Chinese Forcibly Remove First Catholic Cross of the YearFebruary 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The first cross doning a Catholic church has been forcibly removed in Zhejiang province without notice. 18 crosses had been removed prior to the removal of the Zhuangyuan...
Dusty Pews Await Long Forgotten Iraqi ChristiansFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Nineveh plain held one of the largest Christian populations in the Middle East at an estimated 1.5 million in 2003. That number has dwindled to 200,000 after the second Gulf...
Chinese Catholic Leaders Given Ultimatum: Carry Religious ID Cards or Lose Right to Practice Your FaithFebruary 23, 2016 — Communist Government Fears Rise with Increase of Christian Followers 2/23/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that China’s hardline President Xi Jinping has begun...
The Weak Carry the Heavy Burden of Honor Killings in EgyptFebruary 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Honor killings are foreign to many in the west as the concept of murdering someone over the families standing in the community seems preposterous. Yet in the Muslim...
Death Toll of Yesterday’s ISIS Bombings in Syria Rises to 140February 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks which targeted locations in Damascus and the city of Homs. The explosions occurred yesterday in pockets of non-Sunni Muslim...
China to Force Religious Leaders to Carry Religious Identification CredentialsFebruary 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Communist Party of China is initiating a new piece to their religious puzzle in efforts to quell the rise of religion in the country. Identification credentials will...
North Korea Must Face the International Criminal Court According to CSW-UKFebruary 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The atrocities which continue to take place inside North Korea cannot be set aside. Those responsible must be brought to face the consequences of their actions. While the...
Christian’s Take Legal Fight to the Chinese GovernmentFebruary 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A Beijing based law firm is taking on the cases of various Christian groups and individuals to take the fight of illegal detentions and closures to the government....
Ethnic Karen People have a Renewed Hope for an Independent Nation in BurmaFebruary 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Karen people in eastern Myanmar (Burma) have been under extreme religious and ethnic persecution for decades. Since Burma's independence from the British Empire in the late 1940's...
China once again Shows True Colors in Denial of Visas to Religious Freedom ForumFebruary 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: It seems China continues to have strong influence in Taiwan even though Taiwan is a democratically sovereign nation. legal activist Chen Guangcheng and a prominent Uyghur activist were...
U.S.-Vietnam Relations Become Positive Despite Vietnam’s Religious PersecutionFebruary 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As President Obama attended the recent ASEAN summit in Sunnyland California, little was said regarding religious freedom according to the lack of news on the subject. What did...
Pastor Gu Yuese Pens Letter to Congregation, Remains Positive While in PrisonFebruary 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...
First Asian-Pacific Religious Freedom Forum to Begin in TaiwanFebruary 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The first Asian-Pacific Religious Freedom Forum will begin Thursday in Taiwan who will host foreign dignitaries and non-governmental organizations from 26 different nations. It is the hope of...
Is Xi Attempting to Revitalize Mao’s Cultural Revolution?February 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Could Chinese President Xi Jinping be attempting to revitalize Mao's Cultural Revolution? He has already begun to emphasize the importance of Chinese culture which was a focal point...
Vietnamese Government Disregards Religious Freedom, Continues Persecution of ChristiansFebruary 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The persecution of religious minorities, specifically Christians, has witnessed dozens of attacks and discriminatory actions against them by the Vietnamese government. Regardless of the fact the 2013 constitution...
Religious Affairs Minister Issuing Protection Bill for Indonesia’s ReligionsFebruary 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: the Indonesian parliament is discussing the passage of a religious protections bill which would focus on five main points. One of which is the regulation of construction on...
