ISIS Flag Sighted in Pakistan, Residents FearSeptember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistani authorities are investigating the latest sighting of an ISIS flag in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. A message accompanied the flag, “The Caliphate is coming.” Residents are becoming increasingly...
5,000 Gather to Protest Attacks on Religious Freedom in Jharkhand State of IndiaSeptember 25, 2017 — ICC Note: A state in eastern India recently passed a law and several amendments that restricted religious freedom in India. On Saturday, 5,000 people, including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims,...
Christians Don’t Get Fair Trials in PakistanSeptember 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan’s blasphemy laws have been a tremendous source of persecution for Pakistani Christians. Technically, blasphemy laws are supposed to prevent the defamation of all religions in Pakistan, but...
Archbishop in India Condemns the “Conversion Bogey”July 4, 2017 — ICC Note: India guarantees freedom of religion in its constitution but Hindus are increasingly using anti-conversion laws to prevent Christians from practicing their faith. Anti-conversion laws are supposed to prevent...
Taliban Kill 13 in Ambush in AfghanistanJuly 3, 2017 — ICC Note: The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a targeted attack that killed 13 pro-government fighters in Afghanistan. The ambush occurred as the fighters were going to fight the insurgency....
Thousands Protest Religious Intolerance in IndiaJuly 3, 2017 — ICC Note: As India’s discrimination and persecution of religious minorities continues to increase, more groups are beginning to recognize the injustice. On June 28, thousands of people protested India’s religious...
Protests Outside White House During Modi’s Visit Highlights India’s Poor Human Rights RecordsJuly 2, 2017 — ICC Note: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Donald trump at the White House, Christians and Sikhs protested outside to raise awareness of India’s increasing violations of religion...
Catholic Leaders Accuse Pro-Hindu Government of India of Inciting TerrorismJuly 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Catholic leaders in India’s Goa state have accused the pro-Hindu state government of promoting ideas and ideologies that incite terrorist activities against religious minorities, especially Christians. The government...
Hindus Want a Rashtra in India and NepalJune 19, 2017 — ICC Note: The All India Hindu Convention demonstrated religious intolerance when it passed a resolution demanding that India and Nepal be declared Hindu Rashtra. A Hindu Rashtra is essentially...
Hindu Villagers Beat Christian Families then Deny them Water for CropsJune 19, 2017 — ICC Note: Hindu villagers attacked four Christian families in India’s Utter Pradesh state, forced them to join Hindu religious rituals, and then denied the Christian families access to...
New Prosecutor for 42 Christian Prisoners in PakistanApril 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistani officials have removed the prosecutor who tried blackmailing 42 Christian prisoners to convert to Islam in exchange for acquittal. The prosecutor’s initial offer garnered international attention and...
India Illegally Destroys Homes of Christians on Church PropertyApril 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Indian government officials gave no warning to 16 people before they barged into their homes, threw their belongings into a truck, and told them to leave. After the...
Pakistan to Establish Special Group to Monitor Social MediaApril 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will establish a special directorate to surveil social media and monitor blasphemous content. If the PTA finds a post that they consider blasphemous, then...
Christian Shot After Refusal to Work on a Sunday in PakistanApril 3, 2017 — ICC Note: A young Pakistani Christian sanitary worker, Norman Masih, refused to work on Sunday for an ‘influential’ Muslim. The Muslim threatened Norman with ‘dire consequences,’ including broken legs and...
Pastor Arrested in India after Condemning Compulsory Yoga in SchoolsApril 2, 2017 — ICC Note: A local pastor in Tamil Nadu was arrested after speaking against compulsory yoga in Indian schools. Compulsory yoga, argued the pastor, allows overtly Hindu terminology and practices to...
Bangladesh Leading Anti-Terror RaidsMarch 31, 2017 — ICC Note: Bangladesh has launched numerous anti-terror raids to mitigate ISIS and al-Qaeda’s role in creating instability within Bangladesh’s borders. On Monday, for example, army units raided a building harboring...
