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...
Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim says he would still return to North Korea if invitedAugust 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Canadian-Korean Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, recently released by North Korean government after 2.5 years of incarceration, expresses his willingness to return to the country if invited. In an...
Military Stranglehold Brings Misery to Myanmar’s Ethnic MinoritiesAugust 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Ongoing military conflicts in northern Myanmar between independent armies and the military have inflicted misery to Myanmar’s ethnic minority groups – including Ta’ang and majority Christian Kachin. Matthew...
Chinese activist Jiang Tianyong’s subversion trial appears to be stagedAugust 23, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong, well known for his loud support of dissidents amid a nationwide crackdown on dissent, stood trial yesterday in Changsha, confessing that...
Detained Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang nominated for Dutch Human Rights Tulip awardAugust 22, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was nominated for the Dutch government’s 2017 Human Rights Tulip award. His work is seen as courageous and innovative as he...
Myanmar Military Stops Aid Group From Delivering Aid to Kachin State RefugeesAugust 22, 2017 — ICC Note: Last June, fighting between Burmese government soldiers and the Kachin Independent Army (KIA) forced thousands of people to flee the seven wards that comprise the Tanaing gold and amber...
Joshua Wong’s Mother Urges Son to ‘Be Courageous’ Like Old Testament Heroes After Prison SentenceAugust 22, 2017 — ICC Note: Last Thursday, Hong Kong's Court of Appeal sentenced Wong, Nathan Law Kwun-chung and Alex Chow Yong-kang to six to eight months in jail, three years after they helped...
Chinese Christian human rights lawyer to stand trialAugust 22, 2017 — ICC Note: Prominent Christian lawyer Jiang Tianyong, who took on sensitive cases such as defending practitioners of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement, disappeared last November while visiting the family...
Cambodia uncooperative in relocating Montagnard asylum seekers, says UN envoyAugust 18, 2017 — ICC Note: The United Nations sent a Special Rapporteur in August to check on human rights situation in Cambodia. She disclosed today at the press conference that the Cambodian government...
Renowned Christian Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Disappeared, Says WifeAugust 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese Christian Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng has gone missing since August 13. He has been under house arrest for the last three years, with limited access to...
State Dept Report: Religious Freedoms Restricted in China, Myanmar, VietnamAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The State Department's annual report on international religious freedom came out yesterday, slamming dozens of countries for religious repression. The annual report, mandated by Congress, examines the state...
Hong Kong activist arrested over claim Chinese agents stapled his legsAugust 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Howard Lam Tsz-kin, a member of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, was allegedly kidnapped and tortured by Chinese secret agents. At the press conference last week, he...
Despite clampdown efforts, Buddhist extremism still on the rise in MyanmarAugust 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Ethno-nationalist monks have resisted a state bid to restrict their views and activities targeting Muslim and other religious minorities, including Christians. Ma Ba Tha nationalist group, headed by...
Canadian Pastor Imprisoned in North Korea Arrives Back HomeAugust 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Pastor Lim Hyeon-Soo, a Canadian-Korean who was previously held in a North Korean prison for the past 2.5 years, was released late last week and has arrived at his...
Christian Rights Activists in Vietnam Charged with Serious ‘Crimes’August 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, a human rights lawyer and well-known defender of religious freedom in Vietnam has been held in prison without trial, with limited contact with the...
Hong Kong Protestant Tortured for Showing Concern for Liu Xia and His FaithAugust 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Howard Lam Tsz-kin, a member of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, was kidnapped and tortured by Chinese agents over an autograph signed by soccer star Lionel Messi...
