Religious freedom is another casualty of Southeast Asia’s regressive turnOctober 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Rising religious intolerance, persecution, and intercommunal conflicts have been growing in the Southeast Asia. Religious violations against the Rohingya Muslims and other religious minorities in Myanmar have pretty...
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...
Pew: Top 10 Non-Religious Countries Hostile to ChristiansOctober 8, 2017 — ICC Note: According to Pew Research Center’s latest study, twenty-seven countries officially accept Islam as their state religion followed by the thirteen countries who officially accept Christianity. Countries that do...
Pope does not understand the Chinese Communist Party, says Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph ZenOctober 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen expressed his concerns for Pope Francis’ sympathetic attitude towards CCP as China and Vatican are on the verge of forming diplomatic relations. While...
Brunei: Tropical ruled by sultan with oil wealth and syariah lawOctober 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the world’s second longest reigning monarch from Brunei celebrated his golden jubilee on October 5th. Due to its vast energy reserves, Brunei was able to...
172 Montagnards to be repatriatedOctober 6, 2017 — ICC Note: The Cambodian government will deport 172 Montagnards back to Vietnam despite the fact that many of them will likely face religious and political persecution. Out of 179 Montagnards who...
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...
Malaysia: Wake up and stop the religious extremism, Sarawak pastor tells PutrajayaOctober 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Incidents of religious intolerance and extremism on the island of Borneo, Malaysia are on the rise. When Sarawak’s forefathers agreed to become one of Malaysia’s states, they never...
Indonesia rejects UN call to repeal its blasphemy lawSeptember 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Indonesia recently rejected United Nations’ recommendations to repeal its blasphemy law, often used to persecute religious minorities. Recent cases from around the world and Indonesia showed that the...
Malaysian Muslim NGOs lodge police report against Hannah Yeoh for preaching ChristianitySeptember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Muslin non-governmental organizations call upon police to investigate and take actions against State Assembly speaker Hannah Yeoh, for allegedly trying to spread the gospel in Malaysia. They have...
China intensifies clampdown on churches with new plans to force registration with governmentSeptember 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese government and state-run religious organizations are enforcing more restrictions on unregistered Christian churches. Under the new program, Christian churches will be banned, unless they register with a...
Cross ‘accidentally’ set on fire as Chinese officials take it from church againSeptember 22, 2017 — ICC Note: Local authorities in China used crane to demolish the cross of the Holy Grace Protestant Church in Henan province. Chinese authorities have stepped up their persecution against Christian...
North Koreans are forced to live under brutal and inhumane lawsSeptember 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Since the Kim regime took control in 1948, North Korea has become isolated, inhumane, and brutal with its laws and punishments. Serious crimes in North Korea include practicing...
Christian academy in China banned for ‘brainwashing’ childrenSeptember 19, 2017 — ICC Note: Officials in Henan province shut down Christian institution after claiming that the students are being brainwashed. Such prohibitions in China are common which clearly shows that the Chinese...
Jiangsu government invokes fear with new house church investigationSeptember 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese authorities in Jiangsu begun scrutinizing Christian churches by requiring them to register their staff and other people who might be associated with the churches. The officials were...
Chinese Christians meet in smaller groups fearing government crackdown on churchesSeptember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese Christians pressed to meet in smaller groups as the government reinforces its crackdown on underground churches. Chinese government will implement a set of new rules which will...
