Samarinda Church Bomb Attack Victim Trinity is Recovering WellApril 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Trinity, a five-year-old Christian girl who was badly injured in a bomb attack on Indonesian church yard in November 2016, is healing well, says her father. The terror attack...
Jakarta Police Will Heighten Security Over Easter WeekendApril 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Jakarta police will deploy 6000 personnel consisting from the Indonesian Military and the National Police in anticipation of the Easter celebration this weekend. Churches, tourist destinations, and other crowded...
Rights Group Calls Attention to Vietnam’s Violent ‘Red Flags’ GroupsMarch 29, 2018 — ICC Note: U.S.-based rights group Boat People SOS (BPSOS) is calling attention to Vietnam’s government-sponsored ‘Red Flag’ groups, for they continue to harass religious communities and dissidents in Vietnam. Many...
Thousands of Chin Flee Religious Persecution in Myanmar, Resettle in TexasMarch 29, 2018 — ICC Note: Chin, the majority Christian ethnic minority group in Myanmar has suffered from religious persecution and racial discrimination for decades. Thousands of them have fled their country to seek life...
Six Malaysians Arrested for Planning Attacks on Non-Muslim Places of WorshipMarch 27, 2018 — ICC Note: Six Malaysians from an Islamic State cell were arrested in Johor Bahru, Malaysia for allegedly planning attacks on non-Muslim places of worship and plotting to kill police personnel. Two...
No Holy Week Observance in War-Torn Marawi This YearMarch 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Almost a year after terrorists laid siege to Marawi in Southern Philippines, the desecrated St. Mary’s Cathedral will not hold Holy Week observance this year for the first time....
In Mindanao, Christians and Muslims Gather to Bring Peace and Hope After WarMarch 25, 2018 — ICC Note: Silsilah, a Catholic initiative for dialogue and peace is continuing its activities to rebuild hope and peace between Christians and Muslims in a war torn Mindanao. The five-month...
Laos Government Agrees To Sponsor Religious Freedom EducationMarch 24, 2018 — ICC Note: The government of Laos has agreed to sponsor seminars on religious freedom in the country, hosted by the US-based Institute for Global Engagement. A local source states the...
Attack on Hmong Christians Shows Lack of Religious FreedomMarch 22, 2018 — ICC Note: Recent attack on ethnic minority Hmong Christians in Vietnam’s northwestern highlands shows a deterioration in religious freedom. 24 recent converts were attacked by a mob, leaving four hospitalized. These...
Myanmar President Htin Kyaw Resigns Due to Ill HealthMarch 21, 2018 — ICC Note: A close friend and confidante of the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw has resigned today due to ill health. His post would be...
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...
Children Speak of ‘Unspeakable Horrors’ During Marawi SiegeMarch 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Victims of the five-month long Marawi siege last May share stories of their survival and unspeakable horrors they witnessed during the occupation of IS-linked terrorist group. Christians were...
Disappearance of Pastor and Social Activist Remains Unsolved in MalaysiaMarch 20, 2018 — ICC Note: More than a year has passed since Pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat were abducted, yet Malaysian authorities have not been able to locate them or...
Mob Attacks Hmong Christians in Vietnam Who Refuse to Renounce Their FaithMarch 19, 2018 — ICC Note: On March 1, a mob attacked four Hmong families that recently converted to Christianity after they refused to renounce their faith. 24 people were targeted, and four were...
Myanmar and Its Burmanization of Ethnic Minority GroupsMarch 18, 2018 — ICC Note: For decades the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin and other minority groups in Myanmar have been put through a process they call Burmanization — an informal system in which...
Indonesia is Fighting Fake News Spread by RadicalsMarch 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Ahead of upcoming elections, Indonesian government is battling increasing fake news and online hate speech in order to prevent possible social unrest. Many have fallen victim to the...
