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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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…

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INDIA – Five Christians in Northeast India Beaten After Refusing to Recant Christian Faith

International Christian Concern | Nov. 6, 2019 Last Friday, November 1, five Christians from India’s Odisha state were beaten mercilessly with bamboo rods after they refused to recant their Christian…

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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…

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WORLDWIDE – Stand in the Gap T.V. interviews Dede Laugesen, executive director of Save the Persecuted Christians | Video

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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…

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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…

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AFRICA – Terrorist Attacks Increase in Africa’s Sahel, U.S. Warns

The Wall Street Journal | Jessica Donati and Courtney McBride | Nov. 1, 2019 WASHINGTON—Africa’s Sahel region is emerging as a new frontier in the fight against terrorist groups, according…

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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…

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USA – Anglicans Moved for the Persecuted Church-II – Juicy Ecumenism

Juicy Ecumenism | Faith McDonnell | Oct. 31, 2019 ...Then came prayer time. New Wineskins Executive Director, Jenny Noyes, announced that the closing 30 minutes or so of the night…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Coalition Joins Millions of Believers Worldwide for Two Sundays of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

For Immediate Release | Oct. 31, 2019 Nov. 3 and 10 Mark International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church; STPC Maintains News Aggregator to Share Stories of Persecution Worldwide…

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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…

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RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians’ Coalition Partners Sending Much-Needed Aid to Syria

For Immediate Release | October 30, 2019 The Shai Fund, Christ’s Mandate for Missions, Indigenous Ministries and The Nazarene Fund Giving Food and Other Aid in Northeast Syria, Hit the…

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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…

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CHINA – Dictatorships at U.N.: China’s Concentration Camps Bring Happiness

Breitbart | Frances Martel | Oct. 30, 2019 A group of 54 United Nations members issued a statement Tuesday defending China for building over 1,000 concentration camps to imprison, torture,…

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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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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 …

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