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Christian teen Leah Sharibu, held captive by Boko Haram

NIGERIA – Three Years Later: Leah Sharibu Is Still Missing

Save the Persecuted Christians | February 17, 2021 Human Rights Activists Call on Nigeria to Secure Christian Teen’s Release from Boko Haram WASHINGTON, D.C. — Feb. 19, 2021 marks three years…

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Susanna Liew, wife of abducted Malaysian pastor, Raymond Koh (PHOTO CREDIT: Open Doors USA)

RELEASE – NGOs Join Susanna Liew in Calling on the Prime Minister of Malaysia to Release Information on Her Husband Pastor Raymond Koh’s Abduction

For Immediate Release | February 12, 2021 WASHINGTON — February 13, 2021 marks four years since the highly orchestrated abduction of Pastor Raymond Koh – which was captured on CCTVs. Despite this, the…

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IRAQ – With a Mass Funeral, Yazidi Survivors Honor Victims of ISIS

Seattle Times | Feb. 7, 2021 KOJO, Iraq — They had waited years to bury the remains of their husbands, sons and brothers. Cradling fresh earth draped in Iraqi flags,…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Responds to Recent Attacks in Northeastern Nigeria

Save the Persecuted Christians | December 1, 2020 ‘There Must Be Accountability for These Violent Attacks’ WASHINGTON— Many civilians are dead after armed men on motorcycles gruesomely attacked agricultural workers in northeastern…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Encourages Attendance Side-Events to the Polish Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom

For Immediate Release | November 10, 2020 ‘Christians Have a Responsibility to Inform Themselves’ WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a leading international human rights advocacy group which works on behalf of hundreds of…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Applauds Resolution to Designate China’s Abuses Against Uyghurs & Others as Genocide

For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | November 4, 2020 Calls for Broad Support of this Resolution and Other Congressional Actions Exposing China’s Crimes Against Humanity WASHINGTON—Save the…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Urges President Trump to Address Christian Persecution at 75th UNGA

Save the Persecuted Christians | September 16, 2020 We Pray the President Will Speak Specifically to Genocidal Violence Against 327 Million Christians Worldwide WASHINGTON — Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a leading international human…

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RELEASE – June 4 Marks Tragic Day at Tiananmen Square

Save the Persecuted Christians | June 3, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians Reflects on 31st Anniversary of Massacre, as Advocates Mourn Atrocities Still Being Committed in China Today and Coalition…

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RELEASE – Senators Ernst and Grassley Urgently Requesting President Trump to Consider U.S. Special Envoy to Bring Christian Genocide to an End in Nigeria

Save the Persecuted Christians | May 26, 2020 WASHINGTON—This May, Senator Joni Ernst and Senator Charles Grassley delivered letters to President Trump and key political figures, urging them to take…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Delivers Open Letter to President Trump About Ensuring Fairness of World Bank Aid to India Christians

Save the Persecuted Christians | May 11, 2020 In Communication to President, Secretary of State and World Bank Leader, Advocates Stress That Christians in India Are Being Denied Coronavirus Relief,…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Calls for the Appointment of a U.S. Presidential Special Envoy to Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region

Save the Persecuted Christians | March 18, 2020 Coalition Partner, International Committee on Nigeria, Launches #SilentSlaughter Campaign WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) joined the International Committee on Nigeria (ICON) at…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians: Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi is a Courageous Woman of Faith

Save the Persecuted Christians | Mar. 6, 2020 Iranian Dissident Imprisoned Again for Protesting the Regime Should be Remembered on International Women’s Day WASHINGTON—Mary Fatemeh Mohammadi, a courageous human rights…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians: Egypt’s Coptic Christians Must Never Be Forgotten

Save the Persecuted Christians | Mar. 2, 2020 Five Years After 21 Christian Men Were Beheaded in Libya, Plight Remains Desperate for Believers in Egypt WASHINGTON—Upon the death of 91-year-old…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Joins Other Advocacy Organizations to Send President Trump Letters Concerning Persecuted Believers in India

For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | February 21, 2020 Letters Delivered Today, as Trump Prepares for Trip to India Next Week WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians, which advocates…

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INDIA – STPC Letter to President Trump by Frank J. Gaffney

February 20, 2020 Hon. Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: Save the Persecuted Christians salutes you on your administration’s historic…

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INDIA – Christian Persecution Fact Sheet Compiled by STPC

Open Doors USA World Watch List 2020 Rank:  No. 10, 2020 World Watch List of Countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian Score: 83/100 Region: Asia Persecution…

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NIGERIA – After Two Years in Captivity, It’s Time to Bring Leah Sharibu Home!

Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | Feb. 19, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians Keeps Close Watch on Plight of Kidnapped Nigerian Teen, Kept by Boko Haram for Not Renouncing…

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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 men in Pakistan can marry…

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INDIA – Church Joins National Protests Against India’s New Citizenship Law

National Catholic Register | Anto Akkara | January 29, 2020 NEW DELHI — The Catholic Church has joined in the widespread civic protests against new legislation that, according to critics,…

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WORLDWIDE – Religions can be part of the solution for peace, not the problem, faith leaders say

Presbyterian Outlook | Religion News Service | January 17, 2020 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When John Lennon wrote his hit song “Imagine,” eliminating religions and the divisions they entail was…

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CHINA – Christians see ‘alarming’ trend worldwide as China builds ‘blueprint of persecution’

Fox News | Caleb Parke | Jan. 16, 2020 Shortly before President Trump signed phase one of the historic trade deal with China, a Chinese pastor described the fear and…

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U.K. – Government to increase protections for persecuted Christians abroad, following Bishop’s review

U.K. Telegraph | Gabriella Swerling, Social and Religious Affairs Editor | Jan. 11, 2020 Persecuted Christians abroad will have their protection bolstered by the British government, following a landmark pledge…

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RELEASE – USA – This is No Time to Abandon West Africa Amid Rampant and Intensifying Religious Persecution

*** NEWS RELEASE *** For Immediate Release | Jan. 7, 2020 U.S. Forces Need to Remain There, Augmented by a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region WASHINGTON—Just…

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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 Wednesday that calls on government…

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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 killed what it described as…

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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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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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STATEMENT – Save the Persecuted Christians: International Religious Freedom Day Marks Important Benefits of International Religious Freedom Act of 1998

October 27, 2019 | For Immediate Release Permanent Reauthorization of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Is Crucial, with 80% of Global Population Living in Countries Where Religious Freedoms Are Oppressed …

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INDIA – 8 Christians arrested in Hindu mob’s brutal crackdown on house churches: report

Christian Post | Samuel Smith | September 28, 2019 A massive crackdown on house churches by radical Hindu groups has led to the jailing of at least eight Christians on…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Commends President Trump for His ‘Global Call’ for Religious Freedom, Opposing Persecution

For Immediate Release | September 24, 2019 Urges Him to Call Out, Hold Accountable Anti-Christian Persecutors WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, President Donald Trump personally convened an unprecedented “Global Call to Protect Religious…

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