Vietnamese Pastor’s Wife Describes Ordeal with Police Following Meeting with US OfficialsMay 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a story previously reported on April 28th , CSW-UK reported that on march 31st the wife of an imprisoned Mennonite pastor was subjected to intense interrogation due to...
Religious Officials Take Notice of Buddhist Intrusion on Christian Lands in BurmaMay 12, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Religious leaders in Burma have finally taken notice of the Radical Buddhist monk known as U Thuzana who has been illegally building pagodas on Christian church property. The...
Kenneth Bae’s new Book Discusses his Journey and the Power of God while in North KoreaMay 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Kenneth Bae was the longest service American prisoner in North Korea since the Korean War. He had visited the hermit kingdom as other Christian missionaries have done before...
U.S. Unlikely to Lift Sanctions on Burma due to Slow Progress on Human Rights ReformMay 11, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Like many other countries deemed either dangerous to the U.S. or dangerous the indigenous people, the government has placed many sweeping economic sanctions against them. Myanmar is no...
State Department Mulls Lifting Weapons Ban on Vietnam Despite Religious Freedom RecordMay 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: As China continues its push into the South China Sea, flexing its muscles to the world, other southeast Asian are preparing both diplomatically and militarily. One such nation...
Chinese Pastor Released after Seven Months in Detention for Opposing Cross RemovalsMay 10, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The release of pastor Zhang Chongzhu is one for celebration as another one of God's children arrested and accused of crimes merely for being a Christian is free....
Democratic Burmese Government Calling an End to Term “Rohingya” by International CommunityMay 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Minority Rohingya Muslims in Burma have been considered one of the most persecuted religious minorities in the world. They have called western Myanmar their home for generations...
Christians in Burma Faithful Despite Buddhists Building Shrines on Church PropertyMay 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Despite the push by radical Buddhist monks to build pagodas (religious shrines) on church property, Burmese Christians are remaining faithful and passive. In a volatile situation, any sort...
China Lodges Protest against U.S. for Report on China’s Religious Freedom RecordMay 6, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In a not so surprising move, the Chinese government has lodged a formal diplomatic protest against the U.S. government regarding USCIRF's statements on the countries religious freedom record....
USCIRF Reports Religious Freedom has “Spiraled Further Downward” Across the GlobeMay 5, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released it's annual report on the state of religious freedom in the world. Each year they provide insight into what...
182 Years Later, SE Asian Group Receives the Gospel in their Language from WycliffeMay 4, 2016 — ICC NOTE: The Bible translating organization Wycliffe who suffered a terror attack in the Middle East earlier this year has continued its mission to reach every language in every nation...
Wycliffe to Begin Bible Translation Projects for 10 new CountriesFebruary 9, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Wycliffe Associates is well known for its continued work towards translating the word of God into all languages. The organization announced it would begin at least 10 new...
Freedom House Index Reports Southeast Asia Remains Predominately RepressedJanuary 28, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Freedom House, a non-profit non-partisan organization, unveils an index for each countries record of freedom ranging from political freedom to religious freedom. The 2016 edition has unveiled little...
