Turkish court rejects appeal to end US pastor’s house arrest – Middle East
Stars and Stripes | 073118 ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court rejected an appeal Tuesday to end the house arrest of an American pastor who is at the center of…
Trump administration threatens to punish Turkey unless it frees detained American minister
LATimes | 072618 At a conference Thursday affirming the U.S. commitment to global religious freedom, Vice President Mike Pence threatened economic sanctions against Turkey if its government fails to release…
Pastor Brunson – Pence threatens Turkey over detained US pastor
Religion News Service | 072618 WASHINGTON (RNS) — Vice President Mike Pence used a State Department summit of foreign ministers and religious leaders to call on Turkey to release U.S.…
U.S. Ministerial – Persecution of Andrew Brunson, John Cao Shared at Religious Freedom Ministerial
Christianity Today | 072418 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The first victim of religious persecution to share their story today at the US State Department’s first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom couldn’t…
TURKEY – What Is Andrew Brunson Accused Of? Donald Trump Calls for Release of Pastor Imprisoned in Turkey
Newsweek | 071918 | By Cristina Maza “With the news of his continued imprisonment breaking today, Save The Persecuted Christians calls on President Trump, the administration and our legislators to…
TURKEY – US pastor denied release in latest trial hearing in Turkey
The Tribune | 07-18-18 ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court on Wednesday again denied a request for the release from custody of an American pastor based in Turkey who is…
TURKEY – Turkish court rules to keep US pastor in jail on terror charges
YeniSafak | 07-18-18 A Turkish court has ruled to keep American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, who is being tried on terrorism and spying charges, in jail. Andrew Brunson, a Christian…
US Senate to Turkey: Give Us Pastor Brunson or No Fighter Jets
CBNNews | 062518 The United States Senate recently passed overwhelmingly the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act which bans the Department of Defense from selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey as…
Religious Freedom Advocates Continue to Raise Awareness for Imprisoned Pastor Andrew Brunson
NRB | 062118 American Pastor Andrew Brunson is scheduled again for trial next month. Wrongfully detained in Turkey and denied due process rights for years, his story is stirring American…
Free Pastor Brunson: STPC Activists Urge Trump to Do More to Bring US Missionary Home From Turkish Prison
CBN News | 062018 | VIDEO More than a dozen people gathered outside the White House on Wednesday to call on President Donald Trump to bring American Pastor Andrew Brunson…
U.S. and Turkey Release Statement Reaffirming “Spirit of Allied Partnership” – Will It Lead to Pastor Andrew Brunson’s Freedom?
ACLJ | 060718 Despite recent tensions between our two countries, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu just met in Washington. Following the…
Trump: American Pastor Jailed In Turkey Is ‘A Totally Innocent Man’
The Daily Caller | 052718 An American pastor facing trial in Turkey on allegations of aiding terrorist groups is “a totally innocent man,” President Donald Trump said Saturday. “We have…
Senators Lankford, Tillis urge rethink of U.S.-Turkey relationship in wake of Andrew Brunson trial
EPConnection | 051118 Sen. Thom Tillis, speaking from the Senate floor on May 10: “We’re going to continue to work every day that (Andrew Brunson) is in prison to…
Sen. Tillis presents details of Brunson case on Senate floor
EPCConnection | 042518 On April 25, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) gave an impassioned, 15-minute speech from the floor of the U.S. Senate about Andrew Brunson’s imprisonment in Turkey. In his…
TURKEY – Erdogan Again Shows That He’s Holding American Pastor Hostage In Turkish Prison
DailyCaller | 042118 Turkey’s authoritarian president made it clear that his government his holding American pastor Andrew Brunson hostage in a Turkish prison President Erdogan said the U.S. government should…
Senators warn of ‘measures’ against Turkey over Andrew Brunson case
ISTANBUL — A bipartisan group of 66 senators is threatening Turkey with “measures” after an American pastor was put on trial accused of terrorism links and espionage. North Carolina native…
Free American Pastor Andrew Brunson
A Christian pastor in Turkey has been arrested. He is in great danger. American Pastor Andrew Brunson – a U.S. citizen from North Carolina – has been falsely charged with…