Ukrainian President Advocates for Recognition of Independent Ukrainian Orthodox ChurchJuly 28, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The vocal and sometimes physical conflict between the Russian Orthodox and the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church has grown to a point the Ukrainian president has gotten involved. Many...
Azerbaijan High Court Approves Extension of Presidential Terms Increasing Power to AlijevJuly 27, 2016 — ICC NOTE: It appears Azerbaijan's highest court approved President Ilham Alijev's proposal to extend presidential terms, allowing him to remain in power to at least the end of his third...
Rival Orthodox Patriarchate’s Risk Violence in Ukraine; Ploy for Further Russian Involvement?July 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Ukraine boasts three separate patriarchate's of the Orthodox church with one directly connected to Moscow and the others Ukrainian in origin. Between the churches, bad blood has ensued...
UN Envoy Visits Burma to Discuss Rohingya Crisis, but not Christian PersecutionJune 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The UN envoy to Myanmar met with Muslim and Buddhist residents of Rakhine state in Burma Wednesday as she continues on a 12 day visit through the newly...
China Detains Fourth Christian in Less than One Month for “Illegal Materials”June 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In the span of less than one month, Chinese authorities have targeted two separate churches in Guangdong under similar circumstances. The first being three Church members who were...
Wife of Chinese Christian Lawyer is Released; Husband and Son Remain Criminally DetainedMay 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Chinese authorities released a Christian wife of a detained lawyer after the family had been criminally detained in April for "gathering a crowd to disturb social order". Similar...
Why Religious Freedom is Good for EveryoneApril 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has penned a well written and thoughtful article related to religious freedom by the numbers. They successfully...
Bi-Cameral, Bi Partisan Congressional Letter Condemning India’s Religious Freedom Track Record Finds Traction in Indian Press and International MediaMarch 2, 2016 — India’s Leading News Outlets Report on US Congressional Letter to Prime Minister Modi 3/1/2016 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – A bi-cameral, bi-partisan, US Congressional letter addressed to Prime Minister...
