Thailand’s immigration detention centers ‘inhumane’ for refugeesNovember 19, 2017 — ICC Note: Refugees who end up coming to Thailand’s Immigration and Detention Camp’s (IDTs) face shockingly inhumane conditions. A young Rohingya girl who was waiting and hoping for help to...
Thailand: Release asylum seekers detained in raids, rights group urgesNovember 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Thirty-five asylum seekers from Pakistan and Somalia who were arrested in Thailand between October 21 and October 31, remain in detention, according to watchdog Fortify Rights. Thailand’s government...
U.S. pulling back on refugee resettlementOctober 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Jeremy, a persecuted Christian from Indonesia, fears that Immigration and Custom Enforcement will deport him. Several of his friends have already been deported back to Indonesia where violence...
Former Vietnamese refugee appointed bishop in CaliforniaOctober 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Father Nguyen Thai Thanh, who escaped religious persecution in Vietnam as a young man, was appointed bishop for Orange Diocese in California. Father Thanh was born in 1953...
The betrayal of Vietnam’s forgotten Montagnard ChristiansOctober 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian Montagnards who were deported back to Vietnam by Cambodian authorities face verbal attacks, interrogation, and humiliation. Some Montagnard returnees explain that the Vietnamese government views them as...
Montagnard Refugees set for departure for PhilippinesSeptember 29, 2017 — ICC Note: The Cambodian government recognizes refugee status of seven Montagnard while the fate of the remaining 29 remains unknown. UNHCR explained that the seven Montagnards will be sent to...
Refugees in Delhi: Living in India a struggle but Myanmar is a threat to our existence, say Chin Christian refugeesSeptember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Chin refugees, the majority of whom are Christians, are uncertain about their future as the Indian government threatens to deport Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar. The Rohingya refugee...
Burmese Soldiers Confess to Killing Three Kachin RefugeesSeptember 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Three Burmese soldiers charged with murder as they confess their responsibility for killing three Kachin refugees (mostly Christian ethnic minority) in town of Mansi. The three victims were...
Sudan is Forcefully Returning More than 100 Refugees to Hostile Eritrean ControlSeptember 17, 2017 — ICC Note The Sudanese Government is forcefully sending back 100 Eritrean Refugees who were fleeing the oppression of their homeland. This is even though it is a serious violation of...
China called out for its crackdown on North Korean refugeesSeptember 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...
Report on Pakistani Christian Community in Thailand Highlights PersecutionSeptember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: UK-based human rights organization Global Minorities Alliance argues that Christians in Pakistan should be given a group recognition for the persecution that they face in their home country...
Sudan Forces Refugee Children to Recite Islamic Prayer Before Receiving FoodSeptember 6, 2017 — ICC Note Sudan is ranked 5 on Open Doors Watch list for worst countries toward Christians. This is due to their complete disregard for religious freedom for people outside Sunni...
Cambodia government to ‘forcibly deport’ asylum seekersSeptember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Montagnards, a mostly Christian ethnic minority that fled from Vietnam fear for being forcibly deported by Cambodian government. Under the pretense that they are not refugees, Cambodia might...
Officials go to Vietnam to ‘force’ Montagnard refugees’ relatives to appeal for their returnAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The Montagnards in Vietnam are often persecuted by the government for their Christian faith. Hundreds have escaped to Cambodia with the hope of seeking asylum status. Yet only...
Cambodia Set to Send 13 Montagnard Asylum-seekers Back to VietnamAugust 9, 2017 — ICC Note: The Montagnards are the indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The majority of them practice Christianity. They are accused by the government of religious “evil ways”...
Nigerian Refugees Find No Help From NeighborsJune 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Refugees from Nigeria fled to Cameroon for safety from Boko Haram, famine, and civil unrest. They have not found the respite that they were looking for however. As...
