Philippines to focus on terrorism at Southeast Asian summit, urge greater cooperationNovember 5, 2017 — ICC Note: The Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte believes that fight against terrorism should be one of the main discussions among the ASEAN community during the Manila summit on November 13....
Four held in missing Malaysian pastor’s case released due to absence of proofNovember 3, 2017 — ICC Note: The Malaysian police continues its search for Pastor Raymond Koh who has been abducted in February of 2017. In June of this year, four people have been arrested...
U.S. judge frees Christian Indonesian immigrant held by Trump orderNovember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Terry Rombot, an Indonesian Christian fleeing deadly riots in 1998 in his country to the States was released yesterday from ICE’s arrest. The Indonesian Christians are part of...
Vietnam: Priests Harassed, Threatened by ‘Red Flag’ GroupNovember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Two Catholic priests in central Vietnam were threatened by more than 300 mobs belonging to the “Red Flag” group. It is believed that the mob group is supported...
Malaysian gov’t officer Zamihan label Christians as infidelsOctober 12, 2017 — ICC Note: A parliament member of Democratic Action Party in Malaysia, Lim Lip Eng, has lodged a police report against Malaysian Islamic Development Department officer Zamihan Mat Zin for labelling...
Religious freedom is another casualty of Southeast Asia’s regressive turnOctober 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Rising religious intolerance, persecution, and intercommunal conflicts have been growing in the Southeast Asia. Religious violations against the Rohingya Muslims and other religious minorities in Myanmar have pretty...
Indonesian couple fearing deportation take refuge in NJ churchOctober 11, 2017 — ICC Note: Jemmy and Tobing, a Christian couple that escaped religious persecution in Indonesia are fearing of being deported back. After the fall of dictator Suharto, mobs in the Muslim-majority...
NY Terror plotter financed Marawi terroristsOctober 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Russell Langi Salic, an orthopedic surgeon is believed to be providing funds and materials to the Maute terrorists operating in Marawi city, Philippines. Salic, 37, has been under...
A 4-year-old girl could help change the lives of other victims of terrorist attacks in IndonesiaOctober 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Terrorist attack victims in Indonesia were not receiving adequate compensation for their injuries. Trinity Hutahaean was playing outside a church in the city of Samarinda when an Islamic...
Former Vietnamese refugee appointed bishop in CaliforniaOctober 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Father Nguyen Thai Thanh, who escaped religious persecution in Vietnam as a young man, was appointed bishop for Orange Diocese in California. Father Thanh was born in 1953...
Pew: Top 10 Non-Religious Countries Hostile to ChristiansOctober 8, 2017 — ICC Note: According to Pew Research Center’s latest study, twenty-seven countries officially accept Islam as their state religion followed by the thirteen countries who officially accept Christianity. Countries that do...
Brunei: Tropical ruled by sultan with oil wealth and syariah lawOctober 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the world’s second longest reigning monarch from Brunei celebrated his golden jubilee on October 5th. Due to its vast energy reserves, Brunei was able to...
172 Montagnards to be repatriatedOctober 6, 2017 — ICC Note: The Cambodian government will deport 172 Montagnards back to Vietnam despite the fact that many of them will likely face religious and political persecution. Out of 179 Montagnards who...
The betrayal of Vietnam’s forgotten Montagnard ChristiansOctober 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian Montagnards who were deported back to Vietnam by Cambodian authorities face verbal attacks, interrogation, and humiliation. Some Montagnard returnees explain that the Vietnamese government views them as...
Global terror groups set to exploit violence in Myanmar’s RakhineOctober 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Regional and international terrorist groups are eager to utilize the Rohingya crisis as an entry point for waging jihad in Myanmar, according to analysts familiar with the situation....
Rohingya not the only group persecuted in Myanmar, Christian minorities are as wellOctober 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Even though Rohingya Muslims are known to be the largest persecuted group in Myanmar, Buddhist nationalist movement also affects other ethnic minorities around the country. Myanmar’s military regime...
