NIGERIA – US-based journalist, visits troubled kajuru communities

Vanguard News Nigeria | Idowu Bankole | Nov. 11, 2019 US-based journalist Magnafaith Krimi within number of people from communities with the kajuru LGA In the wake of the gruesome…

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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 Bryan Nerren, who has been…

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SYRIA – The Road from Damascus: How a Syrian Christian Spoke at Harvard’s Commencement

Christianity Today | Ryan Burge | Nov. 7, 2019 Following Turkey’s recent incursion into Syria and establishment of a “safe zone” in coordination with Russia, the beleaguered nation faces another…

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REPORT – Persecuted and forgotten? Ancient Christian communities in north-east Syria after the US evacuation

The Tablet | Nov. 7, 2019 Donald Trump’s decision to order the evacuation of remaining US forces from north-east Syria might have sealed the fate of its age-old Christian communities…

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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 lauding the approval of a…

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INDIA – Five Christians in Northeast India Beaten After Refusing to Recant Christian Faith

International Christian Concern | Nov. 6, 2019 Last Friday, November 1, five Christians from India’s Odisha state were beaten mercilessly with bamboo rods after they refused to recant their Christian…

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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. According to witnesses, the 79-year-old…

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WORLDWIDE – Stand in the Gap T.V. interviews Dede Laugesen, executive director of Save the Persecuted Christians | Video

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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, which describes the global counterterrorism…

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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 so with a 1,200-word communique…

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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 fight against terrorist groups, according…

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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 urge Congress to support religious…

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