20 Christians Rounded Up in Shanghai As Chinese Government Seeks to Extinguish Belief

Twenty Christians, including one Taiwanese-American dual-citizen, were taken into custody in Shanghai yesterday as China continues its crusade against belief.

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DHS Reversal Reopens Asylum Cases for 87 Iranian Christians and Other Religious Minorities

The Department of Homeland Security has re-opened the asylum applications of a group of 87 Iranian Christians and other religious minorities who have been marooned in Austria for more than a year awaiting a final decision.

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State Department Religious Freedom Report Spotlights ‘Horrific’ Situation in Iran

Iran and Saudi Arabia were among the Middle Eastern countries whose records on religious freedom were severely criticized on Tuesday, with the publication of the US State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.

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Religious Freedom Ambassador Brownback Believes Pastor Brunson Will Be Released from Turkish Prison

U.S. Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said he believes the North Carolina pastor, Rev. Andrew Brunson will be released from Turkey.

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Senate narrowly approves Brownback for religious freedom job

The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday narrowly approved Sam Brownback’s bid to be U.S. ambassador for international religious freedom, setting the stage for him to resign the governorship in Kansas after seven contentious years in office.

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