North Korean Defector Denies Christ Three Times Amid PersecutionJuly 30, 2018 — ICC Note: North Korean defector Ji Hyeona denied being a Christian three times just like Peter denied Jesus for fear of execution when she was interrogated in North Korea. She testified...
USCIRF Report: Christians in North Korea Tortured and KilledJuly 28, 2018 — ICC Note: In 2018 report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), North Korea is listed as one of the most “hostile and repressive” regimes in the world...
Chinese Churches More Cautious About AdmissionJuly 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Thanks to increasing government crackdown on churches in China, many Chinese churches are now cautious about who they let in to their buildings during service, and members of the...
Beijing House Churches Write Joint Statement to Call for Religious FreedomJuly 25, 2018 — ICC Note: In a courageous move, 34 house churches in Beijing issued a statement on Tuesday asking the government to respect their freedom to practice religion under Chinese Constitution. Many unregistered...
Help Bring Imprisoned Pastor John Cao HomeJuly 22, 2018 — ICC Note: Pastor John Cao has been wrongly imprisoned by the Chinese government since March 2017 for his work in Myanmar. He was charged with “organizing illegal border crossing” and...
Chinese Christian Lawyer Wang Quanzhang Forced To Take MedicationJuly 21, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese Christian Lawyer Wang Quanzhang, jailed for his work defending Christians, political activists, and victims of land grab, is still alive since his disappearance in a 2015 police sweep....
Focus on Persecution Helps Japan Win UNESCO Status for Christian SitesJuly 20, 2018 — ICC Note: The reason the dozen Christian sites related to Japan’s religious persecution were recently awarded World Heritage status is largely due to the fact that they demonstrate how the believers...
North Korea Has Highest Rate of Modern SlaveryJuly 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Australia-based Walk Free Foundation released a report on Thursday, listing North Korea as the world’s leading slave state with an estimated 2.6 million living in conditions of modern slavery,...
Guangdong Church Targeted for the Third Time in One MonthJuly 18, 2018 — ICC Note: On July 15, 30-40 government agents broke into Bible Reformed Church in Guangdong province and took several members into questioning. This is the third time the house church faced...
North Korea to Grant Amnesty to Prisoners Ahead of Foundation Day AnniversaryJuly 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s foundation day, the country plans to grant a general amnesty next month for those who had been convicted of the...
Beijing Orders All Districts To Investigate Christian Meeting PlacesJuly 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Authorities in Beijing issued a notice on July 4 ordering local offices to investigate churches in the area and report back before July 19. The notice mandated collection of...
China Seeks to Disqualify Catholic Priest in Hebei ProvinceJuly 11, 2018 — ICC Note: A priest in China’s Hebei province could be disqualified for leading a pilgrimage to a neighboring province. Government authorities issued a letter dated June 11, recommending Shijiazhuang Diocese...
Priest in Henan Asked to Provide Statistics on WorshippersJuly 6, 2018 — ICC Note: A priest in China’s Henan province received government notice requesting churches in the province to provide statistics on the backgrounds of worshippers. He fears that municipal authorities seek to...
House Church in Henan Fined 50,000 Yuan for ‘Illegal Activities’July 5, 2018 — ICC Note: The Hanzhuang Village house church in Henan received an administrative penalty notice and a fine of 50,000 yuan (~USD$7,500) for “organizing illegal activities without reporting to the department...
Japanese Sites Linked to Christian Persecution Added to World Heritage ListJuly 2, 2018 — ICC Note: On June 30, UNESCO decided to add Japanese 12 sites that are linked to the history of persecuted Christians to the World Heritage list. These sites in southwestern Japan...
We Ought to Remember North Korean Christians Even After SummitJune 29, 2018 — ICC Note: When the world is feeling positive about the U.S. rapprochement with North Korea, Lela Gilbert from Newsmax reminds us that North Korean Christians are still suffering at this...
