South Koreans Hopefully Await Inter-Korea SummitAugust 18, 2018 — ICC Note: As the third visit between Moon and Kim nears in September, South Koreans hope for a discussion on religion during the summit. After a few years of secular leaders,...
North Korea Releases One South Korean, Still Detains Six Including MissionariesAugust 7, 2018 — ICC Note: North Korea released a South Korean man arrested in July after he illegally crossed the border into the North. South Korean government continues to press for the return of...
North Korean Family Arrested For Defection AttemptJuly 31, 2018 — ICC Note: A North Korean family preparing to escape to South Korea as inter-Korean bilateral ties improve were arrested and would be punished severely. Attempting to defect and calling someone in...
North Korean Defector Denies Christ Three Times Amid PersecutionJuly 30, 2018 — ICC Note: North Korean defector Ji Hyeona denied being a Christian three times just like Peter denied Jesus for fear of execution when she was interrogated in North Korea. She testified...
USCIRF Report: Christians in North Korea Tortured and KilledJuly 28, 2018 — ICC Note: In 2018 report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), North Korea is listed as one of the most “hostile and repressive” regimes in the world...
North Korea Has Highest Rate of Modern SlaveryJuly 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Australia-based Walk Free Foundation released a report on Thursday, listing North Korea as the world’s leading slave state with an estimated 2.6 million living in conditions of modern slavery,...
North Korea to Grant Amnesty to Prisoners Ahead of Foundation Day AnniversaryJuly 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s foundation day, the country plans to grant a general amnesty next month for those who had been convicted of the...
We Ought to Remember North Korean Christians Even After SummitJune 29, 2018 — ICC Note: When the world is feeling positive about the U.S. rapprochement with North Korea, Lela Gilbert from Newsmax reminds us that North Korean Christians are still suffering at this...
In Mood of Détente, South Korea Cuts Funding to Defector Human Rights GroupJune 27, 2018 — ICC Note: North Korean Human rights and defector groups are struggling financially given the warming ties between the two Koreas. The Moon administration in South Korea has been taking measures...
A New Chapel to Be Built in DMZ Zone Between the Two KoreasJune 25, 2018 — ICC Note: South Korea will build a new chapel in the Joint Security Area (JSA) at Panmunjom, the truce village on the inter-Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on its Northern border. A...
Trump Promises Actions to Aid Persecuted North Korean ChristiansJune 15, 2018 — ICC Note: President Trump said that “things will be happening” for the persecuted North Korean after he had an unprecedented meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on June 12. David...
North Koreans Not Benefiting from Trump-Kim Agreement, say Rights GroupsJune 13, 2018 — ICC Note: Despite the seemingly successful summit between US President Trump and North Korean leader Kim held on June 12, rights groups are concerned that the absence of human rights on...
North Korean Christians Pray for Peace and Their Leader During Historic SummitJune 12, 2018 — ICC Note: As the historic summit between Trump and Kim takes place, North Korean Christians are praying for the change of heart from their leader. Repentance and acceptance of Jesus from...
Former Korean American Detained by North Korea Shares his TestimonyJune 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Kim Hak Song, one of the three American detainees released last May by North Korea, shared his testimony with his home church for the first time last Sunday in...
ICC Joins More Than 300 Groups Calling North Korea to End Rights AbusesJune 7, 2018 — ICC Note: A Human Rights Watch joint letter signed by 52 organizations, including coalitions representing more than 300 NGOs around the world, was sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...
Despite Warming Relationship, North Korea Still Bans South Korean InfluenceJune 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Although the two Koreas seem to have a budding détente, Pyongyang is still wary of North Koreans who show any links to South Korean influence, be it music...
