Health of Vietnamese Pastor Failing in Prison, Says Wife

March 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Vietnamese pastor and democracy activist Nguyen Trung Ton detained in prison is in failing health, according to his wife. He was arrested last July for his involvement in the...

Family of Missing Malaysian Pastor Pleads For His Release One Year after Abduction

February 17, 2018 — ICC Note: One year after his abduction, Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh is still missing. His wife Susanna Liew pleaded for her husband’s release and wished he could be home in time...

Protestant pastor in Indonesia first to be charged with blasphemy

December 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Reverend Abraham Ben Moses, a protestant pastor is accused of trying to convert his taxi driver to Christianity. For that, he became the first Christian cleric to face...

Pastor Murdered in His Home in Lagos by Cultist Group

November 27, 2017 — ICC Note A Pastor in Lagos, Nigeria, was murdered yesterday by a group known as the Badoo Group. They are a cultist organization known for murdering people in their homes...

Nigerian Pastor Calls on the Church to Unite not Divide

November 23, 2017 — ICC Note A Former Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on the Church in Nigeria to grow together, not divide over issues. He believes that...

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...

Malaysia Cop admits missing pastor’s family could have been better updated

November 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The investigating officer who is in charge of investigating pastor Koh’s disappearance admits that the police could have done more to inform the family about their investigation. Pastor...

Four held in missing Malaysian pastor’s case released due to absence of proof

November 3, 2017 — ICC Note: The Malaysian police continues its search for Pastor Raymond Koh who has been abducted in February of 2017. In June of this year, four people have been arrested...

Pastor in Zanzibar Falsely Accused of Abuse by Muslim Authorities

October 29, 2017 — ICC Note A Pastor in Zanzibar has been falsely accused of child abuse and been acquitted on two prior occasions for the same case. According to Morning Star News, ta...

Gunman Murders Nigerian Pastor in Churches Mission House

October 20, 2017 — ICC Note A masked gunman stormed the mission house of the Christ Apostolic Church in Ondo State. When he entered late Monday night, he was looking for Rev. Oluwarotimi Akinroyeje,...

Pastor Abducted then Murdered in South Africa

October 19, 2017 — ICC Note A pastor who in South Africa who went missing on October 16 was found murdered. He had last been seen in the company of several men at a...

China Detains Two Christian Women and 3 Y/O for Missionary Work in Hubei

October 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese pastor Xu Yuqing along with her daughter and a three year old son have been detained by Chinese authorities for carrying out mission work. The two women...

Chinese Pastor detained for traveling to Christian conference

September 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Sichuan pastor Wang Yi has been banned from attending a Christian training conference in Hong Kong. The government agents intercepted and detained Mr. Wang as he was going...

Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim says he would still return to North Korea if invited

August 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...

200 days and Pastor Koh still missing

August 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted on February 13, 2017 in the suburb of Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur by unknown suspects. Since then, no one has heard from him...

Nigerian Pastor Abducted for Five Days by Fulani

August 17, 2017 — ICC Note: A Nigerian Pastor, Rev. Jen Tivkaa Moses, who was abducted on August 4 near Abuja was released five days later on August 9. He was able to identify...