Online Petition Opposing Vatican Deal with China Targeted in Chinese CyberattackFebruary 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese hackers based in Tianjin have targeted an online petition initiated by Catholics in Hong Kong who oppose the proposed Vatican deal with China. The petition website had been...
Son of Imprisoned American in North Korea Calls for Prayers and HelpFebruary 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Sol Kim is the son of Kim SangDuck, an American who was arrested by North Korean officials in Pyongyang in April 2017. In a recent YouTube video, he calls...
Henan Imposed Fine on Impoverished Christians To Stop Them from Holding ServicesFebruary 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Officials in Henan province have heavily fined a village church for building its facility without approval, a move that threatens the humble church's future. Authorities are also requiring the...
Despite Winter Olympics Diplomacy, North Korea Still Persecuting ChristiansFebruary 12, 2018 — ICC Note: While North Korea poses at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as a non-threatening state actor and people hope for better relations between the two Koreas, tens of thousands of...
How Christianity Was Introduced in North KoreaFebruary 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in North Korea are unable to practice their faith freely because the regime has brainwashed citizens into believing their dictator is a god. Parents cannot share the...
Chinese Pastors Ordered to Post Signs on Churches Forbidding Entry to MinorsFebruary 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in China continue to be harassed by the communist government in many different ways. The authorities are not only demolishing church buildings and interrupting worship services; they...
Young North Koreans Ask Parents for Money to DefectJanuary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: As winter causes rivers separating North Korea and South Korea to freeze, many young North Koreans are asking their parents for money they can use to cross the...
Chinese priest in Zhejiang province goes missing after ChristmasJanuary 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese priest Lu Danhua of Lishui Diocese in Zhejiang was taken away by local authorities after Christmas from his dormitory, claiming that he was going for a brief...
Chinese authorities demolished well-known Shanxi Christian ChurchJanuary 11, 2018 — ICC Note: The Golden Lampstand Church in the Shanxi Province city of Linfen was demolished by local authorities on 1/10. Members of the church were pressured to stay silent about...
Former leader of the Hong Kong Christian Council criticizes China for reviving “autocracy”January 9, 2018 — ICC Note: A former Christian leader in Hong Kong criticizes Beijing for reviving “autocracy”, as he urged local churches serving a Protestant congregation of half a million to be “united...
China: Christian faced lengthy questioning for attending Christmas Eve celebrationsJanuary 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Lou Yuanqi, a Christian in China’s northwestern Xinjiang was questioned by police for 10 hours on Christmas day last year, after neighbors of the church reported them for...
Catholics in China Protest demolition of their churchJanuary 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese authorities demolished the only Catholic church in the village of Zhifang, in Shaanxi province after Christmas last year, claiming the building "illegally occupied" the ground. Cross was...
Number of North Korean defectors drops as controls tightenJanuary 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Due to tightened controls in China and North Korea, the number of North Korean defectors has dropped last year, with less than 100 North Koreans defecting monthly. Chinese...
Bishop of Wenzhou Peter Shao Zhumin freed after 7 monthsJanuary 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Bishop of Wenzhou Peter Shao Zhumin was abducted by Chinese government last May and has been under surveillance for his underground church activities. He has not been unable...
Chinese government forcibly demolished Catholic church in Xi’anDecember 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Right after Christmas, the Chinese government has forcibly demolished the only Catholic church in Zhifang, a village near Xi’an in Shaanxi province without giving any reason. The church...
Wife, son of Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Zhang Haitao flee ChinaDecember 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Prominent Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Zhang Haitao was sentenced to 19-year jail term for “incitement to subvert state power” and spying charges last year. He is a...
