21 Christians Released From Prison in EritreaMarch 4, 2021 — 03/04/2021 Eritrea (International Christian Concern) – 21 female Christian prisoners, all of whom are young mothers, were freed after spending four years in an Eritrean island prison, reports Christian Today....
North Korea Has Highest Rate of Modern SlaveryJuly 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Australia-based Walk Free Foundation released a report on Thursday, listing North Korea as the world’s leading slave state with an estimated 2.6 million living in conditions of modern slavery,...
Eritrean Christian Describes 13 years in Prison for FaithJanuary 16, 2018 — ICC Note A man named Shiden* told his story of faith and imprisonment in Eritrea due to the high persecution there. He related how he was forced into military service...
For Christmas, Indonesia reduces sentence for Christian inmatesDecember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: This Christmas, as part of its policy of sentence remissions to inmates for good conduct on its independence day and during major religious festivals, Indonesia reduced the prison...
Sudan Delaying Case against Pastors to Avoid Releasing Them, Sources SayDecember 21, 2016 — ICC Note: December marks one year since three Sudanese Pastors and a Czech Christian aid worker have been jailed in Khartoum. Sudan now follows Sharia law and has grown hostile...
Four Christians in Sudan Face Prison for Their FaithOctober 12, 2016 — By Sara Solomon 10/12/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Sudan is no place for weak men. Known for its staunch oppression to the Christian faith, Sudan continues to rank...
Uzbekistan Approves Mass Amnesty for Prisoners that Could Include ChristiansOctober 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a surprising move coming out of Uzbekistan, the senate approved mass pardons for prisoners within the authoritarian nation. Coming off the heels of the death of long...
Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Pens Letter of Being “Brought Closer to God”July 22, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Countless Christian pastors and church members remain incarcerated in China for their beliefs. Many are in locations considered to be black jails, facilities where there is no contact...
Christian Convert Remains in Egyptian Prison as Fears Grow for Religious MinoritiesFebruary 3, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Bishoy Hegazy became the first person in the Middle East to persuade the state to recognize his conversion from Islam to Christianity on his official papers. Even winning...
Church Elder in China Charged after Six months in PrisonJanuary 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Hu Shigen, an elder of Yahebo Church in Beijing and long time democracy activist was formally arrested on January 8th after his initial detainment in July of 2015....
Korean-American Pastor Detained in North Korea on Charges of SpyingJanuary 14, 2016 — 1/14/2016 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – According to Reuters and CNN, the most recent North Korean prisoner to be presented to the public has been identified as a Korean-American...
