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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HUNGARY – Assyrian Patriarchs Address Christian Persecution Conference in Hungary

Assyrian Patriarchs Address Christian Persecution Conference in Hungary AINA | Bar Daisan | Nov. 28, 2019 Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II. ( Syriac Patriarchate)…

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EGYPT – Christian leaders in Egypt reflect on persecution of Coptic minority

Crux | Christopher White | Nov. 27, 2019 Inside the offices of Bishop Anba Makarios, leader of the Orthodox Coptic Christians in Al Minya, Egypt. (Credit: Christopher White/Crux.) AL MINYA,…

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ROME/ABU DHABI – Abp Viganò decries Pope-approved plan to build ‘Abrahamic’ religious site with Muslims, Jews

LifeSite News | Nov. 21, 2019 ROME, November 21, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Invoking the blasphemous Tower of Babel, whose builders sought to attain to heaven by their own power, Archbishop Carlo…

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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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USA – Anti-IS coalition to meet in Washington on November 14, US says

Times of Israel | Oct. 29, 2019 WASHINGTON — More than 30 nations fighting the Islamic State group will gather in Washington on November 14 in a French-initiated meeting as…

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INDIA – American Pastor Arrested and Detained in India | Persecution

International Christian Concern | Oct. 29, 2019 Pastor Targeted After Telling Customs Officials He Is a Christian 10/29/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) learned that…

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SYRIA / USA – Baghdadi Operation Named After Christian Woman Who Refused to Give Up Faith Before ISIS Killed Her

FaithWire | Emily Jones | Oct. 28, 2019 The US military operation that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dedicated to Kayla Mueller, a young…

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WORLDWIDE – Report: Persecution of Christians worse in Asia; Mideast might not recover

Catholic Philly | Bronwen Dachs for CNS | Oct. 28,2019 Egyptian Muslims cry as ambulances transport the bodies of victims killed after a Dec. 11, 2016, explosion inside the Coptic…

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USA / SYRIA – Remarks by President Trump on the Death of ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The White House | Oct. 27, 2019 https://youtu.be/GYzNpv-7F7M THE PRESIDENT:  Last night, the United States brought the world’s number one terrorist leader to justice.  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead.  He…

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IRAQ / SYRIA – Report: Persecution in Iraq Down After Loss of 90% of Nation’s Christians

Breitbart | Frances Martel | Oct. 24, 2019 Christian persecution in Iraq and Syria has decreased dramatically in the aftermath of the fall of the Islamic State, a report published…

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SYRIA – ‘There Won’t be Christians Left’: Syrian Christians Fear Grim Future in Shadow of Turkey’s Invasion

CBN NEWS | Chris Mitchell | Oct. 21, 2019 JERUSALEM, Israel - A spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces (SDF) says they have completely evacuated fighters from a besieged…

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