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....
Detained Taiwanese American Pastor Returns to the StatesOctober 10, 2019 — 10/10/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – A Taiwanese American pastor is on his way back to the U.S., after being detained by the Chinese government for six months. China Aid...
Sichuan Church Elder Li Yingqiang Released on BailAugust 19, 2019 — Li Sent Back to Hometown After Eight Months Imprisonment 08/19/2019 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that over the weekend, elder Li Yingqiang from Early...
Chinese Pastor Yang Hua Released from Prison, Suffers Health ProblemsJune 20, 2018 — ICC Note: According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Living Stone Church Pastor Yang Hua was released from prison on June 19. He has completed a two-and-a-half-year sentence for ‘illegally possessing state...
Two Kachin Pastors in Myanmar Released As a Result of AmnestyApril 18, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Kachin pastors who were jailed in January 2017 for assisting foreign journalists documenting a bombed church have been released, thanks to the amnesty announced yesterday by Myanmar’s newly...
Philippine Releases Imprisoned Protestant Bishop After 10 MonthsMarch 21, 2018 — ICC Note: 10 months after being imprisoned, protestant bishop Carlo Morales was released last week after posting a bond around US$3840. Evidence presented by the prosecution panel that he had...
Freed Hostage Speaks about 5 Years in Captivity in MaliNovember 1, 2017 — ICC Note Stephen McGown described his five and a half years in captivity with AQIM in Mali. Stephen was just a normal tourist on his way back home to South...
Pastors Daughter Kidnapped then Saved in Southern NigerOctober 18, 2017 — ICC Note The 17 year old daughter of a pastor who went missing on 16 Oct, 2017 in South Eastern Niger, has been rescued. She was on her way to...
Italian Priest Released by Kidnappers in Southern NigeriaOctober 18, 2017 — ICC Note The Italian Priest who had been kidnapped in Southern Nigeria last Thursday has been rescued. He was taken by a local criminal gang who had no affiliation with...
Kindergarten Director Released from Prison after 2 Years in ChinaFebruary 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Chinese authorities have released the director of a church-run kindergarten in southern Guangxi after spending two years in detention. Cheng Jie was detained in February of 2014 for...
Human Rights Groups Plea for Release of Christian Lawyer in VietnamJanuary 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Christian human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai was arrested December 16th while attempting to join with European Union diplomats after the conclusion to a human rights meeting with...
