Radical Buddhists Protest U.S. use of Rohingya to Describe Muslim Minority in BurmaMay 16, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The radical nationalist Buddhist group known as Ma Ba Tha was found protesting the government to officially denounce the U.S. government's use of Rohingya to describe the ethnic...
Vietnamese Priest Beaten by Masked Assailants after Voicing Distaste for Police CorruptionMay 16, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A group of masked men were reported to have attacked a Vietnamese priest after he had been vocal against corruption within local authorities according to Asia News. Christians...
Celebrated Chinese Bishop dies at the age of 90 after Life of Faith and PersecutionMay 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Chinese Catholics mourn the death of Bishop Thomas Zhang Huaixin who died at the age of 90. Bishop Thomas had been an ordained priest/minister since 1950 as he...
Vietnamese Pastor’s Wife Describes Ordeal with Police Following Meeting with US OfficialsMay 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a story previously reported on April 28th , CSW-UK reported that on march 31st the wife of an imprisoned Mennonite pastor was subjected to intense interrogation due to...
Religious Officials Take Notice of Buddhist Intrusion on Christian Lands in BurmaMay 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Religious leaders in Burma have finally taken notice of the Radical Buddhist monk known as U Thuzana who has been illegally building pagodas on Christian church property. The...
Kenneth Bae’s new Book Discusses his Journey and the Power of God while in North KoreaMay 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kenneth Bae was the longest service American prisoner in North Korea since the Korean War. He had visited the hermit kingdom as other Christian missionaries have done before...
U.S. Unlikely to Lift Sanctions on Burma due to Slow Progress on Human Rights ReformMay 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Like many other countries deemed either dangerous to the U.S. or dangerous the indigenous people, the government has placed many sweeping economic sanctions against them. Myanmar is no...
State Department Mulls Lifting Weapons Ban on Vietnam Despite Religious Freedom RecordMay 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As China continues its push into the South China Sea, flexing its muscles to the world, other southeast Asian are preparing both diplomatically and militarily. One such nation...
Chinese Pastor Released after Seven Months in Detention for Opposing Cross RemovalsMay 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The release of pastor Zhang Chongzhu is one for celebration as another one of God's children arrested and accused of crimes merely for being a Christian is free....
Democratic Burmese Government Calling an End to Term “Rohingya” by International CommunityMay 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Minority Rohingya Muslims in Burma have been considered one of the most persecuted religious minorities in the world. They have called western Myanmar their home for generations...
China Lodges Protest against U.S. for Report on China’s Religious Freedom RecordMay 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a not so surprising move, the Chinese government has lodged a formal diplomatic protest against the U.S. government regarding USCIRF's statements on the countries religious freedom record....
USCIRF Reports Religious Freedom has “Spiraled Further Downward” Across the GlobeMay 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released it's annual report on the state of religious freedom in the world. Each year they provide insight into what...
Chinese Priest goes Missing in Historically Persecuted City During Driving TestMay 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a strange case a Chinese Catholic priest went missing on April 15 as he was waiting to take a driving test in a rural region of Hebei...
182 Years Later, SE Asian Group Receives the Gospel in their Language from WycliffeMay 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Bible translating organization Wycliffe who suffered a terror attack in the Middle East earlier this year has continued its mission to reach every language in every nation...
Chinese Pastor’s Mangled Body Found; North Koreans Suspected in MurderMay 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Pastor Han Chung-Reol has been assisting North Korean refugees in Changbai as merely a minister would in other capacities. According to CBN it appears the minister was not...
Christian Missionary Kenneth Bae Opens up to VOA on his Time in N. KoreaMay 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kenneth Bae, an American Christian missionary, was the longest serving prisoner in North Korea since the Korean War. In a rare interview with Voice of America Bae speaks...
