi-faith gathering took part in a pre-scheduled rally...
Church Elder in China Charged after Six months in PrisonJanuary 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Hu Shigen, an elder of Yahebo Church in Beijing and long time democracy activist was formally arrested on January 8th after his initial detainment in July of 2015....
Religious Leaders come Together to Raise Awareness of Persecution in AsiaJanuary 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: If there would be anything positive to come from the recent terror attack in Indonesia it would be the call for various faiths to join together and fight...
Islamic State Attacks Indonesian Capital, Adding Peril to Already Persecuted ChristiansJanuary 14, 2016 — 1/14/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Islamic State-inspired terrorists attacked a shopping area early Thursday morning in the heavily populated Indonesian capital of Jakarta killing seven and injuring 19...
Stricter Islam in Malaysia could Spell Trouble for Religious MinoritiesJanuary 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Malaysia is a Muslim majority country in southeast Asia which has been rather tolerant of religious minorities in the past. However, recently there has been a shift in...
Paris Style Terror Attack Kills 7 and Injures 10 in Indonesian CapitalJanuary 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Suspected terrorists linked to the Islamic State set off a serious of explosions in an Indonesian shopping center killing at least seven and injuring 10. News is still...
6 Human Rights Lawyers Formerly Arrested 6 Months after being TakenJanuary 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Six human rights lawyers were officially arrested by the Communist Party of China after they were originally arrested six months ago. The charges carry with them the potential...
Cisco Systems under Scrutiny for Aiding Chinese in Targeting Religious MinorityJanuary 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Falun Gong have been a target of the Communist Party of China since 1999 when the politburo ordered a crackdown on the religious minority. Now, the Electronic...
