First American Citizen Charged under Russia’s Anti-Missionary LawAugust 30, 2016 — Pastor Conducted Religious Meeting in the Privacy of his Home 8/26/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – ICC has learned that the first American citizen has been charged under Russia’s...
Ukrainian Religious Representative Arrested under Anti-Missionary Law in RussiaAugust 30, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Ukrainian religious leader was arrested and then released on bail under Russia's controversial Yarovaya laws, otherwise known as the anti-missionary laws. Sergei Zhuravlyov is a representative of...
Evangelical Church Being Pushed Behind the “Soviet Wall” Again in RussiaAugust 29, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The anti-missionary law, otherwise known as the Yarovaya laws, are continuing to gain momentum as new individuals are charged under the law and heavily fined for their evangelistic...
First American Citizen Charged under Russia’s new Anti-Missionary lawAugust 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The latest to be directly affected by Russia's so called anti-missionary law are three protestant Christians where two have been fined heavily and one is due in court...
Vacation Bible School Camps Raided by Kazakh Officials at Two Baptist ChurchesAugust 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Two western Kazakh Baptist churches experienced an event becoming all too familiar for the Christian community in the Central Asian country. Officials from their version of a religious...
Crackdowns Ensue on Azeri Opposition Could Expand Toward ChristiansAugust 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Azerbaijan has cracked down on various opposition activists toward the presidents administration and his recent referendums. The president of Azerbaijan has already worked through an extension of his...
Seven Baptists Face Heavy Fines for Unregistered Worship in KazakhstanAugust 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kazakhstan continues to target Christian minorities who have failed to register with the state and proceed to conduct worship and prayer services. According to Article 490 part 1...
First Russian feels effect of Anti-Missionary Law for Handing out LiteratureAugust 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The first Russian citizen to feel the effects of the controversial missionary portion of the latest anti-terror law is a member of the Indian Krishna faith. The individual...
Kazakhstan to Propose Stricter Laws on Freedom of Religion and BeliefAugust 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kazakhstan already has very strict laws on religious activities, specifically geared toward curbing the spread of any religion outside of its own community. The laws that are in...
Protesters begin another round in Moscow over Latest Anti-Terror/Religious LawAugust 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The people of Russia are taking notice of the new restrictions and added punishments implemented by the latest anti-terror law. Protests have broken out again in Moscow as...
Russian FSB Offers Wiretapping Systems for Anti-Terror Law; Are Christians at Risk?August 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Russia's anti-terror law (also known as the anti-religion law) has created a massive buzz in the religious media and some secular news outlets, especially in trying to decypher...
Fines, Arrests, and Torture are Reported Against Christians in UzbekistanAugust 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Central Asia has had its issues with radical Islam but despite the majority faith in the Central Asian countries (Islam), the governments have been very secular. Taking their...
Russian Documentary Resurrects Portions of Imfamous Antisemitic PropagandaAugust 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Recently a Russian television station premiered a documentary which had previously been shown in 2012 connecting conspiracy theories to the sinking of the Titanic. At the time the...
Christian’s Refuse to Stop Evangelism in Russia Despite Law RestrictionsAugust 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Slavic Center for Law and Justice, which is an affiliate of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), hosted a webinar yesterday for individuals concerned with...
Jehovah’s Witness Conscientious Appeal Rejected by Belarusian Regional CourtAugust 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Jehovah's Witness has had his appeal rejected by a Belarusian regional court in response to his objection of required military service. Jehovah's Witnesses are one of a...
Rev. Graham Cancels Persecution Summit in Moscow Amid Controversial Russian LawAugust 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Rev. Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Rev. Billy Graham, has cancelled this years summit on the persecution of Christians in light of the recent anti-terror law signed by...
