Washington, D.C.- In Defense of Christians (IDC), the nation’s leading advocacy organization for Christians and religious minorities in the Middle East, calls on the U.S. and the international community to investigate the attack in Nigeria, which…
Washington, D.C.—On Tuesday, December 17th, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2019, with updated amendments, was released by the U.S. Senate and added to the end of year Omnibus. The updates…
Washington, D.C.- The Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 150, “A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and…
Washington, D.C.- On Tuesday, November 19, 2019, In Defense of Christians and the Maronite Foundation in the World released a study titled, Displaced Syrians in Lebanon, at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington,…
Press Conference Advisory In Defense of Christians and the Maronite Foundation in the World Releasing Report on Displaced Syrians in Lebanon In Defense of Christians and the Maronite Foundation in the World are releasing a co-authored case study…
Washington, D.C.- Today, the House of Representatives voted 405 yays to 11 nays, to recognize the Armenian Genocide, a clear condemnation of the Turkish government’s denial of the atrocities committed by their predecessor’s against Christians. More than a…
Washington, D.C.- In the early hours of Sunday, October 27, 2019, U.S. Special Operations conducted a nighttime raid in Syria in hopes of locating ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Intelligence reports from several countries indicated…
Washington, D.C.- It’s been nine days of peaceful, anti-corruption protests across Lebanon. Lebanese citizens, both in the country and abroad, have taken up the slogan calling for the resignation of the government, “كلّن يعني كلّن”,…
Washington, D.C.- In Defense of Christians is closely monitoring the peaceful uprising across cities in Lebanon which started last Thursday. These protests are not motivated by any foreign influence and constitute a revolt against decades…
Washington, D.C.– On Monday evening, The Department of Treasury announced it is sanctioning senior Turkish government officials and ministries in response to Turkey’s reckless actions in Northeast Syria. This followed an Executive Order from President…
Washington, D.C.- IDC has confirmed from reliable sources on the ground in Northeast Syria that Turkey has commenced bombing which has targeted towns with large Christian populations, Raas el Ayen and Al Darbasiyah, also a…
Washington, D.C.- IDC is deeply concerned for the Christian and Yazidi communities of Northeast Syria should the Republic of Turkey move into the region. There are over 40,000 Christians in the Northeast, which is a…