Kavala’s Rights Not Violated, Says Turkey
12/31/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Following a hearing on December 29th, Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled that Osman Kavala’s detention did not violate his fundamental rights. He has spent more than 3 years in jail without a...
Turkey will Convert Armenian Church into Cultural Center
12/30/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Agos reports that Turkey has decided to turn Konya’s Holy Trinity Armenian Church into a cultural center. Turkey has finished restoring it to a cost of 3.5 million TL but it is not clear when the church will...
Turkey Ranks Second in Jailing of Journalists
12/29/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – According to the annual global survey published by the Committee to Protect Journalists, Turkey ranks second in the jailing of journalists, falling just behind China. This is yet another detrimental report...
Iraq Continues Pressure on IDPs
12/28/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq’s government continues to move forward with plans to close camps for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) by the end of March. This decision is met with increased resistance by many as the the...
ECtHR Requests Information on Armenian POWs
12/27/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – The European Court of Human Rights granted the request by the Republic of Armenia on December 21st that the Government of Azerbaijan provide information related to prisoners of war (POWs) by December...
Kavala’s Detention Scheduled for Constitutional Court Review
12/26/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s Constitutional Court will review in three days the detention of imprisoned philanthropist Osman Kavala on December 29th. This follows a decision by an Istanbul Court to maintain his detention,...
Azerbaijan Increases Spending Following Nagorno-Karabakh
12/25/2020 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – According to the public details shared by Azerbaijan, their 2021 budget includes a 20.5% increase on defense and security spending. This increase follows their invasion, which was supported by Turkey, into...
Hamas Orders Limited Interactions with Christians
12/24/2020 Gaza (International Christian Concern) – The Hamas-led Ministry of Religious Affairs has instructed Gaza’s Muslims to limit their interactions with Christians, according to Fides. Such instructions were met with pushback, resulting in the ministry then...
Azerbaijan Ignores UNESCO Request
12/23/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – UNESCO has released a statement that they have made proposals to organize a mission into Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenian: Artsakh), something which requires the agreement of both Armenia and Azerbaijan. The...
Displacements from Ain Issa Increase
12/22/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Attacks against the Syrian city of Ain Issa and its surrounding villages have remained ongoing for the past week. The Rojava Information Center (RIC) warns that a large number of people have been displaced because...
Egypt Prosecutor Studies Appeal
12/21/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – Egypt’s prosecutor-general has ordered his office to investigate how they can appeal the criminal court’s acquittal of three men who were charged with stripping an elderly Christian woman. The acquittal came last...FACEBOOK FEED
China brokered a deal for Iran and Saudi Arabia to normalize relations, ending years of proxy conflicts in the Middle East. But it's concerning because these countries are among the worst persecutors of religious minorities, including Christians...
www.persecution.org/2023/03/22/restoring-relations-between-iran-and-saudi-arabia/
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