The funerals of Catholic bishops show the government’s double standardsAugust 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Catholic bishops Paul Xie Tingzhe (Urumqi, Xinjiang) and Sylverster Li Jiantang (Taiyuan, Shanxi) both recently passed away. While they had similar life stories – both spent decades of...
Azerbaijan Raids 26 Shops and 6 Homes searching for Banned Religious MaterialNovember 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Azerbaijan has once again targeted religious literature after conducting raids of 26 shops and 6 homes. Religious literature not found with the state approved seal is considered banned...
Christians Live in State of Fear for Exercising their Beliefs in KyrgyzstanNovember 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kyrgyzstan is one of the most closed off nations in the world. It typically only recognizes two faiths Islam, and the Russian Orthodox Church. There is a small...
Anti-Extremist Arrests Rise in Russia as Authorities “Broadly” Interpret Criminal CodeNovember 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A rise in anti-extremist crackdowns have ensure in Russia lifting the total number of arrests from 149 in 2012 to 444 in 2015. Yet, in some cases the...
Amnesty International’s Moscow Offices Re-Open after Meeting with PutinNovember 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Amnesty International, a well-known human rights watchdog, was evicted from their Moscow based offices on November 2nd with no explanation. Mikhail Fedotov, head of the Russian Human Rights...
Religious Literature Confiscated during Massive Raid in AzerbaijanNovember 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Azerbaijan seems to be plagued by the government's infringement upon businesses ability to sell literature. The issue in question is with religious literature. Previous stories in the past...
Russian Supreme Court Clarifies Controversial Internet Extremist LawNovember 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Russia's Supreme Court issued clarifications on a controversial piece of the recent anti-terror law which has made headlines throughout the world. A portion of the law stipulates certain...
Amnesty International Locked out of Moscow Offices Without ExplanationNovember 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to a law passed by Russia's Duma (parliament) in 2012, non-governmental organizations who receive foreign funding to operate in country were to be listed as foreign agents....
Religious Minority in Russia Endures an Average of 3 Raids per Month in 2016October 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Russia continues its targeting of religious minorities within its borders all in the name of national security. Yet for one religious minority, that excuse has difficulty sticking with...
Judges in Kazakhstan Could Lose Right to Religious Freedom and Belief if Law PassesOctober 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: If a new law passes during the congressional proceedings on November 24 judges in Kazakhstan will face disciplinary actions for speaking of their faith outside the court room....
Christians in Two Kazakh Baptist Churches Fined and Jailed for Religious LiteratureOctober 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Further intimidation and persecution of Christians and religious minorities continue in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. The nation is secular in nature, including its government, maintaining former...
China’s Xinjiang province in utter unrest because of violations on religious freedomOctober 17, 2016 — ICC Note: In Communist China, specifically that of the majority-Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang, citizens are being told to inform the government of parents who send their kids to religious schools or...
Inter Religious Conflict Could Replace Inter Ethnic Conflict in KazakhstanOctober 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The revelation of younger Kazakh citizens turning to more conservative forms of Islam is something the secular Kazakh government may fear. Kazakhstan has attempted to limit religious belief...
China violates Human Rights with New Oppressive LawsOctober 14, 2016 — ICC Note: The news pertaining to China's new laws that may put similar restrictions to that of the Mao Era unto the Chinese citizens has taken media outlets by storm....
The Global Community calls on China to release Underground BishopOctober 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Earlier this year, Vatican-approved Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was unjustly detained and taken to a remote province away from family, friends, and his disciples. It is concluded that the...
Is China regressing into a more Maoist regime?October 13, 2016 — ICC Note: As a result of China's intense crackdown on religious freedom, the Communist Party of China is being seen as regressing into a Maoist regime. During the Mao Era,...
