Vietnam: Priests Harassed, Threatened by ‘Red Flag’ GroupNovember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Two Catholic priests in central Vietnam were threatened by more than 300 mobs belonging to the “Red Flag” group. It is believed that the mob group is supported...
Christians face increased persecution in VietnamOctober 24, 2017 — ICC Note: The future for Christians in Vietnam does not look promising as they face increased restrictions and persecution. The first Law on Belief and Religious Freedom that was ratified...
Christian women in Vietnam Re-Evangelize former CatholicsOctober 19, 2017 — ICC Note: A group of Catholic women in Vietnam are determined to re-evangelize former Catholics women. It is common for women in Vietnam to marry non-believers and then stop practicing...
Human Rights group demands release of Catholic activistOctober 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Civil Rights Defenders are demanding the release of a Catholic female rights activist, known as Me Nam. The Vietnamese government arrested Me Nam while she was visiting another human...
Religious freedom is another casualty of Southeast Asia’s regressive turnOctober 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Rising religious intolerance, persecution, and intercommunal conflicts have been growing in the Southeast Asia. Religious violations against the Rohingya Muslims and other religious minorities in Myanmar have pretty...
Former Vietnamese refugee appointed bishop in CaliforniaOctober 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Father Nguyen Thai Thanh, who escaped religious persecution in Vietnam as a young man, was appointed bishop for Orange Diocese in California. Father Thanh was born in 1953...
Pew: Top 10 Non-Religious Countries Hostile to ChristiansOctober 8, 2017 — ICC Note: According to Pew Research Center’s latest study, twenty-seven countries officially accept Islam as their state religion followed by the thirteen countries who officially accept Christianity. Countries that do...
172 Montagnards to be repatriatedOctober 6, 2017 — ICC Note: The Cambodian government will deport 172 Montagnards back to Vietnam despite the fact that many of them will likely face religious and political persecution. Out of 179 Montagnards who...
The betrayal of Vietnam’s forgotten Montagnard ChristiansOctober 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian Montagnards who were deported back to Vietnam by Cambodian authorities face verbal attacks, interrogation, and humiliation. Some Montagnard returnees explain that the Vietnamese government views them as...
Montagnard Refugees set for departure for PhilippinesSeptember 29, 2017 — ICC Note: The Cambodian government recognizes refugee status of seven Montagnard while the fate of the remaining 29 remains unknown. UNHCR explained that the seven Montagnards will be sent to...
Vietnamese Catholic activist Nguyễn Văn Oai convicted againSeptember 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Catholic human rights activist was sentenced again to five years in jail and four years house arrest as he led the protest for pro-democracy activities. Nguyen Van Oai...
‘Well-founded fears’: Montagnards due to return to Vietnam worry what awaits themSeptember 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Montagnards, Christian ethnic minority who are due to be deported back to Vietnam will likely face serious persecution. Despite UNHCR’s persistence, the Cambodian government is not willing to...
Seven Montagnard Asylees On Their Way to the PhilippinesSeptember 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Seven Montagnards scheduled to fly out of Cambodia as the fate of other twenty-nine hangs in balance. UNHCR is working tirelessly to convince the Cambodian government that the...
Montagnard Asylees set for deportation back to VietnamSeptember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Twenty-nine Montagnard asylees beg the UN to interfere as they face danger of being deported back to Vietnam where they face persecution. Montagnards, a Christian ethnic minority from...
Pro-government Armed Thugs Invade Church in VietnamSeptember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Men believed to be members of a local pro-government activist group armed with pistols and pepper spray descended on a catholic church on Monday to confront the parish...
Cambodia government to ‘forcibly deport’ asylum seekersSeptember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Montagnards, a mostly Christian ethnic minority that fled from Vietnam fear for being forcibly deported by Cambodian government. Under the pretense that they are not refugees, Cambodia might...
