USA – Virgin Mary statue vandalized on N. Wichita Catholic church’s property
KWCH | Dec 10, 2019 A picture circulating on social media shows vandalism to a statue of the Virgin Mary that sat outside a north Wichita Catholic church. Her hands…
HUNGARY – Five Things I Learned about Hungary’s Commitment to Fighting Christian Persecution Worldwide
Providence Magazine | Faith McDonnell | Dec. 10, 2019 In 26 years of advocacy for the global persecuted church, this is a new one for me. The government of a…
USA – NYC Muslim Patrol: Bullying, Gangster Tactics Reported
Clarion Project | Dec. 9, 2019 “Bullying” and “gangster-like” tactics have been reported by locals in New York areas where the Muslim Community Patrol & Services operates. These tactics are…
IRAQ – Kurdish Tribes Stealing Assyrian Christian Lands
Foreign Policy Journal | Taiyo "Siraj" Davis | Dec. 4, 2019 There has been an ongoing occupation in Northern Iraq of Assyrian Christian indigenous lands, largely ignored by the mainstream…
USA – Forbes Calls for Global Recognition of Christian Persecution
Breitbart | Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. | Dec. 2, 2019 Forbes magazine has appealed for recognition of the phenomenon of Christian persecution around the globe as a crisis demanding focused…
HUNGARY – Hungary isn’t afraid to call ‘Christian persecution’ what it is
Spectator |Marlo Safi | Dec. 2, 2019 Following Donald Trump’s election, there was hope that the US would aid Christian communities overseas, especially in Iraq where the population of Christians…
WORLDWIDE – Recognizing The Phenomenon Of The Persecution Of Christians Globally
Forbes | Ewelina U. Ochab | Nov. 30, 2019 Acts of violence based on religion or belief are on the increase globally. This includes atrocities that amount to genocide and…
UNITED KINGDOM – Baroness Cox says, Britain must stop ignoring Christian prosecution in Nigeria
Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust | Baroness Cox | Nov. 25, 2019 Baroness Caroline Cox, U.K., is a longtime human rights advocate. It has been five years since Nigeria’s Islamist Fulani…
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,…
USA – US-born Alabama woman who joined ISIS is not an American citizen, judge rules
Fox News | Louis Casiano | Nov. 14, 2019 A federal judge ruled Thursday that an American-born woman who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS) group and now wants…
USA – Protests serve as backdrop to Erdoğan’s visit to White House
The Hill | Nov. 13, 2019 Protesters gathered outside the White House on Wednesday in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit with President Trump. The protests, which were led…
USA/ROMANIA – Survivor Warns USA: Slippery Slope of Socialism Led to the Communism that Robbed Romania’s Freedom
CBN News | Andrea Morris | Nov. 13, 2019 This is one woman's warning to the West about the slippery slope of socialism. She's not just any woman. She's a…
USA – Blessed Sacrament stolen from Texas Catholic parish
Blessed Sacrament stolen from Texas Catholic parish Catholic News Agency (CNA) | Nov. 12, 2019 .- The pastor of a Catholic parish in El Paso, Texas is calling for prayer…
USA – Trump eyes executive order tying foreign aid to religious freedom
The Washington Times | Victor Morton | Monday, November 11, 2019 The White House is reportedly drafting plans to condition U.S. foreign assistance on religious freedom. According to a report…
USA – Trump weighs conditioning foreign aid on religious freedom
Politico | Melanie Zanona and John Bresnahan | Nov. 11, 2019 The effort comes as Trump faces an impeachment inquiry that hinges in part on whether he froze military aid…
USA – Demographic Jihad? Virginia Muslim Doctor Tied Women’s Tubes Without Their Consent
PJ Media | Robert Spencer | Nov. 9, 2019 The details of this case are simply horrifying. One woman tried for years to conceive a child, but couldn’t. When she…
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…
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…
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…
USA – EXCLUSIVE: Dept. of Homeland Security to work with Las Vegas faith-based leaders
Fox5Vegas | Kyla Galer | Nov. 5, 2019 LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- Churches, temples, mosques -- many people consider them their "safe place" or somewhere to turn for guidance. Places…
USA – When You Are Persecuted in One Place, Flee to Another. But Not to America.
Christianity Today | Jayson Casper | Nov.5, 2019 Both US policy and Middle East wisdom discourage suffering Christians from resettling in the West. Zero. The United States did not resettle…
INDIA – U.S. Pastor Stranded in India Awaiting Hearing
Word & Way | Morning Star News correspondent | Nov. 5, 2019 Tennessee pastor Bryan Nerren, shown with his wife Rhonda and their children, is stranded in India awaiting a…
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…
WORLDWIDE – Stand in the Gap T.V. interviews Dede Laugesen, executive director of Save the Persecuted Christians | Video
Stand in the Gap T.V. | American Pastor's Network | Nov. 3, 2019 https://vimeo.com/365613088
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…
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…
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…
USA / SYRIA – Why Christians in the U.S. should be ‘truly frantic’
Baptist News | Jeff Brumley | Oct. 30, 2019 Headlines about Turkey’s October offensive in northern Syria have all but faded. But the danger is far from over for Christians…
WORLDWIDE – Gaffney: Christian persecution taking place around the world is “simply unimaginable”
Center for Security Policy, Frank Gaffney | Breitbart | Oct. 30, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJNf4hAdyDA&feature=youtu.be Center Executive Chairman, Frank Gaffney, joins Alex Marlow on Breitbart News Daily to talk about the impeachment…
INDIA / USA – Tennessee pastor arrested and stranded in India, attorney says
Tennessean | Natalie Neysa Alund and Brinley Hineman | Oct. 30, 2019 A Middle Tennessee pastor has been arrested in India and is unable to return to the U.S. due to alleged religious…
ALGERIA – USCIRF Alarmed Over Systematic Church Closures in Algeria
USCIRF | Oct. 30, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is deeply concerned by the Algerian government’s forcible closure of at least 12 Evangelical…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
USA – USCIRF Observes International Religious Freedom Day
USCIRF | Oct. 27, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today commemorates International Religious Freedom Day, marking…
VIDEO INTERVIEW – Stand in the Gap: Saving the Persecuted Christians (Part 1)
Hosted by the Honorable Sam Rohrer & Pastor Isaac Crockett. Stand in the Gap will bring clarity to cultural confusion and making sense of the nonsense around us, Stand in…
USA – One-year commemoration of Tree of Life synagogue shooting marked around the world
The Associated Press | Oct. 27, 2019 One-year commemoration of Tree of Life synagogue shooting marked around the world Marked around the world Sunday with community service projects, music and…
USA – Is the State Church Coming?
Crisis Magazine | Oct. 16, 2019 Last week, presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke said outright that if he is elected president, he will work to eliminate the tax-exempt status for churches…