Thailand’s immigration detention centers ‘inhumane’ for refugees

November 19, 2017 — ICC Note: Refugees who end up coming to Thailand’s Immigration and Detention Camp’s (IDTs) face shockingly inhumane conditions. A young Rohingya girl who was waiting and hoping for help to...

Philippines: Amnesty urges independent probe into atrocities, bombings in battle for Marawi

November 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Investigation done by Amnesty International shows that the war in the Philippine city of Marawi between Islamic militants and the Philippine army was full of war crimes in...

Indonesia: former Christian governor Ahok’s accuser is convicted of hate speech

November 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Buni Yani was found guilty for making discriminatory remarks against Jakarta’s former Christian governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama. Ahok’s comments during his campaign were altered by Buni in...

Malaysia: Usage of ‘Allah’ among Christians remains non-issue in Sarawak

November 16, 2017 — ICC Note: Christians in Sarawak can continue to use the word “Allah” for God, there is no issue, says the Deputy Chief Minister (Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas), despite the...

No suspects identified yet in vandalism of Maguindanao church

November 16, 2017 — ICC Note: Suspects who have vandalized the Catholic Church in Shariff Aguak, the province of Maguindanao, are yet to be found, according to the Philippine authorities. In order to narrow...

Malaysia Cop admits missing pastor’s family could have been better updated

November 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The investigating officer who is in charge of investigating pastor Koh’s disappearance admits that the police could have done more to inform the family about their investigation. Pastor...

Vietnam: Fresh concerns for Christians

November 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The NOW! Campaign joined by 14 Vietnamese and international organizations calls for release of 165 prisoners who were arrested for their political or religious beliefs in Vietnam. Christian...

Vietnam Wrestles With Hmong Christians

November 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Since 1980s, ethnic Hmong group in Vietnam went from not knowing Christianity to currently having around 300,000 Christ followers. In the late 1980s, there were no foreign Christian...

Vandalizing of chapel in Mindanao, Philippines sparks outrage

November 13, 2017 — ICC Note: The Police continues its search of suspected Islamic militants who have vandalized a Catholic chapel in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao. The authorities believe that Bangsamoro Islamic...

Malaysia’s sultans reasserting their royal authority against rising ethno-religious polarization

November 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Malaysia’s constitutional monarchs are back in political swing given the recent rise of ethno-religious polarization. Certain religious institutions have steadily expanded their jurisdiction in favor of a narrow...

Remains of Two Chinese Missionaries Killed in Pakistan Returned to China

November 10, 2017 — ICC Note: The remains of Meng Li Si and Li Xinheng, the two Chinese missionaries who were killed by Islamic State in Pakistan this past summer was returned to their...

Islamic State lurks in Philippine shadows despite reclaiming of Marawi

November 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite the recent victory against the Islamic State-aligned group in the Southern part of Philippines, Manila remains alert as the victory against the terrorism is probably not going...

Indonesia: Court recognizes native religions in landmark ruling

November 8, 2017 — ICC Note: A new chapter for religious freedom in Indonesia opens as the Constitutional Court on Tuesday affirms the status of all religious minorities as protected religious groups. In the...

Malaysia: Ministry’s ‘advice’ to church out of line, says Party leader

November 8, 2017 — ICC Note: Parti Cinta Sabah (*Love Sabah Party), a Malaysian political party has criticized the officers from the Home Ministry for telling church officials how to design books for Christian...

Thailand: Release asylum seekers detained in raids, rights group urges

November 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Thirty-five asylum seekers from Pakistan and Somalia who were arrested in Thailand between October 21 and October 31, remain in detention, according to watchdog Fortify Rights. Thailand’s government...

Anti-pope provocations elicit Buddhist solidarity towards Catholics in Myanmar

November 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Extremist groups try to antagonize the Christian minority before the Pope’s historic journey to the Asian nation. Pope’s appeal to end violent persecution of Rohingya religious minority has...