CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso church attack leaves 24 dead
The Guardian | Agence France-Presse in Ouagadougou | February 17, 2020 Gunmen have killed 24 people and wounded 18 in an attack on a Protestant
CHINA – China appoints new Hong Kong chief known for persecuting Christians
CP | Anugrah Kumar | February 15, 2020 China has appointed a hardliner, who is known for removing hundreds of crosses from churches in the
EUROPE – The Terrorists Migrating into Europe
Gatestone Institute | Judith Bergman | February 15, 2020 A new report, “What Terrorist Migration Over European Borders Can Teach About American Border Security“, by
CHINA – ‘The Vatican lost everything, got nothing’: An interview with Cardinal Zen
CNA | Matt Hadro | February 15, 2020 On Feb. 11, Cardinal Joseph Zen, emeritus bishop of Hong Kong met with Congressional leaders on Capitol
IRAN – Iranian Christians request prayer for Christian convert Mary (Fatemeh) Mohammadi who is now known to be in Qarchak women’s prison, suffering from physical abuse she has received while in detention.
MEC | February 14, 2020 Mary (21) was arrested on 12 January near Azadi Square in Tehran while protests were underway following the downing Ukrainian
USA – Museum of the Bible Exhibit Tells the Stories of Persecuted Middle East Christians
National Catholic Register | Lauretta Brown | February 11, 2020 The haunting faces of Christian refugees surround desecrated religious books and statuary at the new
RELEASE – Two Years of Impact—Save the Persecuted Christians Forges Ahead to Advocate for Hundreds of Millions Harmed for their Faith in Jesus
Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | February 11, 2020 ‘SaveUs’ Movement Continues to Build Momentum, Raise Awareness, Affect National Action and Hold Persecutors Accountable
UK – Government to increase protections for persecuted Christians abroad, following Bishop’s review
The Telegraph | Gabriella Swerling | January 11, 2020 Persecuted Christians abroad will have their protection bolstered by the British government, following a landmark pledge
INDONESIA – Ministry apologizes for appointing Muslim as acting Catholic affairs director-general
The Jakarta Post | February 11, 2020 A bureaucratic blunder caused the Religious Affairs Ministry to appoint a Muslim official as acting head of the
NIGERIA – FULL TEXT: Father Kukah’s homily at funeral mass of Seminarian Michael Nnadi in Sokoto
Nigerian Tribune | February 11, 2020 We have gathered around the remains of Michael in supplication but also as solemn witnesses to the penetrating darkness
IRAN – Meet the two women who spread Christianity to hundreds in Iran’s Evin prison
Al Arabiya English | Emily Judd | February 11, 2020 When Iranian authorities sentenced two women to death in 2009 for spreading the message of
IRAN – Evin Prison, Iran’s “Torture Factory,” Sanctioned
Persecution | Claire Evans | February 10, 2020 Last February, International Christian Concern (ICC) requested that the United States Treasury Department issue Global Magnitsky sanctions against Iran’s
USA – No Room for Pro-Lifers: Bernie Sanders Says Being Pro-Abortion Is ‘Absolutely Essential’ for Democrats
Faithwire | Tré Goins-Phillips | February 10, 2020 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is in lockstep with Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez when it comes
PAKISTAN – Judges Rule Against Kidnapped 14-Year-Old Christian Girl: ‘Unable to Treat Christians as Pakistani Citizens’
CBN News | Steve Warren | February 10, 2020 A Pakistan high court has handed down a ruling based on Islamic “sharia” law that says
IRAN – Persecuted Middle East Christians Petition International Community: ‘Stand Up for Your Brothers and Sisters’
Decision | Becca Coon | February 10, 2020 “My fear is that we’re too quiet,” said Dabrina Bet-Tamraz, an Iranian Christian whose father, mother and
FRANCE – France Quietly Reintroducing the Crime of Blasphemy
Gatestone Institute | Giulio Meotti | February 9, 2020 France had just come out of the fifth anniversary of the massacre at its satirical magazine Charlie
WORLDWIDE – Middle East patriarchs discuss plight of Christian minorities with Pope Francis
Catholic News Agency | Hannah Brockhaus | February 7, 2020 Six Catholic patriarchs from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq met with Pope Francis at the
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Panel Attests to Genocide Against Faithful, Calls for Americans to Speak Boldly, Act
For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | February 7, 2020 SRO Audience at National Prayer Breakfast Prays for Victims, Truth-Tellers WASHINGTON, D.C.—Save the
SYRIA – Christians in northeast Syria living in fear as Turkish forces, IS group active in region
France 24 English | February 7, 2020
WORLDWIDE – Christian Persecution – End the Silence; STPC Hosts a National Prayer Breakfast Panel (video)
A NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST SIDE EVENT “Why is the world silent while Christians are being slaughtered? Good people must join together and stop this…It’s not
HUNGARY – Hungarian government urges defense of persecuted Christians
Catholic News Agency | Christine Rousselle | February 6, 2020 The world must raise their voices and stand up for persecuted Christians, Hungarian State Secretary