Somaliland Decides it Doesn’t Want Christianity, Reverses Decision to Allow Church to ReopenAugust 4, 2017 — ICC Note: The oldest church in Hargesia, Somaliland was told on Sunday, that it would be allowed to open after three decades of being closed. This decision was almost immediately...
Sudan Forces Christian Schools to Follow Muslim WeekJuly 29, 2017 — ICC Note Sudan has a long and intolerant history towards Christians within their country. They have committed atrocities, taken away freedoms, and caused general strife for all Christians within their...
Church Has Been Fighting For Right to Build For over 8 YearsJuly 27, 2017 — ICC Note: The Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church in Zanzibar has been fighting for its right to build a building for over 8 years now. They bought the piece of...
New Government Actions Affect Churches in SudanMay 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The type of persecution that Christians face in Sudan is seen as ethnic cleansing. Islam is the predominant religion in the Sudan and the government wants to establish...
Pastors Arrested And Churches Set For Demolition As Persecution Increases In SudanOctober 11, 2016 — ICC Note: The number of pastors in prisons in Sudan has increased after the latest arrests of six more pastors last week. ICC has been following the situation of the...
Church in Indonesia denied the Right to ExistOctober 3, 2016 — ICC Note: A few weeks ago, there was news about Muslims protesting the opening of a church in Makassar, in South Sulawesi. These protests were unsuccessful because the pastor was able to...
The Church in the Philippines takes a stand against the executions of drug dealers and addictsSeptember 28, 2016 — ICC Note: The Church in the Philippines takes a stand against the order of President Duterte to kill drug dealers. Archbishop Ledesma noted that “We cannot solve a crime by committing...
China furthers Christian oppression with new restrictionsSeptember 27, 2016 — ICC Note: Communist China is known for its crackdown on Christianity, but things are increasingly getting worst for religious groups in China by the day. The Revised Draft of Regulations...
Christian Persecution in China affects not only people of faithSeptember 15, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian persecution is rampant in China, and now, anyone who tries to defend Christians is subject to being imprisoned or tortured as well. Many lawyers who offered legal consultation...
Russian Orthodox Church Wishes to Maintain Tight Grip on Ukraine’s ChurchSeptember 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is appealing to the oldest and likely most prestigious of the Orthodox Patriarchs in the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). The birthplace of the Eastern Orthodox...
Inner Mongolia blessed with a new churchSeptember 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Mongolia was blessed with a new church established in its inner city of Ejin Banner. There were one hundred and eighty people in attendance. The Gospel entered into the...
Bishop appointed by the Vatican is arrested in ChinaSeptember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: The Communist regime in China has been on a enduring campaign of persecuting Christians throughout its nation. Christians are threatened, tortured, imprisoned, and killed for their faith in...
The Church of St John Vianney in Malaysia celebrates its 60th anniversaryAugust 26, 2016 — ICC Note: In Malaysia, many gathered at the Church of St John Vianney to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Fr George Harrison gave a compelling speech encouraging the congregation to seek...
Victory as Christian Congregation Stops Demolition of Church in ChinaAugust 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Church in China must overcome insurmountable odds each day as the government considers them to be a problem for the state. One church has been in an...
Sudan Church to be Demolished on Basis of Bogus ChargeAugust 9, 2016 — ICC Note: It is clearly an awful reality that church leaders in Sudan must face a volatile government which decides arbitrarily to demolish one church or the other simply because...
New Boko Haram Leader is Targetting Christians rather than MuslimsAugust 4, 2016 — ICC Note: Boko Haram has been a fearful enemy of all of Nigeria since its inception. But this report of its new leader's ambitions is very concerning because Christians have...
