Malaysia: Wake up and stop the religious extremism, Sarawak pastor tells PutrajayaOctober 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Incidents of religious intolerance and extremism on the island of Borneo, Malaysia are on the rise. When Sarawak’s forefathers agreed to become one of Malaysia’s states, they never...
Former Hong Kong EOC official loses gratuity fee in retrial over comments opposing same-sex marriage at churchSeptember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: The former chief officer at the Equal Opportunities Commission in Hong Kong loses his gratuity due to his comments against same-sex marriage at his church. Mr. Josiah Chok...
Judge’s order ‘a huge relief’ for Indonesian family in NHSeptember 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Timothy Sombah and his parents are Christians who fled Indonesia years ago and have resettled in Somerset, New Hampshire. He could hardly believe when a federal judge recently...
Christian asylum seeker threatened by Pakistani embassy officials in ThailandSeptember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: A 23-year-old Pakistani Christian woman was sexually harassed by a Pakistani embassy official while she tried to discuss her passport renewal options as asylum seeker in Thailand. The...
Refugees in Delhi: Living in India a struggle but Myanmar is a threat to our existence, say Chin Christian refugeesSeptember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Chin refugees, the majority of whom are Christians, are uncertain about their future as the Indian government threatens to deport Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar. The Rohingya refugee...
Malaysian Muslim NGOs lodge police report against Hannah Yeoh for preaching ChristianitySeptember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Muslin non-governmental organizations call upon police to investigate and take actions against State Assembly speaker Hannah Yeoh, for allegedly trying to spread the gospel in Malaysia. They have...
Chinese priest gets imprisonment for theft, supporters say he was framedSeptember 23, 2017 — ICC Note: Father Fei Jisheng was sentenced to 18 months in jail for allegedly stealing money from a church-run retirement home. His supporters believe he was framed. A source close...
North Korea defector sends digital Bibles via balloons across borderSeptember 22, 2017 — ICC Note: 1000 USB drives donated by U.S. high school and college students, loaded with biblical content, were launched via balloons to reach North Korea. Jung Kwang-Il, the human rights...
Burmese Soldiers Confess to Killing Three Kachin RefugeesSeptember 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Three Burmese soldiers charged with murder as they confess their responsibility for killing three Kachin refugees (mostly Christian ethnic minority) in town of Mansi. The three victims were...
Church in Malaysia seeks basis for ‘Allah’ ban, but govt says it’s a ‘secret’September 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Malaysian government refused to reveal why it has banned non-Muslims from using Arabic world “Allah” as God. The church has asked the government to provide documents giving the...
Report on Pakistani Christian Community in Thailand Highlights PersecutionSeptember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: UK-based human rights organization Global Minorities Alliance argues that Christians in Pakistan should be given a group recognition for the persecution that they face in their home country...
China Continues to Hold and Presumably Torture Nobel Nominee Gao ZhishengSeptember 6, 2017 — 09/06/2017 Washington D.C. – Nearly a month has passed since Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was presumably taken by state security from his home near Shaanxi's Yulin city...
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...
200 days and Pastor Koh still missingAugust 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted on February 13, 2017 in the suburb of Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur by unknown suspects. Since then, no one has heard from him...
Indonesia strikes at alleged internet fake news groupAugust 24, 2017 — ICC Note: The Saracen group in Indonesia has been spreading fake news and encouraging hate speech over the internet, targeting religious groups, mainly Muslim and Christian. They interacted with thousands...
Chinese activist Jiang Tianyong’s subversion trial appears to be stagedAugust 23, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong, well known for his loud support of dissidents amid a nationwide crackdown on dissent, stood trial yesterday in Changsha, confessing that...
