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 – 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 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 – Commentary on Religious Persecution In India

Don Shenk – Director – Gospel Tide Broadcasting Association | STPC Coalition Partner | Feb. 21, 2020 It is a well-known and accepted fact that the overwhelming majority of people…

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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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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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NIGERIA – Two Young Christian Women Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Morning Star News | Jan. 20, 2020 JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, on Friday (Jan. 17),…

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EU/NIGERIA – EU accuses Buhari of overseeing Christian persecution, ethnic cleansing in Nigeria

National Pivot Nigeria | Joe Adams | January 20, 2020 The European parliament, legislative branch of the European Union, has accused the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of overseeing the…

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WORLDWIDE – Christian persecution on rise: North Korea, Muslims to blame

Washington Times | Opinion | Cheryl K. Chumley | Jan. 18, 2020 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Once again, Open Doors, the nonprofit that tracks and reports religious persecution around the world, finds in…

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WORLDWIDE / CHINA – ‘Rise of Surveillance State’ Against Christians the Focus of 2020 World Watch List

Faithwire | Tré Goins-Phillips | Jan. 15, 2020 For a moment, imagine knowing you are being watched; imagine passing through facial recognition technology or fingerprint scanning to enter your church.…

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WORLDWIDE – The 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Follow Jesus

Christianity Today | Jayson Casper | Jan.15, 2020 Every day, 8 Christians worldwide are killed because of their faith. Every week, 182 churches or Christian buildings are attacked. And every…

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AFRICA – Africa’s Young Christian Communities Are Now in Islamic-Extremist Crosshairs

The Hudson Institute | Nina Shea | January 11, 2020 An ongoing Islamic extremist project to exterminate Christians in sub-Saharan Africa is even more brutal and more consequential for the…

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WORLDWIDE – Secularism and Islam are cooperating to attack the Church

LifeSite | Jan. 7, 2020 January 7, 2019 (Turning Point Project) — Jesus assured us that the gates of hell will not prevail against his Church. But we're not told…

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NIGERIA – Kukah describes FG as fundamentalists without bombs

Vanguard Nigeria | Chidi Nkwopara | Urowayino Jeremiah | Jan. 8, 2020 The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has described the Nigerian government as “Islamic…

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INDIA – Christian prayer hall dedicated to Jesus Christ attacked by Hindu radicals

Christian Post | Samuel Smith| Jan. 01, 2020 A Christian community hall in India’s predominantly Hindu West Bengal state was attacked by Hindu radicals during a launch ceremony, according to…

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NIGERIA – French philosopher documents deadly persecution of Nigerian Christians

French philosopher documents deadly persecution of Nigerian Christians Aleteia | John Burger | Dec 18, 2019 Bernard-Henri Lévy provides eyewitness testimony to killing, raping and mutilation by Fulani herdsmen. The…

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NIGERIA – Over 1,000 Christians in Nigeria killed by Fulani, Boko Haram in 2019: NGO report

Over 1,000 Christians in Nigeria killed by Fulani, Boko Haram in 2019: NGO report The Christian Post | Samuel Smith | Dec. 14, 2019 St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Zangam,…

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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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NIGERIA – (Video) Fulani Herdsmen Attack victims impacted by Mission Africa International (MAI)

Mission Africa International | Nov. 13, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiloDP4W5Y8&feature=youtu.be

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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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ALGERIA – ‘Sad Day’ in Algeria as Officials Seal Buildings of Country’s Largest Churches

Morningstar News | Algeria Correspondent | Oct. 17, 2019 Sealing of Tafath church in Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria, Oct. 16, 2019. (Morning Star News) TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – Authorities in…

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CHINA – Chinese authorities raided church, forcibly removed members, moments before demolition

Fox News | Caleb Parke | Oct. 17, 2019 Authorities in China forcibly removed Christians and arrested several faith leaders gathered at a state-recognized church that suddenly was deemed "illegal" by the…

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CHINA – On China’s National Day, USCIRF Urges U.S. Government to Take Action on Religious Freedom

USCIRF | Oct. 1, 2019 On China’s National Day, USCIRF Urges U.S. Government to Take Action on Religious Freedom WASHINGTON, DC – Today marks the 70th anniversary of the People’s…

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INDIA – Hindu radicals livestream attack on Christians to ‘make area free of Christianity’

Christian Post | Leah MarieAnn Klett |Sept. 30, 2019 Indian authorities jailed church leaders and their families after Hindu extremists disrupted a worship service, beat individuals, and livestreamed the events…

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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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