WORLDWIDE – Christians are facing an alarming rise in persecution warns church group, as it lists 50 most dangerous countries in the world to worship the religion

Daily Mail | March 8, 2019 Christians are facing an alarming rise in persecution, a church group has warned, as it reveals the most dangerous countries in the world to…

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WORLDWIDE – “America, Please Stand for Us: We are Dying!” Muslim Persecution of Christians: September, 2018

Raymond Ibrahim | Dec. 19, 2018 The Slaughter of Christians Central African Republic:   As many as 42 people—mostly Christian women—“were hacked to death … after suspected Islamist rebels attacked a group…

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Persecution of Minority Christian Women ‘Hidden, Complex, and Interwoven with “Everyday” Discrimination’

World Watch Monitor | Nov. 26, 2018 Five new reports – about Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Colombia and the Central African Republic – unmask the multiple domestic, societal and state dynamics…

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MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA – 270 Slaughtered by ‘Irrelevant’ ISIS in Recent Days

Clarion Project | Nov. 25, 2018 Proving to the world it is anything but irrelevant, ISIS in recent days reportedly mounted attacks in Chad, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan, Libya and…

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WESTERN NATIONS – Western Countries are not doing enough to Stop Global Surge in Violence Against Religious Minorities

Christian Today | Nov. 22, 2018 Western nations are failing to help the world's religious minorities as they grapple with a surge in violent attacks and intimidation, a new report…

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UNITED STATES – USAID Urges Christians, Other Minorities to Return to Iraq: ‘America Is on the Ground’

Breitbart | November 9, 2018 The recently appointed special representative for reconstruction in minority areas of Iraq for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) told Breitbart News he has…

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Worldwide – Remembering the Suffering Church on International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted

International Christian Concern | November 4, 2018 Every year, on the first Sunday in November, the Church comes together for the International Day of Pray for the Persecuted, commonly known…

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United Nations – The UN’s scary silence on Asia Bibi’s blasphemy case

The Washington Examiner | Oct. 25, 2018 Today, on the front page of the United Nations’ website is an article entitled, “French full-body veil ban, violated women’s freedom of religion: UN Human…

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EGYPT – Coptic Woman who Lost Half her Face in Church Bombing Arrives in Germany for Operation Share

World Watch Monitor | Oct. 24, 2018 The Coptic Christian woman who lost the right side of her face in a bomb attack on her church in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in 2016 is…

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INTERNATIONAL – “It Is the Quran That Must Be Read” Extremist Persecution of Christians, May 2018

Gatestone Institute | Oct. 21, 2018 "Churches and individual Christians have faced increased restrictions in recent months, raising concerns that these pressures signal a coordinated campaign of intensified action against…

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MARAWI – One Year after Marawi’s Liberation from IS, thousands of Christians still Displaced

World Watch Monitor | Oct. 19, 2018 A year ago this month, the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, declared victory over Islamic State-linked militants in a battle for the…

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United States – Why America’s Religious Freedom Ambassador Thinks Everyone can Help ‘Fight’ for this ‘Foundational’ Right

Desert News | Oct. 8, 2018 Ambassador Sam Brownback delivers a speech about religious freedom during the 25th annual International Law and Religion Symposium at BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law…

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United States – ‘Eliminate’ Blasphemy Laws, says US Commission Chief on International Blasphemy Day

World Watch Monitor | Oct. 1, 2018 In Pakistan, blasphemy accusations often leads to riots, like this one in Islamabad in November 2017.(Photo: World Watch Monitor) Blasphemy laws are “dangerous”…

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