Raids on Christmas accessories forbidden: Jakarta PoliceDecember 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Idham Aziz has promised that the police officials will be deployed to guard the Christmas celebration in the city. Last year, some raids...
Vietnam bans another priest from leaving countryDecember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: A Vietnamese priest, Father John Luu Ngoc Quynh was prevented from traveling to France on Dec 5 to attend vow-taking ceremony of a Vietnamese Cistercian. He is the...
Gunmen kill 72-year-old retired Philippine priest known for social activismDecember 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Father Marcelito Paez, a 72-year-old retired Catholic priest was killed by unidentified gunmen, just a few hours after he facilitated the release of a political prisoner in Cabanatuan....
Constitutional Court ruling boosts religious rights in IndonesiaDecember 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Indonesia is making some progress in terms of enhancing religious rights. The Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional for the indigenous faith followers to leave a blank on the religious...
Christians Leading Muslims to Jesus in Asia Say Teaching the Trinity Is a Major ChallengeDecember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Hundreds of Muslim-turned-Christians in Southeast Asia benefit from discipleship put forward by Open Doors USA. For new believers, it is not easy to grasp the concept of Trinity,...
The difficult life of a Catholic missionary in MyanmarDecember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: A Spanish Catholic missionary shares the challenges he faces in the Buddhist-majority country Myanmar- difficulties to evangelize, no equal treatment in day-to-day life, not registered as a religious...
The Rohingyas not the only group hoping for an intervention from Pope FrancisDecember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: While the issue of Rohingyas took the center stage of Pope Francis’ recent visit to Myanmar, sadly they are not the only religious group in Myanmar heavily persecuted...
Mother of Chinese Missionary Killed in Pakistan Thanks the Lord for Choosing Her SonNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: A memorial service for two Chinese preachers, Meng Li Si and Li Xinheng, kidnapped and killed in Pakistan by ISIS militants was held in a Wuhan Church on...
Philippine government accused of targeting church workersNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Church workers are affected by Philippine government’s latest crackdown on suspected militants allegedly conspiring with communist rebels. They have been contacted by state security agents to stop their...
Philippines: Captured Marawi priest returns to MindanaoNovember 30, 2017 — ICC Note: Father Teresito Soganub appeared to be in high spirits as he arrived to Mindanao for his first visit since he was freed from captivity last September. Father Teresito...
Boston judge grants reprieve to Indonesians fighting deportationNovember 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Around 50 Indonesian Christians who are afraid to be sent back to Indonesia will be allowed to stay in the United States until the court considers their request for...
Myanmar army chief tells Pope ‘no religious discrimination’November 28, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite overwhelming evidence for the persecution of the religious minorities in Myanmar, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, whom many hold responsible for Rohingya crisis, has told Pope Francis...
First cardinal of Laos aims for interfaith unityNovember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Laos’ first Cardinal, Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, who studied theology and philosophy in Canada, talks about struggles Christians experience in Laos. In 1984, Mr. Ling was sent to prison...
Christian Risks His Life to Distribute 100,000 Children’s Bibles in VietnamNovember 24, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian man in Vietnam recounts how he came to Christ and how he has been secretly distributing Bibles in his country. Last year alone, Bao distributed more than...
Filipinos wear red in solidarity with persecuted Christians around the worldNovember 22, 2017 — ICC Note: The Philippines will join the United Kingdom for Red Wednesday campaign first held last year. The Red Wednesday campaign is aiming to raise the awareness about Christian persecution...
Vietnam: Jailed pastor’s wife asks for UN interventionNovember 20, 2017 — ICC Note: Since Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton went to prison for participating in human rights activities, his wife Nguyen Thi Lanh and two of their children have been harassed by...
