Lawyer Gains Access to Detained Chinese Pastor after being Denied Since MarchApril 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In most modern civilized nations the right to counsel is something very few consider to be a disputable protection under the law. However, in China the right to...
North Korean Atrocities Likened to the Nazi’s Before and During World War IIApril 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: North Korea has held the top spot for the worst place to live as a Christian for 14 straight years. Reports of systematic torture, execution, and other inhumane...
Religiously Volatile Border State Clashes with Burmese ArmyApril 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Burmese soldiers entered into a conflict with Rakhine State rebel armies as the ethnic border states continue to oppose the central government. Historically the relationship between the central...
North Korea to Conduct an “Ideological Re-Examination” of its CitizensApril 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: North Korea appears to be on the path toward another purge of sorts as the 7th Party Congress nears. During such times titled as "ideological re-examinations", every North...
Leader’s Wife Suffocates under Weight of Dirt While Trying to Stop Church Demolition in ChinaApril 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In what can only be described as an appalling event which transcribed in the heart of China, a church leader and his wife were buried alive while stopping...
Korean Catholics Mark the 150th Anniversary of the Byeongin PersecutionApril 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As the threat of nuclear testing continues to emanate from North Korea, Christian persecution, both past and present, tends to be forgotten. North Korea has no religious freedom as the only...
In Her Darkest Hours Wife of Famed Christian Vietnamese activist Relies on the Power of GodApril 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Christian human rights activist Nguyen Van Dai was arrested in Vietnam back in December of 2015 for attempting to meet with the E.U. delegation while they were in...
Government Crackdown in China on Christian Lawyers and Activists Rose in 2015April 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Chinese government does not seem to let up anytime soon on their massive crackdown on Christian lawyers, democratic activists, and cross removals. The move continues a pattern...
The State Department Must Address International Religious Freedom on a Grander ScaleApril 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: One aspect which the U.S. State Department failed to mention during their statement on global human rights according to CBN is the lack of religious freedom. It is...
U.S. Recognizes Human Rights Abuses in Myanmar, Vietnam, and CambodiaApril 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Human rights abuses in Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia seem to be a daily recurring problem for activists and religious minorities. The Rohingya and ethnic Christian minorities of Myanmar...
Taiwan’s Legislative Body Unanimously Condemns China’s Human Rights RecordApril 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Taiwan's legislative body voted unanimously on a motion challenging the Taiwanese government to condemn China's persecution of human rights activists and religious citizens. China and Taiwan have a...
BREAKING: Christian Woman Tried and Punished by Caning under Sharia Law in IndonesiaApril 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In an unprecedented move, the conservative Islamic region of Indonesia known as Aceh has publicly caned a Christian woman for selling Alcohol. Aceh is unique as it is the only region...
Leading Muslim Cleric on Persecuted Coptic Christians: They are “Criminal, Aggressive, and Oppressive”April 12, 2016 — ICC Note: Egypt’s premier Salafi, or muslim fundamentalist, has been videotaped inciting violence and hate crimes against Egypt’s minority christian population. Referring to the coptic community as brothers in a...
Myanmar Shows Two Sides in Release of Political Prisoners and Arrest of Kachin SupportersApril 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: On one hand, Myanmar's new government releases political prisoners in an effort to follow what Aung San Suu Kyi considered to be a priority. On the other hand...
Islamist Vigilantes Seal off Indonesian Church in Front of Police CommanderApril 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to World Watch Monitor, Islamist vigilante groups have sealed off another Christian church in Indonesia as they are accusing the church of falsifying signatures and identification to...
Laotian Military making Incursions into Christian Hmong Territory Furthering Historic PersecutionApril 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Hmong people, and indigenous ethnic group located in Laos, Vietnam, and China, have been the targets of persecution and discrimination since the Vietnam War. During the war,...
