Catholic News Service: 1,000 global leaders address religious freedom at State Department

According to In Defense of Christians — a nonprofit dedicated to protecting persecuted believers across the Middle East — over 65,000 people have been arrested since the government began its crackdown following the coup attempt…

“The Lebanese military, financially backed by the United States, is regularly engaged in conflict with the Islamic State along Lebanon’s border with Syria. It’s also had to contend with issues arising from refugee camps, where…