Philippines: Amnesty urges independent probe into atrocities, bombings in battle for Marawi

November 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Investigation done by Amnesty International shows that the war in the Philippine city of Marawi between Islamic militants and the Philippine army was full of war crimes in...

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...

Malaysia: Usage of ‘Allah’ among Christians remains non-issue in Sarawak

November 16, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in Sarawak can continue to use the word “Allah” for God, there is no issue, says the Deputy Chief Minister (Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas), despite the...

Ugandan Muslim Posed as Christian Teacher, Attacked School Director

November 16, 2017 — ICC Note A Muslim Ugandan teacher posed as a Christian so that he could work in the Christian School, Hope of Glory International Nursery and Primary School. When the other...

Malaysia’s sultans reasserting their royal authority against rising ethno-religious polarization

November 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Malaysia’s constitutional monarchs are back in political swing given the recent rise of ethno-religious polarization. Certain religious institutions have steadily expanded their jurisdiction in favor of a narrow...

After Party Congress, religions still face crackdown in China

October 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Given the current trajectory of the Chinese government, the situation for the country’s religious minorities may become even more tumultuous. On October 18, China will convene its 19th...

Malaysian gov’t officer Zamihan label Christians as infidels

October 12, 2017 — ICC Note: A parliament member of Democratic Action Party in Malaysia, Lim Lip Eng, has lodged a police report against Malaysian Islamic Development Department officer Zamihan Mat Zin for labelling...

Pew: Top 10 Non-Religious Countries Hostile to Christians

October 8, 2017 — ICC Note: According to Pew Research Center’s latest study, twenty-seven countries officially accept Islam as their state religion followed by the thirteen countries who officially accept Christianity. Countries that do...

Brunei: Tropical ruled by sultan with oil wealth and syariah law

October 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the world’s second longest reigning monarch from Brunei celebrated his golden jubilee on October 5th. Due to its vast energy reserves, Brunei was able to...

Malaysia: Wake up and stop the religious extremism, Sarawak pastor tells Putrajaya

October 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Incidents of religious intolerance and extremism on the island of Borneo, Malaysia are on the rise. When Sarawak’s forefathers agreed to become one of Malaysia’s states, they never...

Racism in Selangor school, Malaysia: cups for ‘Muslims’ and ‘non-Muslims’

August 13, 2017 — ICC Note: A primary school in Taman Puteri, Hulu Langat on the outskirts of the capital in Malaysia has invited ire for segregating drinking cups for Muslim and non-Muslim students, in...

Concerned Parents still waiting to see released Chibok girls

May 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Over the weekend 82 Chibok girls were released by Boko Haram, after negotiating with the Nigerian government the exchange of five of their imprisoned fighters. These girls were...

Young Christian Girl Forced by Sharia Court in Nigeria to Marry Muslim Man

May 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Women are victims of Sharia Law since they are not respected nor able to exercises any of their freedoms. Many young girls in Nigeria and other Islamic countries...

Islam Projected to Overtake Christianity as World’s Largest Religion by 2070

March 16, 2017 — ICC Note: By 2050, the Pew Research Center estimates that India will have the largest Muslim population in the world and by 2070, Islam will overtake Christianity to become the...

Teenage Girls Imprisoned for Sharing Faith Released in Ethiopia

December 15, 2016 — Families Fear Imminent Threats by Local Radicals 12/15/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that four Christian girls, unjustly imprisoned in the largely Muslim...

Christian convert in French refugee camp told: ‘We will kill you’

November 2, 2016 — ICC Note: A Kurdish church leader living in France had to flee to the UK after receiving multiple death threats for his conversion to Christianity. While living in the ‘Jungle’...