Sudanese Pastors Receive Court Date after 8 Months in LimboAugust 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Christian Sudanese pastors have finally been given court dates after sitting in limbo for the past eight months. Sudan has been notorious for arresting, detaining, and imprisoning Christian...
Three Religions Caught in Front of the Government Bulldozer in BurmaAugust 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Burma has been a hotbed for animosity among the three main religions, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Buddhist radicals have been constructing religious shrines on or near Muslim and...
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...
Central Asian Governments Tighten Grip on Citizens, Placing Christians in Potential CrosshairsAugust 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: News of Central Asian governments using western technology to follow and arrest dissidents has continued the repressive rule of countries like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In Kazakhstan, many Christian...
Divide and Conquer Among Differing Russian Orthodoxies is the Name of the GameAugust 2, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As the division among the Orthodox church in Ukraine has become apparent, leading to potential escalations in violence, the division among Russian Orthodox churches has not been so...
Azerbaijan High Court Approves Extension of Presidential Terms Increasing Power to AlijevJuly 27, 2016 — ICC NOTE: It appears Azerbaijan's highest court approved President Ilham Alijev's proposal to extend presidential terms, allowing him to remain in power to at least the end of his third...
Putin Could Target “Free Church” With Anti-Terrorism LawJuly 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: President Putin's latest anti-terror law has become a major issue for the religious community based on it prohibiting religious gatherings in non-registered areas. It includes heavy fines for...
Rival Orthodox Patriarchate’s Risk Violence in Ukraine; Ploy for Further Russian Involvement?July 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Ukraine boasts three separate patriarchate's of the Orthodox church with one directly connected to Moscow and the others Ukrainian in origin. Between the churches, bad blood has ensued...
Draconian Russian Law Sees Opposition from Most Ardent Kremlin SupportersJuly 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Russia's recent 'counter-terror' law has drawn the ire from almost every facet of both the Russian and foreign governments. As a response to the downing of a Russian...
Russia’s Draconian Anti-Religion Bill Takes Effect, Christians ReactJuly 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As Russia's new anti-religion law comes into effect, Christians both in Russia and elsewhere begin to react towards what will be the inevitable. The Kremlin will state it...
Azerbaijani President Proposing Amendments to Increase Power and Central ControlJuly 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has presented to the government a list of proposed alterations to the country's constitution. Most are changes that would allow for himself and his...
Burma Seeks Peace with Ethnic Rebels – Will it Lead to an End of Persecution?July 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Peace is the ultimate goal for the infant democratic government of Myanmar as the country has faced rebel conflict since its independence in the late 1940's from the...
Kazakh Police Summarily Fine Baptists for Meeting to Worship Without Court HearingJuly 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In new developments, Christians in Kazakhstan have been summarily fined by police for meeting to worship according to Forum 18. Prior to 2015, the act had not been...
Church Reacts to Recent Religious Restriction Law Enacted by Russian GovernmentJuly 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The aftermath of Russia's recent decision to pass the "Yarovaya laws", restricting religious freedom under the guise of counter terrorism, has seen resilience from the church. Due to...
Kazakhstan Misled Human Rights Watchdogs on Religious Freedom Record, Report SaysJuly 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A report describes the Kazakh government to have misled human rights watchdogs regarding its record on freedom of religion. According to the report the number of those punished...
Burma’s Religious Census Data to be Released on July 21July 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The long awaited census data for Myanmar's religious demographics will be released on July 21 after months of delays. Due to the controversial nature of the report and...
