The House of Commons in Canada recently voted against a motion declaring that the atrocities committed by the Islamic State against religious minorities in Syria and Iraq were actually acts of genocide.
...continue reading this storyPatriarch Ignatius Aphrem II and other senior leaders of the Syriac Orthodox Church survived an assassination attempt on June 19.
...continue reading this storyA Syrian has been crucified by the Islamic State for collaborating with what it called a "Crusader coalition."
...continue reading this storyAfter the April liberation of an ancient Syrian town from the Islamic State's control, many of its churches and Christian buildings were found to have been destroyed, or badly damaged.
...continue reading this storyOut of a total of 281 refugees, the U.S. State Department has admitted only two Syrian Christians into the U.S. in the first two months of 2016.
...continue reading this storyThe U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has unanimously passed HR 75, a resolution declaring that those who commit or support mass murder against religious minorities are guilty of "genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity."
...continue reading this storyA coordinated attack on three restaurants owned by Assyrian Christians in Syria killed 16 and injured dozens more during Christmas celebrations.
...continue reading this storyThe Archbishop of Canterbury has warned the U.K. Prime Minister that his government's policy on refugees discriminates against Christians trying to leave Syria.
...continue reading this storyA Syrian Catholic leader has issued an impassioned plea for young people to stay in Syria, according to the Catholic Herald.
...continue reading this storyIslamic State jihadists have given Christians living in Qaryatain, Syria, just 48 hours to decide whether they will convert to Islam, pay the jizya tax, or be forced to leave town.
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