CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE NEWS
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Leaders to Attend Christian Persecution Conference in Hungary
Nov. 26-28 Event in Budapest Will Bring Together Top International Leaders to Address Global Scourge of Christian Persecution and Genocide For Immediate Release | Nov.
STATEMENT – American Pastor Bryan Nerren Remains Detained in India, as Save the Persecuted Christians and Others Call for His Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | November 7, 2019 WASHINGTON—As of Monday, nearly 90,000 individuals have signed onto a petition calling for the release of American pastor
STATEMENT – Save the Persecuted Christians Praises Passage of House Resolution on Armenian Genocide
STATEMENT | November 6, 2019 WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of Christians facing heavy persecution worldwide, is
USA – EXCLUSIVE: Dept. of Homeland Security to work with Las Vegas faith-based leaders
Fox5Vegas | Kyla Galer | Nov. 5, 2019 LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Churches, temples, mosques — many people consider them their “safe place” or somewhere
USA – When You Are Persecuted in One Place, Flee to Another. But Not to America.
Christianity Today | Jayson Casper | Nov.5, 2019 Both US policy and Middle East wisdom discourage suffering Christians from resettling in the West. Zero. The
FRANCE – French cathedral robbed in battering-ram raid | Catholic Herald
Catholic News Agency | Catholic Herald | Nov. 5, 2019 Thieves stole chalices, ciboriums and other liturgical objects A cathedral in southwestern France was robbed
INDIA – U.S. Pastor Stranded in India Awaiting Hearing
Word & Way | Morning Star News correspondent | Nov. 5, 2019 NEW DELHI, India (BP) — A U.S. pastor attending a Sunday School conference
CHINA – New rules threaten church property in northern China
UCA News | Nov. 4, 2019 Catholics in China are increasingly worried that church buildings that do not have permits aligned with strict new religious
USA – Elderly Christian Man Brutally Beaten by a ‘Transgendered Lady’ for Preaching Gospel on NYC Subway
FaithWire | Will Maule | Nov. 4, 2019 An elderly man has been viscously attacked on the New York subway for simply preaching the gospel.
SYRIA – Volunteer medic killed in Turkey’s Syrian invasion
Jerusalem Post | Seth J. Frantzman | Nov.4, 2019 UN secretary-general was in Turkey over the weekend and appeared to support Turkey’s operation, while NATO
WORLDWIDE – Stand in the Gap T.V. interviews Dede Laugesen, executive director of Save the Persecuted Christians | Video
Stand in the Gap T.V. | American Pastor’s Network | Nov. 3, 2019
TURKEY / NIGERIA – Turkey: Arming Genocide of Christians in Nigeria?
Gatestone Institute | Raymond Ibrahim | Nov. 3, 2019 Concerning Turkey’s increasingly suspect role in supporting jihadists — most recently, ISIS’s slain leader Abu Bakr
VIDEO – Christian Persecution
D. James Kennedy Ministries | Nov.3, 2019 Save the Persecuted Christians Executive Director Dede Laugesen spotlighted in “Truths that Transform” program by D. James Kennedy
MIDDLE EAST – The unseen genocide
The Mass Media | Matthew Reiad | Nov. 1, 2019 In history classes, we are often taught about atrocious genocides that have occurred all over
USA – Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Nathan Sales on the Release of the Country Reports on Terrorism 2018
U.S. Dept. of State | Nov. 1, 2019 MS ORTAGUS: Happy Friday. Good afternoon. Okay. The State Department is releasing its Annual Country Reports on Terrorism,
IRAQ – Deadly protests in their country leave Iraqi Christians between hope and fear
Aleteia | Xavier Bisits-ACN-USA | Nov. 1, 2019 Iraqi Christians, concentrated in the north of the country, are far from the epicenter of deadly protests
USA – After Baghdadi’s death, ISIS statements portray terrorist group as intent on exacting revenge
Washington Post | Souad Mekhennet |Nov. 1, 2019 When the Islamic State finally broke its silence about the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, it did
AFRICA – Terrorist Attacks Increase in Africa’s Sahel, U.S. Warns
The Wall Street Journal | Jessica Donati and Courtney McBride | Nov. 1, 2019 WASHINGTON—Africa’s Sahel region is emerging as a new frontier in the
IRAN – Court hearing for Christian convert
Middle East Concern | Nov. 1, 2019 Iranian Christians request prayer for Christian convert Ismaeil Maghrebinejad who is scheduled to attend a court hearing on
USA – With religious persecution on the rise, US Commission on International Religious Freedom needed now, more than ever
Save the Persecuted Christians supports USCIRF reauthorization Fox 21 Del Marva | Oct. 31, 2019 Over 100 National groups, religious scholars, and human rights activists
TURKEY – As Turkey Invades Northeast Syria, Christians There Are on the Brink
National Review | Oct. 31, 2019 America, Russia, and the Syrian government are standing down. The Armenian genocide of last century turns out to be