China Deports Korean Missionaries Serving North Korean DefectorsSeptember 18, 2019 — By ICC’s Representative for North Korea China has been cracking down on the Church with a “Sinicization” campaign. President Xi seeks to place religion under the Party’s control. ICC’s representative...
Expulsion of Foreign Missionaries in China Has Greatly IncreasedFebruary 13, 2019 — 02/13/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – In the name of “Sinicization,” China has been targeting religions seen by Beijing as under foreign influence, namely Islam and Christianity. By now it...
Australian Nun Wins Extension to Her Stay AgainJuly 25, 2018 — ICC Note: Australian nun Patricia Fox, ordered again to leave the country by the Bureau of Immigration in the Philippines has won another reprieve to stay after her lawyers filed a...
Australian Nun Patricia Fox Faces Deportation Again from the PhilippinesJuly 19, 2018 — ICC Note: Philippines’s Bureau of Immigration (BI) ordered the deportation of Australian nun Patricia Fox and put her on the BI’s blacklist. Sister Patricia Fox previously faced deportation from President Duterte...
Three Methodist Missionaries Return Home After Philippines Orders Them to LeaveJuly 13, 2018 — ICC Note: Three Methodist missionaries accused of involvement in political activities and barred from leaving the Philippines have all returned to their home countries safely. The last of the three exited...
Australian Nun Set to Be Deported by Duterte Wins StayJune 18, 2018 — ICC Note: Sister Patricia Fox from Australia was set to be deported by Philippine President Duterte after he accused her of political activism and her criticism of him. On June 18,...
Japanese Christians Detained by China Safely Return HomeJune 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...
To-be-deported Nun Vows to Return to the PhilippinesMay 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Australian Sister Patricia Fox is due to be deported by May 25 after Philippine President Duterte accused her of political activism against him. She still hopes that the order...
UNHCR Calls on Cameroon to Stop Deportation of Nigerian RefugeesApril 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The UNHCR has reiterated its call for Cameroon to stop deporting Nigerian refugees back to Borno State. Cameroon has in the past month deported over 300 Nigerians back...
Religious Leaders in the Philippines Concerned About Gov’t Trying to Silence ChurchApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: The arrest, detention, and imminent deportation of Australian nun Patricia Fox have Philippine religious leaders worry that the government is trying to silence church people who dare to speak...
Philippines Deports Australian Nun Who Criticizes the PresidentApril 26, 2018 — ICC Note: 71-year-old Australian nun who serves in the Philippines for nearly three decades, will be deported in 30 days for her social activism opposing the government, specifically for speaking out...
Israel to Deport African Asylum Seekers, Many who Are ChristianApril 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Israel has decided to deport tens of thousands of African migrants who are seeking asylum in their country. Many of the individuals are Christians who have fled their...
Indonesian Christian Immigrants in New Hampshire, New Jersey Continue to Face Uncertain FutureMarch 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Dozens of Indonesian Christian Immigrants fled religious persecution years ago and do not wish to return. Judges in New Hampshire and New Jersey granted injunctions to stop ICE...
Chinese Couple in Connecticut Spared in Deportation CaseFebruary 17, 2018 — ICC Note: A Chinese couple who have lived in the US for nearly 20 years without legal status were spared from a deportation order less than a day before they...
US government responds in court fight over Indonesian Christian immigrantsDecember 21, 2017 — ICC Note: U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris in Boston blocked immigration officials from removing 51 Indonesian Christian immigrants until the court considers their request for a preliminary injunction last...
Boston judge grants reprieve to Indonesians fighting deportationNovember 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Around 50 Indonesian Christians who are afraid to be sent back to Indonesia will be allowed to stay in the United States until the court considers their request for...
