Nigeria Re-designated a Country of Particular Concern by US State DepartmentDecember 8, 2020 — 12/08/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, released a statement on Monday, December 8, 2020, that “The United States is designating Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria,...
USCIRF Encourages Vietnam’s Religious Freedom ProgressSeptember 16, 2020 — 09/16/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a press release on September 3rd calling on Vietnam's government to improve religious freedom....
Christians in Laos Still Subject to Persecution Despite Reported ImprovementsMay 11, 2020 — 05/11/2020 Laos (International Christian Concern) – Despite updating a law to protect religious activities and uphold religious freedom, Christians in Laos continue to face harassment by local officials, according to...
Religious Rights Violations in China Worse than ReportedMay 9, 2020 — 05/09/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) 2020 report again put China as one of the top three countries of “particular concern.”...
Malaysia and Indonesia Added to USCIRF Special Watch ListMay 5, 2020 — 05/05/2020 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2020 annual report for severe violations to the International Religious Freedoms Act (IRFA),...
Nigeria Added to “Special Watch List” Due to Tolerance of Religious PersecutionDecember 22, 2019 — 12/22/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, December 18, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, announced that the US government has added Nigeria to a Special Watch list for countries...
China’s Status as Country of Particular Concern RenewedJune 27, 2019 — 06/27/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The State Department recently released this year’s International Religious Freedom report for China. In the report, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rebuked the country’s...
U.S. Commission Calls For Vietnam’s Designation as CPCMay 2, 2019 — 05/02/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On Monday, a U.S. bipartisan commission called on State Department to place Vietnam on the blacklist of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedoms....
USCIRF Report: Christians in North Korea Tortured and KilledJuly 28, 2018 — ICC Note: In 2018 report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), North Korea is listed as one of the most “hostile and repressive” regimes in the world...
Five Months Later: Sudan Asks for More Than Just Lifting of SanctionsMarch 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Five months after the US lifted sanctions on Sudan, Khartoum has asked to be removed from the State Sponsor of Terror list as well. They wish to be re-integrated...
Student and Religious Freedom Advocate Expelled from University of CubaMay 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Felix Yuniel Llerena Lopez was detained in April of 2017 after visiting the United States to engage in an advocacy effort and discussion for religious freedom in Cuba....
2017 USCIRF Report Denounces Russia’s Religious Freedom ViolationsApril 26, 2017 — ICC Note: As Russia continues to violate and infringe upon religious freedom, the United States Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2017 Annual Report, recommending that Russia be categorized...
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...
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....
