Students from Myanmar Share Stories of Forced Recruitment to Wa MilitaryDecember 7, 2018 — 11/06/2018 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – In September of 2018, multiple students were forcibly recruited to the Wa military as a part of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) clampdown...
Japan Urged to Raise Human Rights Abuse with VietnamSeptember 11, 2018 — ICC Note: As Japan’s foreign minister prepares to meet with Vietnam’s foreign minister for the 10th Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee on September 13, human rights activists urge the Japanese foreign minister...
Kachin Baptist Convention Halts Aid to IDPs after Threat by Burmese ArmyJune 18, 2018 — ICC Note: The Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) has been helping internally displaced Kachin after the tatmadaw (Burmese army) resumed its offensive against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in 2011. However, tatmadaw...
Vietnamese Christian Vows Return To His Village To Share Gospel With His OppressorsFebruary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: The Christian Post reports the story of a Vietnamese man who was brutally attacked for his faith in 2016 by his own family and local villagers. Though beaten and...
Chinese-Christian Jakarta Governor’s Fiercest Critic Testifies Against HimMarch 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese-Christian Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, otherwise referred to as Ahok, stands trial as his fiercest critic testifies against him. Islamic Defenders’ Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab, one of...
