Malaysian fighters could enter Myanmar through underground channels to join fight

September 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Myanmar’s security forces face danger from Malaysians aspiring to join Rohingya militants. Many South Asians are eager to join the fight in Myanmar in order to retaliate against...

Eritrean Christian Mother Describes Husbands Captivity

September 15, 2017 — ICC Note Eritrea, which has been called the North Korea of Africa, is one of the most repressive states in the world. In 2002, the Eritrean government declared that there...

Malaysia uncovers Islamic State terror plot to attack places of worship

September 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Malaysian police arrests Islamic State-linked suspect who was planning to launch an attack on non-Muslims and their places of worship. The suspect was in contact with another IS...

China called out for its crackdown on North Korean refugees

September 8, 2017 — ICC Note: According to human rights group, Chinese government has escalated its crackdown on North Korean refugees. It is widely known that North Korea imposes torture as a mean of...

China tightens regulation of religion to ‘block extremism’ and restrict faith

September 7, 2017 — ICC Note: China passed new regulations of religion on Thursday with the aim to ‘fight terrorism’ and restrict faith practiced outside of state-sanctioned organizations. This updated version from rules put...

China Continues to Hold and Presumably Torture Nobel Nominee Gao Zhisheng

September 6, 2017 — 09/06/2017 Washington D.C. – Nearly a month has passed since Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was presumably taken by state security from his home near Shaanxi's Yulin city...

Rights Groups and Victims’ Families Call For Action Over China’s Enforced Disappearances

August 31, 2017 — ICC Note: Rights groups gathered to protest and urge Chinese government to stop enforcing disappearances of rights activists and reveal the dissidents’ whereabouts. President Xi Jinping launched a nationwide crackdown...

Bishops seek return of Catholic schools nationalized by Myanmar military

August 30, 2017 — ICC Note: The Catholic Church is seeking to revitalize Myanmar's long neglected education system. Myanmar was once considered by many to be the best educated nation in Southeast Asia due...

Missing Christian Chinese Rights Lawyer’s Brother Detained, Released by Police

August 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has disappeared from his residence (he was under house arrest) since August 13. His older brother, Gao Zhiyi was brought in...

Pope to visit Myanmar and Bangladesh as Rohingya crisis intensifies

August 28, 2017 — ICC Note: The Holy See announced today that Pope Francis will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh this winter. The announcement of this landmark visit comes at a time when Rohingya Muslims...

Military Stranglehold Brings Misery to Myanmar’s Ethnic Minorities

August 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Ongoing military conflicts in northern Myanmar between independent armies and the military have inflicted misery to Myanmar’s ethnic minority groups – including Ta’ang and majority Christian Kachin. Matthew...

Detained Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang nominated for Dutch Human Rights Tulip award

August 22, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was nominated for the Dutch government’s 2017 Human Rights Tulip award. His work is seen as courageous and innovative as he...

Two Pastors Evicted from Homes in Sudan

August 22, 2017 — ICC Note Two pastors have been evicted from their homes in Omdurman, Sudan. This is following the destruction of 3 churches in that city over the past year. The three...

Christian Rights Activists in Vietnam Charged with Serious ‘Crimes’

August 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, a human rights lawyer and well-known defender of religious freedom in Vietnam has been held in prison without trial, with limited contact with the...

200 Christians Arrested in Eritrea

July 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Eritrea has increased its crackdown on Christianity with increased raids. The Eritrean government has started going door to door to round up all suspected Christians. They have long...

Concerned Parents still waiting to see released Chibok girls

May 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Over the weekend 82 Chibok girls were released by Boko Haram, after negotiating with the Nigerian government the exchange of five of their imprisoned fighters. These girls were...