This Chinese Church Escaped Persecution, But Now Fears Being Returned to ChinaJanuary 26, 2022 — 01/26/2022 South Korea (International Christian Concern) – With thanks to an interview conducted by Radio Free Asia (RFA), we have learned that the members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church...
South Korea Passes Anti-leaflet Law Amid Defectors’ OutcryDecember 16, 2020 — 12/16/2020 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – On Monday, the South Korean parliament voted to formally ban the delivery of printed materials, goods, money and other items of value across...
North Korean Christians Preserve Their Faith by Staying Low ProfileFebruary 5, 2019 — 02/05/2019 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – In order to keep their faith, North Korean Christians have to pray or sing hymns in secret, so as to not be seen...
North Korea Releases One South Korean, Still Detains Six Including MissionariesAugust 7, 2018 — ICC Note: North Korea released a South Korean man arrested in July after he illegally crossed the border into the North. South Korean government continues to press for the return of...
Defectors in Seoul Continue to Send Facts and Rice to North KoreaMay 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Despite seemingly warming relations between the two Koreas, the North Korean defectors in the South continue their work of sending rice and facts-loaded USB sticks to the North, hoping...
Special Report: North Korean Defectors’ Journey to the SouthApril 15, 2018 — 04/13/2018 North Korea (Channel News Asia) – Most North Koreans who break out do so by crossing the river border. Meet some of those who made it to Seoul: Song...
Young North Koreans Ask Parents for Money to DefectJanuary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: As winter causes rivers separating North Korea and South Korea to freeze, many young North Koreans are asking their parents for money they can use to cross the...
South Korean government confirms the identity of detained defectorDecember 22, 2017 — ICC Note: South Korean government confirmed the identity of a North Korean defector surnamed Park, who reportedly is held captive in the DPRK after being kidnapped by Pyongyang in 2016....
No Christmas celebration in North KoreaDecember 17, 2017 — ICC Note: North Korean Christians have to practice their faith in secret thanks to government’s persecuting nature of Christianity. Although Pyongyang boasts several Christian churches, the reality is that Christians...
North Korean Defector Couple Return Home, Help Police Make ArrestsDecember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: A North Korean couple who escaped their country years ago have returned home but are now aiding the government to identify and arrest North Koreans who have ties...
The Power and Fervent Devotion of Christianity in South KoreaApril 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: South Korea has become a major supplier of Christian missionaries. Only behind the United States in terms of the number of missionaries produced. No one would have imagined...
Korean Catholics Call for Peace Amidst Fear of Nuclear WarMarch 7, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Korean Catholics are calling for peace on the Korean peninsula as the Kim Jung-UN regime threatens the world with nuclear war once again. In the year Pope Francis...
Freedom House Index Reports Southeast Asia Remains Predominately RepressedJanuary 28, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Freedom House, a non-profit non-partisan organization, unveils an index for each countries record of freedom ranging from political freedom to religious freedom. The 2016 edition has unveiled little...
Imprisoned Canadian Pastor Digging Holes for 8 Hours a Day in Frigid TemperaturesJanuary 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Korean-Canadian pastor Hyeon-Soo Lim has been incarcerated in North Korea since February of 2015 when he originally went missing from his humanitarian mission. Pastor Lim is the shepherd...
