Six Year Old Vietnamese Girl Beaten Over Parents’ FaithSeptember 11, 2019 — 09/11/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – A six-year-old girl in Vietnam was savagely beaten because her parents decided to follow Christ, according to Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors UK. Phouc’s...
One Vatican, Two Models for Vietnam and ChinaSeptember 2, 2019 — 09/02/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – The Church continues to grow despite religious persecution in Vietnam. A recent example can attest to this fact – On August 15, the solemnity...
Catholic Victims of Land Grabs in Vietnam Pray for Persecuted ChristiansAugust 29, 2019 — 08/29/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – August 22 marks the world’s first International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief established last May by...
Vietnamese Activists, Clergy Call for Freedom of MovementMay 31, 2019 — 05/31/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – A group of religious leaders and activists in Vietnam have launched a national campaign to demand the government to halt placing unlawful restrictions on...
ICC Provides Moped for Hmong Christian FamilyMay 28, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="108273" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/28/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Government-led oppression in Vietnam has rendered tens of thousands of Hmong Christians stateless, leaving them without household registration. Without it,...
U.S. Commission Calls For Vietnam’s Designation as CPCMay 2, 2019 — 05/02/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On Monday, a U.S. bipartisan commission called on State Department to place Vietnam on the blacklist of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedoms....
Human Rights at the Forefront of Foreign Affairs Committee AgendaMay 1, 2019 — By Dana Stancavage While in the minority, House Republicans on the Foreign Affairs Committee have rolled out an extensive foreign policy plan to address American interests globally. Over the...
Hmong, Montagnard Christians in Vietnam “Stateless” Due to Their FaithMarch 24, 2019 — 03/24/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Religious minorities in communist Vietnam are facing systematic discrimination due to their faith. UN needs to step in to address the issue, according to...
Hmong Refugees Living in Fear: Part 2February 25, 2019 — In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. 02/25/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – While there are many migrants who wind up in Bangkok from other Southeast...
Hmong Refugees Living in Fear: Part 1February 24, 2019 — 02/24/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The Hmong ethnic minority group has lived in Vietnam for many generations. Their ancestors are believed to have migrated from the southern provinces of...
Displaced Residents from Vietnam’s Predominantly Catholic Loc Hung Accept CompensationFebruary 17, 2019 — 02/16/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – In January, local authorities from Ho Chi Minh City and Tân Bình district dispatched hundreds of police officers to tear down the houses in...
Vietnamese Government Ignores Displaced Residents in Predominantly Catholic AreaJanuary 20, 2019 — 01/20/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – About 100 displaced residents from Loc Hung in Tay Ninh Province have gone to the offices of the city government, the Communist Party of...
Asia is the New Hotbed for Christian Persecution, Says Open DoorsJanuary 16, 2019 — 01/16/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors released its annual World Watch List on Wednesday, calling Asia “the new hotbed of persecution for Christians,” with an...
Vietnamese Authorities Bulldoze Homes in Predominantly Catholic AreaJanuary 11, 2019 — 01/11/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – State officials in southern Vietnam demolished more than 100 homes in a predominantly Catholic area, starting on January 8. UCA News reports that in the...
Hmong Christians in Vietnam Repeatedly Beaten and ArrestedJanuary 8, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Gina Goh" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1546972808975{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="96529" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 01/08/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Due to its ethnic background and high percentage of practicing Christians, Vietnam’s...
The Vietnamese Government Grabs Land Offered by Church, Demolished HousesJanuary 7, 2019 — 01/07/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On Jan. 4, hundreds of police and officials destroyed farmers' houses on five hectares of land in Tan Binh district in southern Vietnam, accusing...