Indonesian Catholics Asked to Stay Alert During Holy Week

March 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Ahead of the observance for Holy Week, church officials in Indonesia are calling on Catholics to stay alert against the backdrop of recent church attacks. Just three months...

Police in Myanmar Probe Killing of Two Christian Kachin Refugees

March 14, 2018 — ICC Note: The bodies of two Kachin refugees living in Mansi township were recovered last Thursday and police are investigating. Both victims are reported to have exit wounds in their...

NGOs Submit Proposal to UN on Religious Freedom in Malaysia

March 14, 2018 — ICC Note: In light of the recent case of four Malaysian Muslim-turned-Christians demanding to have their religion changed on ID cards, five NGOs came together to call on Malaysia to...

Indonesia Urges Religious Tolerance Ahead of Elections

March 13, 2018 — ICC Note: Ahead of regional elections this June and next year’s presidential election, Indonesian President Joko Widodo urges the nation to maintain religious tolerance and not to let their political...

Philippines Arrests Terrorist Who Guarded Abducted U.S. Missionaries

March 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Philippines police have arrested a suspect from terrorist group Abu Sayyaf who allegedly helped guard a group of abducted tourists in 2001. American missionary couple Martin and Garcia...

Myanmar Inspects Grave Where Two Missing Kachin IDPs Could Be Buried

March 11, 2018 — ICC Note: More than a month after two Kachin IDPs were abducted by the Myanmar army, a grave has been identified that allegedly contains the bodies of the victims. Local authorities...

Possible Terror Attacks During Holy Week in the Philippines

March 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Philippine military spokesperson warns that a new capable leader of Islamic State group has emerged and might carry out attacks. The possibility of attack is high as his...

Supreme Court in Indonesia will Prioritize Ahok Case Review

March 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Given the widespread public attention to former Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s blasphemy case, the Supreme Court said on March 6 that they will prioritize and speed...

Defeated Islamic Militants Plan to Strike Southern Philippines Again

March 6, 2018 — ICC Note: According to the Philippine army, more than 300 remnants of defeated Islamic group have regrouped and are planning to strike again in Mindanao, the second largest island in...

Sarawak Would Amend State Laws to Allow Converts to Renounce Islam

March 5, 2018 — ICC Note: In response to the recent Federal Court ruling directing conversion out of Islam to the shariah court, the Malaysian state of Sarawak announced that it would amend state...

Health of Vietnamese Pastor Failing in Prison, Says Wife

March 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Vietnamese pastor and democracy activist Nguyen Trung Ton detained in prison is in failing health, according to his wife. He was arrested last July for his involvement in the...

Muslims Protect Catholic Bishop from Rowdy Crowd Outside of Malaysia Court

March 2, 2018 — ICC Note: On February 27, a group of Muslims protected a Catholic bishop from unruly crowd as he was leaving the Federal Court in Kuching, Malaysia. Rowdy crowd outside blocked him...

Indonesian Christian Immigrants in New Hampshire, New Jersey Continue to Face Uncertain Future

March 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Dozens of Indonesian Christian Immigrants fled religious persecution years ago and do not wish to return. Judges in New Hampshire and New Jersey granted injunctions to stop ICE...

Why Indonesia’s Christian Diaspora Does Not Want to Go Home

March 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Phelim Kine, the Deputy Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, points out that Indonesia’s attitude towards its blasphemy law and growing intolerance towards religious minorities make Christian diaspora...

Wounded Priest in Indonesia Sword Attack Forgives Perpetrator

February 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Jesuit priest Karl-Edmund Prier who was wounded in a recent sword attack at his St. Lidwina Church says he has forgiven his attacker. The radical Muslim suspect attacked the...

Malaysia’s Highest Court Refuses to Allow Conversion to Christianity Without Muslim Consent

February 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The highest court of Malaysia ruled on February 27 that Muslim citizens cannot covert to other religions without consent of a Shariah court after four Muslims-turned-Christians who desire to...