CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
KENYA – At Least Nine Christians Killed in Kenya After Refusing to Recite Islamic Creed
Faithwire | Will Maule | Dec. 12, 2019 A group of Christians have been killed in Kenya after refusing to recite the Islamic creed. According
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians: China’s Attacks on Church Leaders and Believers Continue
Chinese Church Elder Sentenced to 4 Years, with Another Harsh Sentence for Church’s Founding Pastor Expected by Christmas For Immediate Release | Dec. 13, 2019
USA/ISRAEL – Trump signs executive order to fight antisemitism on US campuses
Jerusalem Post | Omri Nahmias and Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman | Dec. 21, 2019 US President Donald Trump announced the signing of an executive order (EO) on
USA – Déjà Vu in Pensacola
Crisis Magazine | William Kilpatrick | Dec. 12, 2019 Do you get the feeling that you’ve seen this movie before? On Friday, December 6, Mohammed
USA/IRAQ/SYRIA – Career Officials Thwart Aid to Christian, Yazidi Genocide Victims
Real Clear Politics | Susan Crabtree | Dec. 11, 2019 In the summer of 2014, the vicious Islamic State campaign against Yazidis and Christians in
USA – Jared Kushner: President Trump Is Defending Jewish Students
New York Times | Opinion | Jared Kushner | Dec. 11, 2019 With an executive order, he makes clear that anti-Semitism is not to be
AFRICA – As Christianity grows in Africa, anti-Christian persecution rises
Crux | Crux Staff | Dec. 11, 2019 YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – According to a new Pew Research Center report, there are already more Christians in
USA – Virgin Mary statue vandalized on N. Wichita Catholic church’s property
KWCH | Dec 10, 2019 A picture circulating on social media shows vandalism to a statue of the Virgin Mary that sat outside a north
HUNGARY – Five Things I Learned about Hungary’s Commitment to Fighting Christian Persecution Worldwide
Providence Magazine | Faith McDonnell | Dec. 10, 2019 In 26 years of advocacy for the global persecuted church, this is a new one for
USA – NYC Muslim Patrol: Bullying, Gangster Tactics Reported
Clarion Project | Dec. 9, 2019 “Bullying” and “gangster-like” tactics have been reported by locals in New York areas where the Muslim Community Patrol &
INDIA – 2 more Christian martyrs in India
Christian Post | Michael Brown, CP Op-Ed Contributor | Dec. 07, 2019 You might never know their names. But you need to hear their stories.
GAMBIA – For Gambian Christians, there’s a lot to like – and one big worry – in the proposed constitution
World Watch Monitor | Dec. 7, 2019 Current Gambian President Adama Barrow at a polling station in 2017 during legislative elections. The Gambia, a tiny
INDIA – India vet rape and murder: Police shoot dead four suspects
Aljazeera | Dec. 6, 2019 Indian police have shot dead four men suspected of raping and killing a vet in the southern city of Hyderabad
SYRIA – The story of a priest held hostage by Isis
Vatican News | Dec. 5, 2019 Father Jacques Mourad is a Syrian-Catholic priest. In 2015, he spent five months as a hostage of jihadist terrorists
HUNGARY – Governments urged to shed fear of working with churches on persecution
Catholic News Service |Catholic Philly | Anto Akkara | Dec. 5, 2019 BUDAPEST, Hungary (CNS) — Speakers at the second International Conference on Christian Persecution
IRAQ – Kurdish Tribes Stealing Assyrian Christian Lands
Foreign Policy Journal | Taiyo “Siraj” Davis | Dec. 4, 2019 There has been an ongoing occupation in Northern Iraq of Assyrian Christian indigenous lands,
IRAN – Iran Finally Admits it Slaughtered Protesters, Leaders Say Civilians Should be ‘Crucified’ for Revolting
CBN News | Emily Jones |Dec. 3, 2019 JERUSALEM, Israel – The Iranian regime confirmed on state television Tuesday morning that security forces shot and
LEBANON – Lebanon’s Christians threatened, need US help
FOX News | Nina Shea | Nov. 16, 2019 Lebanon’s 1 million to 2 million Christians face dire threats as their country hurtles toward economic collapse
RELEASE – Christians in Iran Face Danger, Imprisonment This Christmas for Believing in Jesus Christ
Press Release | Dec. 2, 2019 WASHINGTON—This Christmas season, millions of Christians worldwide will celebrate the birth of a baby boy in a stable—a momentous
UNITED NATIONS – Christian survivors of religious persecution around the world share ‘heartbreaking testimonies’ at UN
Fox News | Lauren Green | Dec. 2, 2019 The United Nations held an event on religious persecution recently, specifically focusing on Christians — now the most persecuted
EUROPE – Islamic State Alive and Well in Europe
Gatestone Institute | Soeren Kern | Dec. 2, 2019 The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the November 29 jihadi attack at London Bridge, where