Christian Faithful come to Prayer in China Calling for an End to PersecutionMay 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: We must remember the millions of Christian faithful living in China who continue to face persecution at the hands of the government. In this moment, as many have...
Fire in Thai Christian School sees 20 Girls Rescued but 18 Perish in the FlamesMay 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: 500 miles north of the capitol city of Bangkok, a fire broke out in a Christian school serving poor communities of Thai, Burmese, and Indonesian children. The fire...
Despite Lift of Weapons Ban, Hundreds of Activists Remain in Vietnamese PrisonsMay 25, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As the political fallout of the Obama Administrations decision to lift the decades long weapons embargo on Vietnam, the fallout of a less than stellar critique on the...
Obama Administration Lifts Vietnam Weapons Embargo Leaving Human Rights Issue in QuestionMay 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a move that was seen by many media and foreign policy experts, the Obama administration has lifted the weapons embargo on the communist nation of Vietnam. The...
Release of Vietnamese Priest Likely Due to Obama Visit Over the WeekendMay 23, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In what was likely a move to divert U.S. attention on Vietnam's human rights blunders, the Vietnamese government released 70 year old Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly as a...
Myanmar Proposes Religious Harmony Law to Thwart Animosity Among ReligionsMay 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The infant democratic government of Myanmar is attempting to pass a religious harmony law which had previously been attempted prior to the National League for Democracy's victory. In...
Faith Compelling Chinese Millennials to Seek Christ in America Before CollegeMay 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In the age where every piece of information seems to be available at ones fingertips, the important things can be lost in the fray. While this is not...
A Documented 634 Cases of Religious Persecution Occurred in China During 2015May 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to China Aid, a documented 634 cases of religious persecution occurred in China during the 2015 year which saw 19,426 people affected. That is a 4.74% increase...
Vietnamese NGOs Implore White House to Discuss Human Rights during Upcoming TripMay 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Vietnamese Human Rights organizations attended a meeting with White House National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes on the President's upcoming visit to the Communist nation. The main focus was...
Wife of Chinese Christian Lawyer is Released; Husband and Son Remain Criminally DetainedMay 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Chinese authorities released a Christian wife of a detained lawyer after the family had been criminally detained in April for "gathering a crowd to disturb social order". Similar...
Detained Pastor of Huoshi Church Shows Signs of Inhumane Treatment According to LawyersMay 18, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to reports from China Aid, the pastor of the persecuted Huoshi Church in Guiyang has shown signs of inhumane treatment and even torture while incarcerated. Yang Hua...
Three Laotian Dissidents Disappear Upon Re-entering Country from ThailandMay 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Three Laotian dissidents have disappeared after returning home from work in Thailand. The three have been considered likely threats to the regime in Laos as they have been...
Chinese House Church Leader Beaten by Group led by Local Communist Party SecretaryMay 17, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Further evidence of China's continued disregard for human rights and religious freedom can be seen in the actions taken by a local Communist Party Secretary against a house...
Radical Buddhists Protest U.S. use of Rohingya to Describe Muslim Minority in BurmaMay 16, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The radical nationalist Buddhist group known as Ma Ba Tha was found protesting the government to officially denounce the U.S. government's use of Rohingya to describe the ethnic...
Vietnamese Priest Beaten by Masked Assailants after Voicing Distaste for Police CorruptionMay 16, 2016 — ICC NOTE: A group of masked men were reported to have attacked a Vietnamese priest after he had been vocal against corruption within local authorities according to Asia News. Christians...
Celebrated Chinese Bishop dies at the age of 90 after Life of Faith and PersecutionMay 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Chinese Catholics mourn the death of Bishop Thomas Zhang Huaixin who died at the age of 90. Bishop Thomas had been an ordained priest/minister since 1950 as he...
