Christian academy in China banned for ‘brainwashing’ childrenSeptember 19, 2017 — ICC Note: Officials in Henan province shut down Christian institution after claiming that the students are being brainwashed. Such prohibitions in China are common which clearly shows that the Chinese...
Jiangsu government invokes fear with new house church investigationSeptember 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese authorities in Jiangsu begun scrutinizing Christian churches by requiring them to register their staff and other people who might be associated with the churches. The officials were...
Chinese Pastor detained for traveling to Christian conferenceSeptember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Sichuan pastor Wang Yi has been banned from attending a Christian training conference in Hong Kong. The government agents intercepted and detained Mr. Wang as he was going...
Chinese Christians meet in smaller groups fearing government crackdown on churchesSeptember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese Christians pressed to meet in smaller groups as the government reinforces its crackdown on underground churches. Chinese government will implement a set of new rules which will...
Head of SARA: foreign religions are “infiltrating” and threatening ChinaSeptember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Wang Zuoan, head of State Administration of Religious Affairs in China came out to defend the latest version of religious regulations published last week. He argues that Chinese...
Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin under guard in a Beijing hospitalSeptember 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Bishop of Wenzhou Peter Shao Zhumin was abducted by Chinese government in May and since been under close watch for his underground church activities. He has not been...
Nuke Test by North Korea Shakes Houses, Scares Residents Near BorderSeptember 8, 2017 — ICC Note: North Korea’s new nuclear test left some residents shaken as it caused apartments and private homes to collapse. North Korean source explains that people received no warning about...
China called out for its crackdown on North Korean refugeesSeptember 8, 2017 — ICC Note: According to human rights group, Chinese government has escalated its crackdown on North Korean refugees. It is widely known that North Korea imposes torture as a mean of...
China tightens regulation of religion to ‘block extremism’ and restrict faithSeptember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: China passed new regulations of religion on Thursday with the aim to ‘fight terrorism’ and restrict faith practiced outside of state-sanctioned organizations. This updated version from rules put...
China Continues to Hold and Presumably Torture Nobel Nominee Gao ZhishengSeptember 6, 2017 — 09/06/2017 Washington D.C. – Nearly a month has passed since Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was presumably taken by state security from his home near Shaanxi's Yulin city...
Chinese government prevents minors from attending church servicesSeptember 3, 2017 — ICC Note: According to multiple recent reports, Chinese authorities have banned minors from attending church services in several provinces, including Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shandong, in an attempt to restrict...
As U.S. ban on North Korea travel kicks in, tourists say their farewellsSeptember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: U.S. travel ban on North Korea comes into effect starting from Sept 1, 2017. U.S. citizens, except for humanitarian works and journalists who can apply for exemptions, are...
Efforts to improve China-Vatican ties seem stalled over bishopsSeptember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Holy See’s efforts to heal relationship with China have stalled as Beijing’s attitude toward religion has hardened and both sides disagree on acceptance of controversial bishops. Beijing has...
Rights Groups and Victims’ Families Call For Action Over China’s Enforced DisappearancesAugust 31, 2017 — ICC Note: Rights groups gathered to protest and urge Chinese government to stop enforcing disappearances of rights activists and reveal the dissidents’ whereabouts. President Xi Jinping launched a nationwide crackdown...
Chinese Catholics try to stop the demolition of their church in Changzhi, Shanxi ProvinceAugust 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite the restoration work that had begun four months ago, for reasons of “urban planning,” local authorities changed their minds and started the demolition of the monumental building...
Missing Christian Chinese Rights Lawyer’s Brother Detained, Released by PoliceAugust 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has disappeared from his residence (he was under house arrest) since August 13. His older brother, Gao Zhiyi was brought in...
