Head of SARA: foreign religions are “infiltrating” and threatening ChinaSeptember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Wang Zuoan, head of State Administration of Religious Affairs in China came out to defend the latest version of religious regulations published last week. He argues that Chinese...
Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin under guard in a Beijing hospitalSeptember 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Bishop of Wenzhou Peter Shao Zhumin was abducted by Chinese government in May and since been under close watch for his underground church activities. He has not been...
China tightens regulation of religion to ‘block extremism’ and restrict faithSeptember 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...
U.S. Urge Sudan to Protect Religious Freedom, but not Linked to SanctionsAugust 30, 2017 — ICC Note Mark Green, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, met with Sudan’s Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Saleh and Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour on Tuesday, August...
Vatican envoy calls on Vietnam to respect religious freedomAugust 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli called on Vietnamese government in his recent homily to respect religious freedom and view Catholic Church as something positive instead of problematic. Although Communist Vietnam...
State Dept Report: Religious Freedoms Restricted in China, Myanmar, VietnamAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The State Department's annual report on international religious freedom came out yesterday, slamming dozens of countries for religious repression. The annual report, mandated by Congress, examines the state...
600 Days Have Passed, Vietnamese Christian lawyer Nguyen Van Dai Still ImprisonedAugust 10, 2017 — ICC Note: On December 16, 2015, 25 police officers arrested Mr. Nguyen Van Dai, a human rights lawyer and well-known defender of religious freedom at his house in Hanoi after...
Christians Live in State of Fear for Exercising their Beliefs in KyrgyzstanNovember 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kyrgyzstan is one of the most closed off nations in the world. It typically only recognizes two faiths Islam, and the Russian Orthodox Church. There is a small...
Moscow Square to be Named after Late Uzbek Dictator Islam KarimovOctober 31, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a move by Russian officials to seem innocent, plans are in place to name a square in the center of Moscow after the late Uzbek president Islam...
Religious Minority in Russia Endures an Average of 3 Raids per Month in 2016October 24, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Russia continues its targeting of religious minorities within its borders all in the name of national security. Yet for one religious minority, that excuse has difficulty sticking with...
Judges in Kazakhstan Could Lose Right to Religious Freedom and Belief if Law PassesOctober 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: If a new law passes during the congressional proceedings on November 24 judges in Kazakhstan will face disciplinary actions for speaking of their faith outside the court room....
The UK calls for an end to restrictions on freedom of religion in ChinaSeptember 21, 2016 — ICC Note: On September 19, 2016, the United Kingdom expressed the need for China to safeguard freedom of religion at the 33rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council. China has oppressed...
Rise in Christian Persecution Likely with New Uzbek LeaderSeptember 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: If one were to believe the collapse of the Soviet Union saw the end of its treatment of religious groups, think again. Uzbekistan, a former satellite state of...
Do not be deceived, registered Churches in China are not freeSeptember 12, 2016 — ICC Note: In the West, many may perceive the people in China as free, but that is far from reality. Churches in China may be allowed to exist under the...
The Chinese government leads the harshest crackdown on Human Rights in decadesSeptember 8, 2016 — ICC Note: The Chinese government has been on an aggressive pursuit to oppress human rights lawyers more than ever before. The latest crackdown was over 300 lawyers and activists who...
Human Rights Group Releases Video Detailing Violations of Religious Freedom in N. KoreaAugust 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: North Korea has been listed as the worst country to live in as a Christian or any religion for that matter which does not worship the God-like persona...
