Chinese House Church Raided; Two Members Detained for Illegal GatheringApril 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: China Aid has reported of yet another house church raid following the unyielding pressure by the Chinese government against unsanctioned church gatherings. The latest report comes from the...
Church Opened to Commemorate Birthplace of Evangelism in ThailandMarch 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: New doors have been opened for a church in Thailand to dedicate the birthplace of evangelism in Thailand according to Asia News. The church stands where a previous...
“Three Rectifications and One Demolition” Claims Four more Crosses In WenzhouMarch 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: China's pursuit of hiding Christianity while also attempting to bring it under the fold of Communism has claimed four more crosses from atop various churches. The City of...
Largest ever Church in Guangzhou, China to Open after 10 Years of ConstructionMarch 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The largest ever church in Guangzhou will finally open after ten years of construction. the presence of the building will be one of many different functions, but its...
Philippine Activists call on United Nations to Intercede on Behalf of Indigenous ChristiansMarch 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A formal complaint was filed to the United Nations against the Philippine government as there has been little effort to quell the violence against the indigenous people of...
Islamic Extremists Protest Construction of Catholic Church in IndonesiaMarch 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Indonesia has a difficult path for Christians to garner the proper building permits as they are required to gain the approval of the inter faith dialogue group and...
Indonesia “harvest field” for Christianity According to Singapore PastorMarch 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Indonesia and other Southeast Asian nations are hungry for the word of God. While the majority Muslim and Buddhist populations are weary of the rapid growth of Christianity,...
Chinese Government to Ordain Catholic Leaders in 2016, not the ChurchMarch 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: China continues its push to eliminate or control the rise of Christianity. Leaders of two government-controlled Catholic organizations have endorsed the governments plan in 2016 to ordain the...
North Korean Official Accuses Ohio Church of Ordering Student to Steal PropagandaFebruary 29, 2016 — ICC NOTE: North Korea has yet again paraded an American citizen in front of the cameras to 'confess' the crime he has committed. Whether or not his confession was factual...
Protestant Husband and Wife sentenced to 14 and 12 Years in PrisonFebruary 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: China's crackdown on church leaders and their congregations are becoming a daily occurrence as hardliner President Xi Jinping maintains his campaign of eliminating religion. Xi is cut from...
300 Lawyers and Activists Arrested since July 2015 in China, Many being ChristianFebruary 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: It is troubling to hear another Christian lawyer, who continues to remain in detention for nefarious reasons has been forced to confess to a crime he did not...
Turkey Rescinds Order to Vacate Bursa’s only Christian ChurchFebruary 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Bursa once was a thriving community of multicultural and multi-faith interaction. Turkey in general though has seen a shift to the more conservative wing of Islam which adheres...
Dusty Pews Await Long Forgotten Iraqi ChristiansFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Nineveh plain held one of the largest Christian populations in the Middle East at an estimated 1.5 million in 2003. That number has dwindled to 200,000 after the second Gulf...
Chinese Pastor released, 8 remain imprisoned in Zhejiang Province aloneFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Pastor Yan Xiaojie was released February 2nd after serving five months in criminal detention for "gathering a mob to disturb social order." His crime at the time was...
Church run Refugee Camp set Ablaze in Mindanao, PhilippinesFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Unidentified assailants set fire to a refugee camp located inside the compound of a United Church of Christ on the Philippine island of Mindanao. Mindanao has been the...
China to Force Religious Leaders to Carry Religious Identification CredentialsFebruary 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Communist Party of China is initiating a new piece to their religious puzzle in efforts to quell the rise of religion in the country. Identification credentials will...
