Imprisoned Vietnamese Activist Banned from Reading Bible

October 13, 2020 — 10/13/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Vietnamese activist and veteran Le Dinh Luong, who was arrested on July 24, 2017 for alleged subversion, while serving his 20-year sentence, has been...

Imprisoned Chinese Christian Activist Denied Medical Parole

September 11, 2020 — 09/11/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A prominent Chinese house church leader and rights activist who has been behind bars since 2016, is still denied medical parole, according to his...

Family of Imprisoned Vietnamese Pastor Beaten and Detained

July 5, 2020 — 07/05/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – The family of a political activist and pastor in Vietnam, who has been imprisoned for his promotion of democracy, was subject to violence and...

Vietnamese Priest Banned from Attending Pope’s Mass in Japan

November 28, 2019 — 11/28/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic priest was recently blocked by the Vietnamese government from travelling to Japan to attend a mass by Pope Francis. On November 21,...

Jailed Vietnamese Catholic Activist Ends a Two-Week Hunger Strike

July 29, 2018 — ICC Note: Imprisoned Vietnamese Catholic activist Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh ended a two-week hunger strike on July 23 after she met with visiting U.S. diplomats. She began serving a 10-year jail...

Vietnam Sentences Catholic Activist to 9 years in Prison

April 13, 2018 — ICC Note: Vietnam sentenced Teresa Tran Thi Xuan, a Catholic activist who speaks out on social injustice to nine years in prison and five years under house arrest, for “attempting to...

Health of Vietnamese Pastor Failing in Prison, Says Wife

March 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Vietnamese pastor and democracy activist Nguyen Trung Ton detained in prison is in failing health, according to his wife. He was arrested last July for his involvement in the...

Vietnam: Catholic human rights activist Maria Trần Thị Nga sentenced to 9 years in prison

December 29, 2017 — ICC Note: At the appeal trial, Catholic human rights activist Maria Trần Thị Nga received 9 years in prison and 5 years of house arrest. She was found guilty of...

Vietnamese Catholic activist Nguyễn Văn Oai convicted again

September 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...

Punishment Handed Down on Christian Activist in Tianjin Trials

August 5, 2016 — ICC Note: The final trial of the CCP's infamous "crackdown week" on human rights advocates has been concluded, and the victim on this occasion was a Christian man. Merely because...

Supporters Held Against their Will Inside Vietnamese Christian Activists Home by “Thugs”

March 16, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A group of people, likely supporters and friends, are being held against their will by who have been described as "thugs" under the authority of local police in...