Washington, DC – In Defense of Christians (IDC) joins with a coalition of partners to condemn Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Armenians from the Berdzor Valley of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), and calls for the immediate…
Washington, DC – In Defense of Christians (IDC) is pleased to announce the election of Andrew Doran as president effective July 11, 2022. Andrew Doran is a co-founder of IDC, and has previously served as…
Three United States Cardinals, who serve as Honorary Chairs of the Religious Advisory Board for In Defense of Christians, express fraternal solidarity
Washington, DC — We, the Religious Advisory Board of In Defense of Christians (IDC), stand in solidarity with Maronite Patriarch Rai and Archbishop Mousa El-Hajj in light of the Archbishop’s unjust detention by Lebanese authorities….
Washington, DC – In Defense of Christians (IDC) condemns the Lebanese government’s unjust detention of a Maronite Catholic Archbishop as an apparent act of intimidation against Maronite Church leadership for its public opposition to Hezbollah….
Washington, DC – On July 13, 2022, the Philos Project, In Defense of Christians, the American Sephardi Federation, and the Mimouna Association met with Members of Congress on Capitol Hill to present the Abraham’s Missing…
Washington, DC – In Defense of Christians (IDC) applauds President Biden’s assurance that the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will not be removed from the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations (FTO). In March, the…
Washington, DC – In Defense of Christians (IDC) stands against any potential decision by the Biden Administration to remove the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the list of foreign terrorist organizations (FTO). The Biden…
Washington, DC – In Defense of Christians (IDC) applauds the appointment of Egypt’s first Christian to preside over Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court. On February 9, Egyptian President Sisi administered the oath of office to Judge…
Washington, DC – In Defense of Christians (IDC) calls on the Biden Administration to strictly condition a U.S. return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s dismantling of its regional proxies. Latest…
Washington, DC – In Defense of Christians (IDC), the nation’s leading advocacy organization for Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East and Africa, joins The Philos Project in applauding the creation of the…
Washington, DC – In Defense of Christians (IDC), the nation’s leading advocacy organization for Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East and Africa, applauds the release of Coptic rights and religious freedom activist Ramy…