35 Christians Arrested During Prayer Meetings in Eritrea

April 16, 2021 — 04/16/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to a Release International report, soldiers raided a prayer meeting last month held by 23 people, mostly women, in Eritrea’s capital of Asmara. Around the same time,...

North Korea Releases One South Korean, Still Detains Six Including Missionaries

August 7, 2018 — ICC Note: North Korea released a South Korean man arrested in July after he illegally crossed the border into the North. South Korean government continues to press for the return of...

Lutheran Pastor in Vietnam Handed Heavy Sentence

July 24, 2018 — ICC Note: Religious leaders in Vietnam strongly condemn the heavy sentence handed to a pastor in a recent ruling and harassment of another religious leader for their democratic activities. Lutheran pastor...

Ethiopian Evangelical Given Chance to Appeal Charges

May 1, 2018 — ICC Note: One Ethiopian Evangelical Christian has been allowed an appeal to fight the seven month prison sentence he was given. The man was charged with “causing outrage to religious...

Eritrean Christian Describes 13 years in Prison for Faith

January 16, 2018 — ICC Note A man named Shiden* told his story of faith and imprisonment in Eritrea due to the high persecution there. He related how he was forced into military service...

Vietnam: Catholic human rights activist Maria Trần Thị Nga sentenced to 9 years in prison

December 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...

Wife, son of Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Zhang Haitao flee China

December 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...

North Korean defector, forced to abort her unborn child at police station with no medication

December 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...

Chinese Christian lawyer Jiang Tianyong condemned to two years prison for ‘subversion’

November 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese Christian lawyer Jiang Tianyong has been arrested and sentenced to two years in prison for ‘incitement to subversion against the state.’ He stood up against the Chinese...

Vietnam: Jailed pastor’s wife asks for UN intervention

November 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Since Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton went to prison for participating in human rights activities, his wife Nguyen Thi Lanh and two of their children have been harassed by...

Indonesia: former Christian governor Ahok’s accuser is convicted of hate speech

November 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Buni Yani was found guilty for making discriminatory remarks against Jakarta’s former Christian governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama. Ahok’s comments during his campaign were altered by Buni in...

Vietnam: Fresh concerns for Christians

November 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The NOW! Campaign joined by 14 Vietnamese and international organizations calls for release of 165 prisoners who were arrested for their political or religious beliefs in Vietnam. Christian...

Christian Human Rights Lawyer Disappears After Being Recaptured by Chinese Officials; Friends Beaten

November 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Nobel nominee, prominent Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng managed to escape from his hometown where he was under house arrest for 23 days. He and his...

Christian Rights Activists Urged China Not to Repatriate North Korean Defectors

November 9, 2017 — ICC Note: China continues to violate international humanitarian principles as they increase a crackdown of North Korean defectors in China, especially in the past two months. North Korean defectors who...

Indonesia sentences ISIS sympathizer to life imprisonment for 2016 Samarinda church attack

October 2, 2017 — ICC Note: The ISIS militant who goes by the name Juhanda received a life sentence for his involvement in a church attack in Samarinda, Borneo that killed a toddler and...

Vietnamese Catholic activist Nguyễn Văn Oai convicted again

September 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Catholic human rights activist was sentenced again to five years in jail and four years house arrest as he led the protest for pro-democracy activities. Nguyen Van Oai...

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