Chinese government prevents minors from attending church servicesSeptember 3, 2017 — ICC Note: According to multiple recent reports, Chinese authorities have banned minors from attending church services in several provinces, including Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shandong, in an attempt to restrict...
Efforts to improve China-Vatican ties seem stalled over bishopsSeptember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Holy See’s efforts to heal relationship with China have stalled as Beijing’s attitude toward religion has hardened and both sides disagree on acceptance of controversial bishops. Beijing has...
Cambodia government to ‘forcibly deport’ asylum seekersSeptember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Montagnards, a mostly Christian ethnic minority that fled from Vietnam fear for being forcibly deported by Cambodian government. Under the pretense that they are not refugees, Cambodia might...
Military claims priest still alive and hostage in devastated MarawiAugust 31, 2017 — ICC Note: At a press conference reclaiming St. Mary’s Cathedral in Marawi, Major General Carlito Galvez, commander of Government forces denied social media reports that terrorist gunmen may have spirited...
Chinese Catholics try to stop the demolition of their church in Changzhi, Shanxi ProvinceAugust 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite the restoration work that had begun four months ago, for reasons of “urban planning,” local authorities changed their minds and started the demolition of the monumental building...
Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim says he would still return to North Korea if invitedAugust 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Canadian-Korean Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, recently released by North Korean government after 2.5 years of incarceration, expresses his willingness to return to the country if invited. In an...
Government Troops clear St. Mary’s cathedral in MarawiAugust 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Philippines troops made progress last weekend reclaiming St. Mary’s cathedral in Marawi City. The fight between the government forces and terrorist group Maute has continued for more than...
North Korean Christian Imprisoned for Her Faith Shares Her StoryAugust 26, 2017 — ICC Note: A North Korean woman shares story of her past and recounts how God has been faithful in the midst of pains and darkness. North Korea persecutes Christians for...
Islamic State’s Marawi video ‘powerful and dangerous’: Malaysia’s top counter-terror cop saysAugust 24, 2017 — ICC Note: The Islamic State’s latest propaganda video is regarded as “powerful and dangerous” by top counter-terrorism chief of Malaysia. In the video, the group calls for Muslims in Southeast...
Two Pastors Evicted from Homes in SudanAugust 22, 2017 — ICC Note Two pastors have been evicted from their homes in Omdurman, Sudan. This is following the destruction of 3 churches in that city over the past year. The three...
Cambodia uncooperative in relocating Montagnard asylum seekers, says UN envoyAugust 18, 2017 — ICC Note: The United Nations sent a Special Rapporteur in August to check on human rights situation in Cambodia. She disclosed today at the press conference that the Cambodian government...
Officials go to Vietnam to ‘force’ Montagnard refugees’ relatives to appeal for their returnAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The Montagnards in Vietnam are often persecuted by the government for their Christian faith. Hundreds have escaped to Cambodia with the hope of seeking asylum status. Yet only...
State Dept Report: Religious Freedoms Restricted in China, Myanmar, VietnamAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The State Department's annual report on international religious freedom came out yesterday, slamming dozens of countries for religious repression. The annual report, mandated by Congress, examines the state...
Hong Kong activist arrested over claim Chinese agents stapled his legsAugust 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Howard Lam Tsz-kin, a member of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, was allegedly kidnapped and tortured by Chinese secret agents. At the press conference last week, he...
UNHCR failing persecuted Christian refugees in BangkokAugust 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees, according to many Christian Pakistani asylum-seekers in Thailand, have time and again failed to accept evidence of persecution that could help...
Despite clampdown efforts, Buddhist extremism still on the rise in MyanmarAugust 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Ethno-nationalist monks have resisted a state bid to restrict their views and activities targeting Muslim and other religious minorities, including Christians. Ma Ba Tha nationalist group, headed by...
