Five Christian Prisoners Denied Legal Representation in China

February 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In May of 2015 the Daguan House Church in Guizhou province China was raided by authorities taking 30 members into custody. 18 of those members were released but...

No Change to Vietnamese Leadership Likely Translates to no Reform says Rights Groups

February 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Vietnam's ruling Communist Party completed their eight-day congress in Hanoi on January 28 as they agreed to reelect Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong as its number one leader for...

Highest-Ranking Chinese National Church Leader sent to Black Jail

January 29, 2016 — ICC NOTE: On January 22, China Aid reported Chinese authorities had removed Pastor Gu "Joseph" Yuese of the government sanctioned Chongyi Church in Hangzhou for his public opposition towards thousands...

Government Run Chinese Church Removes Pastor for Opposing Cross Removals

January 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Zhejiang province has been the epicenter of China's new crackdown on the rise of Christianity. Known to many as the Jerusalem of the east for the thousands of...

Crackdown Intensifies as more Christian Activists are Arrested in China

January 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: What is being called the "709 Crackdown" began July 9, 2015 as Chinese authorities have been detaining and incarcerating human rights lawyers and Christian activists. Between July and...

The Divisions and Connections Between Chinese Christians

January 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Christianity in China is already very difficult to operate within its borders due to the massive amount of pressure placed upon it by the Communist government. Once one...

Church Elder in China Charged after Six months in Prison

January 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Hu Shigen, an elder of Yahebo Church in Beijing and long time democracy activist was formally arrested on January 8th after his initial detainment in July of 2015....

Chinese Authorities Investigate University Staff and Students for Religious Beliefs

January 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Chinese authorities in Beijing and the coastal province of Anhui are launching an investigation into the religious beliefs of university students, faculty, and staff through the use of...

Ex-Prison Head Charged Lightly Compared to Torture Ordered on Falun Gong

January 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The deputy head of a provincial public security department in Xinjiang province was arrested for bribery and abuse of power by the Communist Party in China. However, in...

Church in Guizhou China Ordered for Destruction by Court

January 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Guizhou province in China has been very active lately on the house church front. The Huoshi church has been raided, fined, threatened, and seen members detained by authorities...

Update: House Church Raided in November has 3 Detained for 27 Days

January 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A house church raided on November 18, 2015 which was 60 Christians detained in China's western Xinjiang region led to three arrests. Later in December two other Christians...

Guangdong House Church Coerced from their Rental Contract

January 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The state of the Chinese house church continues to be in peril as no one seems to be able to defend the presence of their activities. Government officials...