Imprisoned Canadian Pastor Digging Holes for 8 Hours a Day in Frigid Temperatures

January 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Korean-Canadian pastor Hyeon-Soo Lim has been incarcerated in North Korea since February of 2015 when he originally went missing from his humanitarian mission. Pastor Lim is the shepherd...

Christian Kindergarten Officially Closed by Chinese Court

January 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Chinese legal system has determined the Hualin Foreign Language Experimental Kindergarten (HFLEK) in Liuzhou, Guangxi to be officially closed. On July 17, the school was closed by...

Filippino Christians Remain Steadfast Despite Threat of Persecution

January 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Despite persecution by majority Muslims in the specific region of the Philippines, Christians have decided to remain and continue to preach the gospel. Even after their church was...

Sharia Police in Aceh, Indonesia Order Removal of Church Tents

January 8, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The province of Aceh, Indonesia has been given special freedoms by the central government to be ruled under Islamic Sharia law. Since the province follows said law, religious...

Ex-Prison Head Charged Lightly Compared to Torture Ordered on Falun Gong

January 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The deputy head of a provincial public security department in Xinjiang province was arrested for bribery and abuse of power by the Communist Party in China. However, in...

Church in Guizhou China Ordered for Destruction by Court

January 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Guizhou province in China has been very active lately on the house church front. The Huoshi church has been raided, fined, threatened, and seen members detained by authorities...

Update: House Church Raided in November has 3 Detained for 27 Days

January 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A house church raided on November 18, 2015 which was 60 Christians detained in China's western Xinjiang region led to three arrests. Later in December two other Christians...

Human Rights Must be a Priority for Indonesia

January 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Indonesia has become unique in its efforts to be a modern inclusive nation within the international community. Yet while the governments rhetoric may tout tolerance, inaction says another....

Guangdong House Church Coerced from their Rental Contract

January 1, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The state of the Chinese house church continues to be in peril as no one seems to be able to defend the presence of their activities. Government officials...