Hungary Decries ‘Wall of Silence’ Concealing Christian Persecution
ROME — Despite massive persecution of Christians on a global scale, a “wall of silence” has been erected around the problem, lamented a Hungarian minister Monday.
Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
U.S. Officials: Iran-Allied Shiite Militias in Iraq ‘Extort and Terrorize’ Religious Minorities
WASHINGTON, DC — Some factions of a Baghdad-sanctioned organization of mainly Iranian-backed Shiite militias are engaging in egregious violations such as torture, extrajudicial detentions, rape, extortion, and kidnappings in northern Iraq’s Nineveh province, where persecuted religious minorities like Christians are struggling to recover from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) atrocities, top U.S. officials said this week.
Amb. Brownback: ‘It’s Been Difficult’ to Get India to Respect Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States is having a “difficult” time convincing Hindu-majority India, an American ally, to protect the right of religious minorities, namely Christians and Muslims, to safely practice their faith, a top U.S. ambassador told Breitbart News on Thursday.
Vatican: Reject ‘Use of the Term Minority,’ Develop ‘Concept of Citizenship’
Societies must end the use of the word “minority” and redefine the “concept of citizenship,” a top Vatican official argued Thursday at a religious freedom event hosted by the State Department.
Pence Blasts Antisemitism in Congress at Religious Freedom Event
Vice President Mike Pence, during a religious freedom event at the Department of State featuring diplomats from over 100 countries, vehemently decried antisemitism that he said has “even found a voice in the halls of our United States Congress.”
‘Hope is Back’: Trump Helps Save Christians, Yazidis in Iraq from Extinction
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is helping bring Christians and Yazidis in Iraq back from the brink of extinction fomented by a genocidal campaign at the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), religious minority representatives declared this week at the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom convened by the Department of State.
Exclusive: Muslim Terror Attack Survivor, Christian Advocate Share How Faith Helps Them Heal
Ahmed, a survivor of terrorist attack in New Zealand and Yamini Ravindran, a Christian from Sri Lanka, shared how faith helps people heal,
Daughter of Jailed Uighur Scholar: China Has ‘Fast Track’ Airport Lanes for Political Prisoner Organs
Jewher Ilham spoke in Washington, DC, about her father Ilham Tohti who is serving a life sentence in China for criticizing the government.
Nancy Pelosi Gets Standing Ovation at Trump’s Religious Freedom Event
WASHINGTON, DC — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) received a standing ovation when she spoke during the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on Tuesday, an initiative of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Department of State.
‘Situation Is Grim’: U.S. Launches World’s ‘Largest Religious Freedom Event Ever’
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of State (DOS) launched its second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on Tuesday, touted as the world’s “largest religious freedom event of its kind.”
Mike Pence: Persecution of Christians in North Korea ‘Has No Rival on the Earth’
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence excoriated North Korea’s record of human rights violations Thursday, asserting that the nation’s persecution of Christians is the worst on the planet.
Exclusive: Jehovah’s Witnesses Face Harsh Persecution in Putin’s Russia
Delegations from around the globe were in Washington this week for the U.S.-led, first Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, including two representatives from the world headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses in New York who used the opportunity to highlight the persecution of followers in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Secretary Mike Pompeo to Vatican: Religious Freedom Assures Human ‘Capacity for Greatness’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Vatican Radio Monday that President Trump has made religious freedom a “true priority” for his administration, on the eve of the State Department’s first-ever international summit on religious freedom.
Mike Pompeo: Trump Administration Making ‘Clarion Call for Religious Freedom Around the World’
“It is incredibly important in President Trump’s administration to make the clarion call for religious freedom all around the world,” Mikw Pompeo told Tony Perkins, a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.