Cambodia uncooperative in relocating Montagnard asylum seekers, says UN envoyAugust 18, 2017 — ICC Note: The United Nations sent a Special Rapporteur in August to check on human rights situation in Cambodia. She disclosed today at the press conference that the Cambodian government...
Catholic NGO delivers aid to flood victims in Vietnam’s northwestAugust 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Catholic activities are restricted in communist Vietnam. Hence when it comes to providing aid, Catholic charity organization Caritas has to stay low and try to pay quick and...
Officials go to Vietnam to ‘force’ Montagnard refugees’ relatives to appeal for their returnAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The Montagnards in Vietnam are often persecuted by the government for their Christian faith. Hundreds have escaped to Cambodia with the hope of seeking asylum status. Yet only...
State Dept Report: Religious Freedoms Restricted in China, Myanmar, VietnamAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The State Department's annual report on international religious freedom came out yesterday, slamming dozens of countries for religious repression. The annual report, mandated by Congress, examines the state...
Christian Rights Activists in Vietnam Charged with Serious ‘Crimes’August 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, a human rights lawyer and well-known defender of religious freedom in Vietnam has been held in prison without trial, with limited contact with the...
13 Montagnard Asylum-seekers Depart Phnom Penh for VietnamAugust 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Cambodia repatriated 13 Montagnard asylum-seekers to their native Vietnam after they failed to meet requirements for gaining refugee status in Cambodia. 13 Montagnard asylum seekers who got sent...
600 Days Have Passed, Vietnamese Christian lawyer Nguyen Van Dai Still ImprisonedAugust 10, 2017 — ICC Note: On December 16, 2015, 25 police officers arrested Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, a human rights lawyer and well-known defender of religious freedom at his house in Hanoi after...
Cambodia Set to Send 13 Montagnard Asylum-seekers Back to VietnamAugust 9, 2017 — ICC Note: The Montagnards are the indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The majority of them practice Christianity. They are accused by the government of religious “evil ways”...
Vietnam Frees Pastor Chinh and Exiles Him to the U.S.August 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh has been released early from his 11-year prison sentence in exchange for going into exile in the United States. After being arrested in 2011...
Martyrs Honored at 400th Anniversary in Vietnamese DioceseJuly 28, 2017 — ICC Note: On July 26, almost 10,000 Catholics attended the opening celebration to mark the 400th anniversary of Catholicism being introduced in Qui Nhon Diocese. This event celebrated the 20,300...
Christian Villagers Protest Lack of Compensation for Formosa DisasterJuly 17, 2017 — ICC Note: On April 6, 2016, a spill that polluted 125 miles of coastline and killed 115 tons of fish left fishermen and tourism industry workers jobless. Two months later,...
Vietnam Sentences Catholic Blogger to 10 Years in PrisonJuly 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Mary Magdelene Nguyen Ngoc Nhy Quynh is a 38-year-old Catholic blogger who has countered the communist government’s treatment of religious minorities and repression of human rights. She was...
Vietnamese Police Beat Catholics in Clash Over LandJune 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Earlier this week, police dressed in street clothes attacked a group of Vietnamese Catholics when they were attempting to defend a cross they put up on the church’s...
Vietnamese Police Stand by as Gangs Terrorize the Catholic CommunityJune 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Police in Vietnam are looking the other way as a group of youths that support the communist government terrorize the Catholic community over the marine catastrophe when hundreds...
Christians “Volunteer” to Go Back to Vietnam from Cambodia after Failed Asylum AppealsJune 9, 2017 — ICC Note Sixteen Montagnards who fled persecution in Vietnam have “volunteered” to be repatriated after their application for asylum was rejected by the UNHCR. The Christian Montagnards risked their lives...
Vietnamese Authorities Attempt to Convince Jailed Pastor that his Wife is UnfaithfulJune 7, 2017 — ICC Note In Vietnam, Pastor Chinh has been wrongfully imprisoned since 2011. During his imprisonment, he has experienced extreme torture for his faith. Recently, Vietnam officials have been accused of...
