Henan Pastor Who Resisted Government’s Order Will Face Trial in DecemberOctober 14, 2019 — 10/14/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Li Juncai, along with three staff from Zhongxin Church in Xinxiang County, Henan, was criminally detained by local authorities on February 20, after...
No Update On Detained ERCC Christian After Eight MonthsAugust 5, 2019 — 08/05/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – After her husband was arrested in the December 9th crackdown last year, the wife of a detained Christian from Sichuan’s Early Rain Covenant Church...
Appeal for Imprisoned Pastor John Cao Postponed for the Sixth TimeMarch 25, 2019 — 03/25/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Chinese pastor John Cao was wrongfully convicted and received a seven-year sentence on “organizing illegal border crossings” in 2018. Despite his attempt to submit...
Christian Rights Group Raises Chinese Pastor John Cao’s Case with the UNMarch 17, 2019 — 03/17/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – Chinese Pastor John Cao has spent more than two years in Yunnan prison for trumped-up charges. A US-based Christian rights group recently filed a...
Imprisoned Vietnamese Pastor Punished for Not Pleading GuiltyDecember 10, 2018 — 12/10/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton who has been sentenced for 12-year in prison, accused of plotting to overthrow the government and charged under Article 79 of...
Indonesia Runs Out of Prison Space for Extremist DetaineesAugust 10, 2018 — ICC Note: A Jakarta-based think tank has warned that Indonesia doesn’t have enough security facilities to hold a dramatically increased number of extremists. They also warned that a cluster of IS...
Wives of Detained Lawyers Meet With UK Foreign SecretaryAugust 2, 2018 — ICC Note: The wives of prominent Chinese rights lawyers, including imprisoned Christian lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s wife met with U.K. foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt on July 30 during his trip to China....
North Korea to Grant Amnesty to Prisoners Ahead of Foundation Day AnniversaryJuly 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s foundation day, the country plans to grant a general amnesty next month for those who had been convicted of the...
Chinese Christian Lawyer Jiang Tianyong Force-fed Medication in JailJune 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Imprisoned Chinese Christian lawyer Jiang Tianyong’s father visited him last week in Henan, reports that his son is being forced to take an “unidentified medicine” in prison which...
Anhui Pastor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Property DamageApril 24, 2018 — ICC Note: House church pastor Chen Shixin from Anhui province was sentenced to three years in prison on April 16 for “intentionally damaging property” after a land dispute. The pastor...
Two Kachin Pastors in Myanmar Released As a Result of AmnestyApril 18, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Kachin pastors who were jailed in January 2017 for assisting foreign journalists documenting a bombed church have been released, thanks to the amnesty announced yesterday by Myanmar’s newly...
Family of Imprisoned Pastor John Sanqiang Cao Asks for MercyApril 17, 2018 — ICC Note: Rev. John Sanqiang Cao was sentenced by the Chinese government for his mission works in neighboring country Myanmar. He is serving a 7-year sentence for "organizing others to...
During Trip to Virginia, Petr Jasek Described His 14 Month ImprisonmentApril 10, 2018 — ICC Note: Petr Jasek recently related the story of his 14 month imprisonment in Sudan. The Czaech missionary was held by the Sudanese government on suspicions of espionage. He was...
Vietnamese Christian Lawyer and Pastor Sentenced for ‘Subversion’April 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Vietnam sentenced six Vietnamese activists to harsh jail sentences on April 5, accusing them of overthrowing the communist state. Among them, pastor Nguyen Trung Ton and Christian lawyer...
China Sentences Pastor to Seven Years in Prison for Missionary WorkMarch 27, 2018 — ICC Note: John Cao, a U.S. pastor of Chinese origin, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for “organizing illegal border crossing” for his missionary work in Myanmar. He often...
Philippine Releases Imprisoned Protestant Bishop After 10 MonthsMarch 21, 2018 — ICC Note: 10 months after being imprisoned, protestant bishop Carlo Morales was released last week after posting a bond around US$3840. Evidence presented by the prosecution panel that he had...
