Biden Delivers First State of the Union Amidst Worsening Global PersecutionMarch 2, 2022 — 03/02/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address to Congress. While emphasizing the need for national unity, President Biden’s...
UN Expert Reveals Russian and Chinese Support of Myanmar Junta’s Violent CampaignFebruary 23, 2022 — 02/23/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – A new report from the United Nations indicates that both Russia and China have continued to supply Myanmar’s military junta (the Tatmadaw) with weapons...
On Anniversary of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Darkness Surrounds the Region: Part 2July 4, 2021 — By Gina Goh 07/03/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – This is the second part of the interview, where four pastors from Hong Kong shared with ICC their concerns and...
Hong Kong Cardinal Banned from Sending Mooncakes to PrisonSeptember 4, 2020 — 09/04/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – Cardinal Joseph Zen, the emeritus Bishop of Hong Kong, who is not afraid to stand up to China’s bully against Hong Kong, is...
Hong Kong Preacher Arrested, Briefly DetainedJune 1, 2020 — 06/01/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On May 27, when many took to the streets in Hong Kong to protest the second reading of the National Anthem Bill and to-be-passed...
VOM Launches Campaign for Korean Chinese Christian Kidnapped by North KoreaApril 26, 2020 — 04/26/2020 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – An ethnic Korean Chinese Christian, Jang Moon Seok, who ministered to North Koreans in Changbai, China as a deacon alongside martyred Pastor Han...
African Students Excluded from China’s ChurchesOctober 20, 2019 — 10/20/2019 Africa (International Christian Concern) – African international students are being denied and excluded from worshipping in China’s Christian churches, reportedly to “prevent foreign infiltration through religion”. A group of...
Detained Taiwanese American Pastor Returns to the StatesOctober 10, 2019 — 10/10/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – A Taiwanese American pastor is on his way back to the U.S., after being detained by the Chinese government for six months. China Aid...
Christian Rights Group Raises Chinese Pastor John Cao’s Case with the UNMarch 17, 2019 — 03/17/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Chinese Pastor John Cao has spent more than two years in Yunnan prison for trumped-up charges. A US-based Christian rights group recently filed a...
Myanmar Pushes Back on Beijing-backed Dam That Could Displace Thousands of KachinJanuary 29, 2019 — 01/29/2019 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – There have been heated debates inside Myanmar on whether or not to resume the controversial China-backed Myitsone dam project in Kachin state. The dam...
Trafficking of the Majority Christian Kachin PeopleDecember 8, 2018 — 12/8/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – As China’s population suffers from a proportionately larger male population than female, it has given rise to a trafficking industry that targets tens of...
On Tiananmen Anniversary, China Detains Dozens of Christians in SichuanJune 4, 2018 — 06/04/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on June 4 at 3:30 pm, local authorities raided Autumn Rain Covenant Church in Sichuan, China to...
A ‘Grey Line’ of Communists Lurked in China’s ChurchesMay 24, 2018 — ICC Note: Professor Ying Fuk-tsang has revealed his findings about the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to infiltrate churches and church organizations. His study was based on the investigations of historical...
Taiwan Archbishop Asks Pope Not to Sacrifice Taiwan Over Vatican-China DealMay 22, 2018 — ICC Note: Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan and his Taiwanese delegation visited the Pope on May 14. In the meeting, he asked Pope Francis to protect Taiwan from being sacrificed as part...
Young North Koreans Ask Parents for Money to DefectJanuary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: As winter causes rivers separating North Korea and South Korea to freeze, many young North Koreans are asking their parents for money they can use to cross the...
Number of North Korean defectors drops as controls tightenJanuary 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Due to tightened controls in China and North Korea, the number of North Korean defectors has dropped last year, with less than 100 North Koreans defecting monthly. Chinese...
