USA/CHINA – US puts visa restrictions on Chinese officials over abuses of Muslims in Xinjiang

CNBC | Jacob Pramuk | Oct. 8, 2019 The Trump administration put visa restrictions on Chinese officials Tuesday amid ongoing abuses of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region. Secretary of…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Urges President Trump to Address Christian Persecution at UNGA

For Immediate Release | September 19, 2019 We Pray the President Will #StandBesideUs and Speak Specifically to Genocidal Violence Against 327 Million Christians Worldwide WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates…

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TURKEY – Lawyer of U.S. Pastor says to Appeal to Top Turkish Court for his Release

Reuters | Oct. 2, 2018 The case of Andrew Brunson, whose next regular court hearing is on Oct. 12, has become the most divisive issue in a worsening diplomatic row…

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TURKEY – Trump administration sanctions Turkish officials over detained American pastor

FoxNews | 080218 The Trump administration on Wednesday sanctioned top Turkish officials over the country’s detention of American pastor Andrew Craig Brunson. The Treasury Department sanctions, first announced by the…

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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…

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