Pastor Gu Yuese Released from Detention and placed under “Residential Surveillance”

April 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Praise God Chinese pastor Gu Yuese has been released from detention! According to Christian Today he was released, but placed under residential surveillance stemming from his vocal opposition...

Detained Pastor Writes Letter of Prayer for Rights Lawyer Zhang Kai

March 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: For a man who faces 24 hour surveillance in his own home by the government, the state of another imprisoned individual would be the farthest from his mind....

Protestant Husband and Wife sentenced to 14 and 12 Years in Prison

February 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: China's crackdown on church leaders and their congregations are becoming a daily occurrence as hardliner President Xi Jinping maintains his campaign of eliminating religion. Xi is cut from...

Chinese Pastor released, 8 remain imprisoned in Zhejiang Province alone

February 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Pastor Yan Xiaojie was released February 2nd after serving five months in criminal detention for "gathering a mob to disturb social order." His crime at the time was...

Pastor Gu Yuese Pens Letter to Congregation, Remains Positive While in Prison

February 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As pastor Gu 'Joseph' Yuese languishes in a Chinese prison, he remains positive penning a letter to his congregation asking them to support the newly appointed pastor of...

China Releases Pastor Huang Yizi after 5 Months in Black Jail

February 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Chinese pastor was released over the weekend after spending more than five months in a black jail which places the prisoner under 24 hour surveillance with no...

Pastor of Huoshi Church Formally Arrested for “Divulging State Secrets” in China

January 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Huoshi church in the Chinese province of Guizhou has been a consistent target of the government as it has been raided multiple times, threatened with closure and...

Korean-American Pastor Detained in North Korea on Charges of Spying

January 14, 2016 — 1/14/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – According to Reuters and CNN, the most recent North Korean prisoner to be presented to the public has been identified as a Korean-American...

American Pastor Identified as Recent North Korean Prisoner

January 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Korean-American recently appearing on television in North Korean custody has been identified according to both Reuters and CNN as Christian pastor Kim Dong Chul, formerly of Fairfax,...