Pastor Attacked, Church Closed in Eastern UgandaJuly 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Tension in Eastern Uganda led to the attack of one Pastor and a different Church congregation. The two communities have seen rising tensions between local Christian and Muslim...
500 Days Since Malaysian Pastor’s Abduction, His Wife Renews Calls for ActionJune 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted on February 27 last year by masked men in broad daylight. Despite repeated attempts to call for his release, his wife Susanna has...
Chinese Pastor Yang Hua Released from Prison, Suffers Health ProblemsJune 20, 2018 — ICC Note: According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Living Stone Church Pastor Yang Hua was released from prison on June 19. He has completed a two-and-a-half-year sentence for ‘illegally possessing state...
Missing Pastor Raymond Koh’s Wife Writes to Malaysian PMJune 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh has been missing since February 13, 2017, after he was abducted in broad daylight by masked men. His wife recently wrote an open letter to...
Pastor Released From Captivity in Burkina FasoJune 11, 2018 — 06/11/2018 Burkina Faso (World Watch Monitor) - The pastor abducted on Sunday with his family in Burkina Faso’s north-eastern province of Soum has been released. Local sources told Omega Radio that Pastor...
Vietnamese Pastor, Activists Lose Their Appeals Against Convictions to Overthrow GovernmentJune 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton and three other members of a democracy group in Vietnam have lost their appeals against convictions for attempting to overthrow the government. They were sentenced...
Open Doors USA Advocates for Missing Malaysian Pastor Raymond KohJune 2, 2018 — ICC Note: On May 31, Open Doors USA advocated for missing Malaysian Pastor Raymond Koh’s case at the UN. Pastor Koh was kidnapped in February 2017 in broad daylight in Kuala...
China Arrests Sichuan Pastor, Prevents Memorial Service on Earthquake AnniversaryMay 13, 2018 — ICC Note: China arrests an outspoken pastor in Sichuan and prevents him and his congregation from holding a memorial service to mourn the death of more than 70,000 on the 10th...
House Church Pastor in Guizhou Province Tried for Leaking State SecretsMay 9, 2018 — ICC Note: On April 26, Su Tianfu, one of the pastors of Houshi Church in China’s inland Guizhou province was tried for “intentionally disclosing state secrets.” He was found guilty although...
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...
Jailed Vietnamese Pastor Shares the Horrors Faced by Christians in PrisonApril 20, 2018 — ICC Note: At a summit yesterday commemorating the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Vietnamese pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh who was jailed for preaching and human rights...
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...
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...
Malaysian Inspector Probing Missing Activist’s Case Also Involved in Pastor Koh’s CaseApril 3, 2018 — ICC Note: The investigating officer responsible for missing activist Amri Che Mat’s case has admitted that he was also involved in abducted pastor’s investigations. Inspector Khor Yi Shuen said he...
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...
Disappearance of Pastor and Social Activist Remains Unsolved in MalaysiaMarch 20, 2018 — ICC Note: More than a year has passed since Pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat were abducted, yet Malaysian authorities have not been able to locate them or...
