Pakistani Christian Refugee Dies at Detention Center in Thailand

June 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Last Saturday, Ijaz Tariq, a Pakistani Christian refugee, died in a detention center in Thailand after being denied proper medical treatment. According to reports, Tariq complained of chest...

Pakistani Refugee Dies in Detention Center in Thailand After Being Denied Medical Attention

May 30, 2017 — ICC Note On May 27th, a Pakistani, Christian refugee was denied medical attention after complaining of chest pains in a detention center in Thailand. He died three hours later, the day before the...

Worship Without Words

May 11, 2017 — One Missionary’s Experience in a Chinese Prison for Helping North Korean Defectors By Daniel Harris 05/11/2017 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The chorus of whistling would begin in one...

Thailand is Repatriating Pakistani Asylum Seekers

May 4, 2017 — ICC Note: The military takeover that occurred in Thailand has had a particular impact on asylum seekers in the country. At that point, anyone who had overstayed their visa was...

More Than 8,000 Asylum Seekers are Hiding in Thailand

March 30, 2017 — ICC Note: UNHCR says that it has only 8 staff to handle the more than 8,000 applications for asylum seekers in Thailand. Many of the asylum seekers are Christian from...

Thailand is Trying to Force Christian Asylum Seekers to Return to Pakistan

March 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Thailand will cancel the option of bail for asylum seekers who are male in Bankok. This will have a strong impact on Pakistani Christians, of which there are...

With all eyes on the Mediterranean refugee crisis, few notice the 1 million Asian refugees

November 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...

Thousands of Pakistani Christians are hiding in Thailand

October 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...

Christians gather to solve the problems facing Thai society

September 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Thai society faces the problem of the family structure going from large families to small groups of three people or a family of only one parent. Similar to...

New UNHCR Rules Target Pakistani Christian Refugees in Thailand

September 14, 2016 — ICC Note: New rules regarding the UNHCR process has been decried by Christian advocates in Thailand who claim the change in rules disproportionately target Pakistani Christian refugees. Fleeing persecution in their homeland, Pakistani Christians...

Thanks to Missionary programs, these Communities in Thailand are thriving

September 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Missionary programs are allowing for discriminated communities in the mountains of Northern Thailand to thrive. The programs are allowing for new believers to procure training in the Word of God,...

Thousands of Pakistani Christian Refugees Continue to Languish in Thai Detention Centers

August 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Due to the persecution and discrimination experienced by Pakistani Christians, thousands have fled their country in search of a better, more free life else where. Unfortunately, nearly 10,000 have found themselves living underground...

Pakistani Christian Finds Little Support in Thailand

July 15, 2016 — ICC Note: Aside from the grave crisis of developing an asylum network for displaced Syrians and Iraqis, there is likewise an absence of sufficient support in Thailand for those fleeing...

Persecuted Religious Minorities find no Refuge in Thailand

June 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Muslim Uyghurs are one of the many religious minorities who face persecution at the hands of the Chinese government in northwest China. They, along with Christians, Tibetans, and...

Fire in Thai Christian School sees 20 Girls Rescued but 18 Perish in the Flames

May 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: 500 miles north of the capitol city of Bangkok, a fire broke out in a Christian school serving poor communities of Thai, Burmese, and Indonesian children. The fire...

182 Years Later, SE Asian Group Receives the Gospel in their Language from Wycliffe

May 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Bible translating organization Wycliffe who suffered a terror attack in the Middle East earlier this year has continued its mission to reach every language in every nation...