Hong Kong Experts Shed Light On China’s Religious Clampdown

August 10, 2018 — ICC Note: Three Hong Kong religious experts shed light on the increasing religious crackdown, human rights violations, and Sino-Vatican relations on a Taiwanese news program. They agree that religious freedom in...

Non-Muslims Holding High Political Office Shouldn’t Be a Problem in Indonesia

August 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, son of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a possible vice-presidential candidate next year said that Indonesia’s leaders must not be chosen based on their religion,...

Chinese Christian Lawyer Wang Quanzhang Forced To Take Medication

July 21, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese Christian Lawyer Wang Quanzhang, jailed for his work defending Christians, political activists, and victims of land grab, is still alive since his disappearance in a 2015 police sweep....

Former Jakarta Governor Ahok Refuses Parole Hoping for Early Release

July 12, 2018 — ICC Note: The ethnic Chinese Christian former governor Ahok will refuse parole in hopes of being released as early as next month. He was sentenced in May of 2017 to...

Exceedingly High Death Toll in Another Middle Belt Attack

June 29, 2018 — ICC Note: On Saturday and Sunday in the Plateau State of Nigeria another attack took place. It has among the largest death toll and casualty count that has been seen...

Chinese Christian Lawyer Jiang Tianyong Force-fed Medication in Jail

June 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Imprisoned Chinese Christian lawyer Jiang Tianyong’s father visited him last week in Henan, reports that his son is being forced to take an “unidentified medicine” in prison which...

Christian Family Prevented From Burying Loved-One

June 21, 2018 — ICC Note: A family of Christian converts attempted to bury a loved one in Marnaiyan Village, in India. This is a notoriously sensitive issue in India, because to convert from Hinduism...

Japanese Christians Detained by China Safely Return Home

June 5, 2018 — ICC Note: 21 members of a Japanese Christian group who were detained between May 5 and 15 across China for their missionary activities have safely returned home, according to Japan’s Ministry...

Young Adventist Missionary in Papua, Indonesia Killed

April 8, 2018 — ICC Note: A 24-year old medical missionary serving in a remote area of the Star Mountain regency in Papua, Indonesia, was violently killed on March 29, 2018. Police is still...

Vietnamese Christian Lawyer and Pastor Sentenced for ‘Subversion’

April 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Vietnam sentenced six Vietnamese activists to harsh jail sentences on April 5, accusing them of overthrowing the communist state. Among them, pastor Nguyen Trung Ton and Christian lawyer...

Supreme Court in Indonesia will Prioritize Ahok Case Review

March 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Given the widespread public attention to former Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s blasphemy case, the Supreme Court said on March 6 that they will prioritize and speed...

Muslims Protect Catholic Bishop from Rowdy Crowd Outside of Malaysia Court

March 2, 2018 — ICC Note: On February 27, a group of Muslims protected a Catholic bishop from unruly crowd as he was leaving the Federal Court in Kuching, Malaysia. Rowdy crowd outside blocked him...

Malaysia’s Highest Court Refuses to Allow Conversion to Christianity Without Muslim Consent

February 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The highest court of Malaysia ruled on February 27 that Muslim citizens cannot covert to other religions without consent of a Shariah court after four Muslims-turned-Christians who desire to...

North Korean Christian Defector First Heard About God from Her Torturer

February 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Mission Network News shares the story of a North Korean woman who crossed the border into China to find food for her starving family. When she was arrested upon her...

Imprisoned Former Christian Jakarta Governor Seeks Conviction Review

February 21, 2018 — ICC Note: Former Christian Jakarta governor Ahok has filed for a review of his 2016 conviction for blasphemy. He was sentenced last year to a two-year jail term after hardline Muslims...

Kachin Catholic leaders in Myanmar Hopeful for a Ceasefire

January 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Kachin Catholic leaders in Myanmar are hopeful that Pope Francis’ recent visit to the country will help push for a ceasefire between the Myanmar army and ethnic minority...