North Korean Female Defectors Under the Constant Threat of RapeMarch 16, 2018 — ICC Note: At a Working Group on North Korean Women event in New York, North Korean female defectors shared that women are often under the threat of rape, with many...
Despite Winter Olympics Diplomacy, North Korea Still Persecuting ChristiansFebruary 12, 2018 — ICC Note: While North Korea poses at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as a non-threatening state actor and people hope for better relations between the two Koreas, tens of thousands of...
China Not the “Land of Wonders” as Suggested by Vatican OfficialFebruary 7, 2018 — ICC Note: As the Holy See moves to restore diplomatic relations with China, recent comments made by a Vatican official calling China as the “Land of Wonders” after his visit...
Young North Koreans Ask Parents for Money to DefectJanuary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: As winter causes rivers separating North Korea and South Korea to freeze, many young North Koreans are asking their parents for money they can use to cross the...
Inadequate aid for Marawi victims upsets UN agencyJanuary 11, 2018 — ICC Note: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is upset by the fact that tens of thousands of people affected by the Marawi siege in Philippines last...
Former leader of the Hong Kong Christian Council criticizes China for reviving “autocracy”January 9, 2018 — ICC Note: A former Christian leader in Hong Kong criticizes Beijing for reviving “autocracy”, as he urged local churches serving a Protestant congregation of half a million to be “united...
Vietnam: Catholic human rights activist Maria Trần Thị Nga sentenced to 9 years in prisonDecember 29, 2017 — ICC Note: At the appeal trial, Catholic human rights activist Maria Trần Thị Nga received 9 years in prison and 5 years of house arrest. She was found guilty of...
Myanmar’s other ethnic atrocity not to be ignoredDecember 28, 2017 — ICC Note: While the international community has joined forces in condemning the atrocities committed against Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar by the military, the largely Christian ethnic group Kachin has...
Wife, son of Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Zhang Haitao flee ChinaDecember 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Prominent Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Zhang Haitao was sentenced to 19-year jail term for “incitement to subvert state power” and spying charges last year. He is a...
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....
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...
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...
Police prevent Catholics in Vietnam from attending Special MassDecember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: On Dec 10, Vietnamese police officers stopped a group of priests and laypeople from attending a special Mass served by Father Joseph Nguyen Duy Tan, an outspoken critic...
A thousand mourners bid farewell to slain Filipino priestDecember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Filipino priest Marcelito Paez was murdered by unidentified men on December 4 in Luzon. This happened hours after he facilitated the release of a political prisoner. President Duterte...
Thousands in Kachin State suffering under blockadeDecember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Conflict between Kachin militants and the national government has resulted in a military blockade in Tanai Town of Myanmar’s northern Kachin State, where 90% of them are Christians....
North Korean Defector Couple Return Home, Help Police Make ArrestsDecember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: A North Korean couple who escaped their country years ago have returned home but are now aiding the government to identify and arrest North Koreans who have ties...
