Aceh, the special autonomous region in Indonesia, is the only province officially practicing Sharia law, a set of Islamic rules which govern the daily lives of Muslim people.
07/25/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – A recent video of a church congregating under thatched roofs and tarpaulins in Aceh Singkil Regency has gone viral in the...
02/11/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Two Christian men were publicly caned on Monday in Indonesia’s Aceh province for drinking alcoholic beverages and gambling. The...
ICC NOTE: Indonesia begins it celebration of their Independence from Dutch colonial rule, making it their 71st day of independence. What should be a day of celebration for all, there is...
ICC NOTE: The Tamil people are predominately located in India and Sri Lanka with some finding homes in Southeast Asia. A boat carrying 40 individuals including children and pregnant...
04/13/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a 60-year-old Christian woman was tried and publicly caned 30...
ICC NOTE: In an unprecedented move, the conservative Islamic region of Indonesia known as Aceh has publicly caned a Christian woman for selling Alcohol. Aceh is unique as it is the only...
ICC NOTE: Indonesian President Joko Widodo campaigned on promises of reform regarding his country's human rights record and treatment of religious minorities. In the most populous...
ICC NOTE: The province of Aceh, Indonesia has been given special freedoms by the central government to be ruled under Islamic Sharia law. Since the province follows said law, religious...
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