RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians: President Trump, Tell the World Bank to Watch Pakistan Closely

Save the Persecuted Christians | April 20, 2020 In Open Letter to the President, Secretary of State and World Bank Leader, Advocates Stress That Christians in Pakistan Are Being Denied…

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RELEASE – Iranian Christian Mary Mohammadi Questioned About Faith During Hearing This Week

Save the Persecuted Christians | April 16, 2020 Close Friend Reports to Save the Persecuted Christians That Court Could Issue Verdict for 21-Year-Old Woman Soon WASHINGTON—Iranian Christian Mary Mohammadi, a…

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RELEASE – #BringBackOurGirls—Six Years Later

Save the Persecuted Christians | April 14, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians: #6YearsTooLong for 112 Kidnapped Chibok Girls to Remain in Captivity WASHINGTON—Six years ago today, 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped…

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VIRTUAL EVENT – Save the Persecuted Christians Leads Global Virtual Passion Prayer on Good Friday

Save the Persecuted Christians | April 8, 2020 Continuous 24-Hour Prayer Vigil Brings Together People Around the World to Pray For and With Persecuted Christians WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC),…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Leads Virtual Passion Prayer on Good Friday

Save the Persecuted Christians | Apr. 2, 2020 Continuous 24-Hour Prayer Vigil Brings Together People Around the World to Pray For and With Persecuted Christians WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC),…

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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 Leaders to Address Massive Worldwide Epidemic at NRB Convention

Save the Persecuted Christians | Feb. 25, 2020 National Religious Broadcasters Event Set for Feb. 25-28 in Nashville to Feature Powerful Exhibit ‘Warfare on Women’ WASHINGTON—Leaders from Save the Persecuted…

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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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RELEASE – Two Years of Impact—Save the Persecuted Christians Forges Ahead to Advocate for Hundreds of Millions Harmed for their Faith in Jesus

Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | February 11, 2020 ‘SaveUs’ Movement Continues to Build Momentum, Raise Awareness, Affect National Action and Hold Persecutors Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C.—Two years ago this…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Panel Attests to Genocide Against Faithful, Calls for Americans to Speak Boldly, Act

For Immediate Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | February 7, 2020 SRO Audience at National Prayer Breakfast Prays for Victims, Truth-Tellers WASHINGTON, D.C.—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC),a growing grassroots…

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WORLDWIDE – Christian Persecution – End the Silence; STPC Hosts a National Prayer Breakfast Panel (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pft5K19o2OA&feature=youtu.be A NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST SIDE EVENT “Why is the world silent while Christians are being slaughtered? Good people must join together and stop this…It’s not as if we are…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Delivers Letter to Call on Trump Administration to ‘Speak Boldly and Specifically About the Global Persecution of Christians’

Release | Save the Persecuted Christians February 6, 2020 88 Organizations and 500+ Individuals Sign Impassioned Letter WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a bipartisan, multi-faith coalition of nearly 200 civil society,…

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ADVISORY – Save the Persecuted Christians Leaders Part of National Prayer Breakfast and Special Event Thursday

For Immediate Release | February 4, 2020 As Over 3,500 Converge in Washington, STPC Coalition Will Host a Side Event to End the Silence on the Global Persecution of Christians…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians: New Rules for Religious Groups Begin This Weekend in China

News Release | Save the Persecuted Christians | January 30, 2020 ‘Harsh’ Rules That Go into Effect Feb. 1 Will Require ‘All Religious Personnel to Support and Implement Total Submission…

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STATEMENT – Reports Surface That Kidnapped Nigerian Teen Leah Sharibu Has a Newborn Son

January 27, 2020 | Statement Save the Persecuted Christians: Family Begs to Have Leah Returned Alive WASHINGTON—Reports surfaced over the weekend that kidnapped Nigerian teen Leah Sharibu has a newborn…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Delivers Letter to President Imploring U.S. Special Envoy to Nigeria

News Release | January 27, 2020 Letter with 141 Signatures Outlines Urgent Need, Especially in Light of Execution of Christian Chairman in Nigeria WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a bipartisan, multi-faith…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Receives Word That Christian Association of Nigeria Chairman Lawan Andimi Has Been Executed

For Immediate Release | Jan. 21, 2020 STPC Circulating Letter to President Trump About Urgent Needs for Nigeria, Including U.S. Special Envoy to Nigeria and Lake Chad Region WASHINGTON—Save the…

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RELEASE – 2020 Open Doors World Watch List Heightens Urgency of Persecuted Christians Worldwide

For Immediate Release | January 17, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians Points to Nigeria’s Unchanged Ranking, Even Amid Especially Violent Year in African Nation WASHINGTON—Open Doors USA, a community of…

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RELEASE – Deadly Bloodshed Continues for Nigerian Christians

For Immediate Release | January 14, 2020 As Ongoing Violence Is Documented, Save the Persecuted Christians Reiterates Urgent Call for U.S. Special Envoy in Nigeria/Lake Chad Region WASHINGTON—A French philosopher…

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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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RELEASE – Saving Persecuted Christians: Vital Initiatives in 2019, Redoubled Efforts in 2020

For Immediate Release | December 30, 2019 ‘SaveUs’ Movement Building Capacity to Raise Awareness, Hold Persecutors Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C.—As 2019 closes, Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) looks back at a…

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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 WASHINGTON—A church elder in China…

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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 occasion that has eternal impact…

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RELEASE – Christians in Iran Face Danger, Imprisonment This Christmas for Believing in Jesus Christ

For Immediate Release | December 2, 2019 WASHINGTON—This Christmas season, millions of Christians worldwide will celebrate the birth of a baby boy in a stable—a momentous occasion that has eternal…

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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. 20, 2019 WASHINGTON—Just before Thanksgiving,…

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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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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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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Coalition Joins Millions of Believers Worldwide for Two Sundays of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

For Immediate Release | Oct. 31, 2019 Nov. 3 and 10 Mark International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church; STPC Maintains News Aggregator to Share Stories of Persecution Worldwide…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians’ Coalition Partners Sending Much-Needed Aid to Syria

For Immediate Release | October 30, 2019 The Shai Fund, Christ’s Mandate for Missions, Indigenous Ministries and The Nazarene Fund Giving Food and Other Aid in Northeast Syria, Hit the…

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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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MEDIA ADVISORY – Religious Freedom Advocates, Churches and Believers Rally in Prayer for Leah Sharibu on Oct. 26

October 23, 2019 | For Immediate Release Save the Persecuted Christians Joins Others Worldwide to Plead for Leah’s Release from Boko Haram Captivity for Refusing to Renounce Her Faith WASHINGTON—Save…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Stands in Solidarity with Hong Kong Christians and Freedom Fighters

October 21, 2019 | For Immediate Release Coalition Urges ‘Statement of Solidarity’ to Share with Hong Kong Brothers and Sisters in Christ WASHINGTON—For several months, Christians around the world, along…

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USA – USCIRF’s New Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List Will Give Names to Nameless, Hold Persecutors Accountable

For Immediate Release | Oct. 9, 2019 Save the Persecuted Christians:USCIRF’s New Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List Will Give Names to Nameless, Hold Persecutors Accountable WASHINGTON—The United States…

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VIDEOS: UNGA74 Panel on Christian Persecution

“Rebuilding Lives, Rebuilding Communities: Ensuring a Future for Persecuted Christians” See the STPC Press Release published following the high-level panel on the global crisis of anti-Christian violence. [Also posted below.]https://vimeo.com/363622012…

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