Malaysia’s Highest Court to Hear Appeal of Christian Converts from Islam

February 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Morning Star News reports that on February 26, the highest court in Malaysia will hear the appeal of four Muslims-turned-Christians who desire to have their conversions legally recognized on...

Muslims and Catholics Come Together After St. Lidwina Attack

February 22, 2018 — ICC Note: St Lidwina Church in Yogyakarta, the scene of a February 11 sword attack that injured four in attendance, held a Mass to restore faith and strengthen the morale of...

Imprisoned Former Christian Jakarta Governor Seeks Conviction Review

February 21, 2018 — ICC Note: Former Christian Jakarta governor Ahok has filed for a review of his 2016 conviction for blasphemy. He was sentenced last year to a two-year jail term after hardline Muslims...

Rebel Group Warns of Another Siege Like Marawi

February 21, 2018 — ICC Note: A Filipino Muslim rebel group warns that extremists could seize another city in the Philippines as they did with Marawi last year. The five-month siege of Marawi led by...

Three Kachin IDPs Released By the Army, Two Still Missing

February 20, 2018 — ICC Note: The Myanmar Army released three Kachin IDPs after forcing them to work as porters in Mansi township, but two other people who have been missing for two weeks have...

From Former Khmer Rouge Cadres to Christians

February 19, 2018 — ICC Note: Last week The South China Morning Post reported the stories of many former Khmer Rouge cadres turning to Christ. From ex chief propagandist to military commander, these former cadres were once...

Family of Missing Malaysian Pastor Pleads For His Release One Year after Abduction

February 17, 2018 — ICC Note: One year after his abduction, Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh is still missing. His wife Susanna Liew pleaded for her husband’s release and wished he could be home in time...

Religious Leaders in Indonesia Call for Gov’t To End Worship Decree Abuse

February 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Some 450 religious leaders in Indonesia met last week to push for an end to local governments’ abuse of a 2006 decree regulating places of worship. Authorities have used...

Dutch Priest Among Four Injured in St. Lidwina Church Attack

February 13, 2018 — ICC Note: An 81-year-old Dutch priest was among the victims of a sword attack at St. Lidwina Church, Yogyakarta on February 11. A radicalized college student went on a rampage...

Christian Civilians Detained by Burma Army in Kachin State

February 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Free Burma Rangers reports that last December there were several cases of the Tamadaw (Burmese military) detaining or harassing Christian civilians in the mostly Christian Kachin State. The...

Bishop returns to his damaged Cathedral for the first time since Marawi siege

January 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Bishop Edwin de la Peña returned to his cathedral in Marawi city for the first time since May 23, 2017, when IS-linked militants attacked and burned his church...

Catholic priests resist internet censorship in Communist Vietnam

January 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Social media have become an effective way for people to share information and express opinions in a Communist Vietnam, where the government bans private newspapers and promotes state-run...

Kachin Catholic leaders in Myanmar Hopeful for a Ceasefire

January 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Kachin Catholic leaders in Myanmar are hopeful that Pope Francis’ recent visit to the country will help push for a ceasefire between the Myanmar army and ethnic minority...

Inadequate aid for Marawi victims upsets UN agency

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is upset by the fact that tens of thousands of people affected by the Marawi siege in Philippines last...

Christianity on the rise despite persecution in S.E. Asia

January 11, 2018 — ICC Note: According to Evangelical Focus, evangelicalism in Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia including Malaysia and Indonesia is on the rise, with about 10 percent of the population being Christians....

There might be a repeat of Marawi siege in Philippines, says Defense Secretary

January 9, 2018 — ICC Note: In response to the Martial law in Mindanao declared and extended in 2017 because of clashes in Marawi City between the military and armed groups linked with the...