China claims it’s not banning Christmas celebrationDecember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite various local instances showing that the Communist Party in China is trying to rid Christmas celebration for fear of people “accepting Western ideology/religion” this year, the Chinese...
South Korean government confirms the identity of detained defectorDecember 22, 2017 — ICC Note: South Korean government confirmed the identity of a North Korean defector surnamed Park, who reportedly is held captive in the DPRK after being kidnapped by Pyongyang in 2016....
Chinese Communist Party Bans Christmas, Calling it ‘Spiritual Opium’December 21, 2017 — ICC Note: The Chinese government is making sure that none of its Party member nationwide will celebrate Christmas this year— the disciplinary arm of Party has issued a notice banning...
Shanghai’s St. Ignatius Cathedral reopens yet Msgr. Ma Daqin AbsentDecember 20, 2017 — ICC Note: The St Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai Diocese reopened on December 16 after closing for more than two years for renovation. However, Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin was not...
China: Wenzhou holds monthly prayer for bishop Shao Zhumin who’s under government surveillanceDecember 19, 2017 — ICC Note: Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin from Wenzhou diocese has been under house arrest since his last appearance after his ear surgery last September. This was not the first time...
No Christmas celebration in North KoreaDecember 17, 2017 — ICC Note: North Korean Christians have to practice their faith in secret thanks to government’s persecuting nature of Christianity. Although Pyongyang boasts several Christian churches, the reality is that Christians...
Christmas celebration banned at Shenyang UniversityDecember 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The Communist Youth League at Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, in China’s northeast province Liaoning, has issued a notice warning students not to hold Christmas celebrations of any sort in...
North Korean defector, forced to abort her unborn child at police station with no medicationDecember 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Ji Hyeon-A, a North Korean defector woman told her story as a defector who had to go through harsh treatment when she was repatriated three times to North...
Chinese nationals warn of imminent attacks by ‘terrorists’ in PakistanDecember 10, 2017 — ICC Note: China warns its nationals in Pakistan of danger due to possible terrorist attack targeting Belt and Road Initiative. Thousands of Chinese workers left to go to Pakistan after...
Chinese government assault elderly Catholics during raid at Jiangxi churchDecember 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Four elderly Catholics have suffered injuries as they were guarding their church after 100 government officials broke in the church in the city of Ji'an in Jiangxi province....
Two Years After ‘Disappearance,’ lawyer Wang Quanzhang Denied Visits From Defense TeamDecember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Wang Quanzhang, a Chinese Christian human rights lawyer who was detained during a wave of police raids launched in 2015 targeting lawyers, continues to be denied legal service....
China adds broad new definitions to counter-spy lawDecember 6, 2017 — ICC Note: China seeks to bolster its defense against threats to its national security and social stability as they impose strict rules under the three-year-old counter-espionage law. Human rights groups...
Experts fear new Chinese religious regulations behind Vatican tour banDecember 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Stricter religious restrictions that are going to be imposed next February in China could have been one of the reasons for a ban on organized trip to Vatican,...
Christians Leading Muslims to Jesus in Asia Say Teaching the Trinity Is a Major ChallengeDecember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Hundreds of Muslim-turned-Christians in Southeast Asia benefit from discipleship put forward by Open Doors USA. For new believers, it is not easy to grasp the concept of Trinity,...
Government Officials Break into Jiangxi Church, Assault Elderly, and Vandalize ChurchDecember 1, 2017 — 12/01/2017 Washington D.C. – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on the morning of November 21, more than 100 government officers in uniform raided the Beimen (North Gate) Catholic...
Chinese Christians Poised to be Missionaries Despite PersecutionNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in China, especially those who attend house churches, are often persecuted by the Communist government due to their faith. With President Xi Jiping’s tightening control of religion,...
