Fifteen-year-old Leah Sharibu is facing death at the hands of Nigeria’s brutal jihadist militia Boko Haram because she is a Christian. Leah Sharibu was one of 110 Nigerian girls we told you had been kidnapped by the vile jihadist group Boko Haram – the militant West African radical Islamic army...

American Pastor Andrew Brunson has just been released from wrongful detainment in Turkey. We can confirm that after more than two years of detainment based on his Christian faith, Pastor Andrew is preparing to leave Turkey to return home to the United States. At the ACLJ, we represent Pastor Andrew...

After years of delays, seven years and eleven months to the day after she was sentenced to death by hanging for her Christian faith, Christian mom Asia Bibi has finally had her appeal heard by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. A three-member panel of the Supreme Court of Pakistan consisting of Chief...

THIS COULD BE HER LAST CHANCE. Pakistan’s Supreme Court could determine whether Asia Bibi is hanged. A special bench of the Pakistani Supreme Court is reportedly meeting to hear Christian mom Asia Bibi’s appeal of her execution sentence over allegations of blasphemy in just 3 days. A three-member...

The death toll for Christians in Nigeria continues to rise to catastrophic proportions as the nation seems helpless or unwilling to stop bloodthirsty Islamic radicals targeting Christians in the region. This time jihadists – identified as notorious Fulani Herdsmen – toting guns and machetes...

Many believe with the death of the dictator Fidel Castro, the election of a new president, and recently relaxed travel restrictions that a new day has dawned in Cuba. But Christians on the communist island nation still face harsh oppression – and even arrest – for practicing their faith. The city...

“Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:4 For 8 months a young Christian girl has been held captive by Nigeria’s vicious Islamist army Boko Haram because she refuses to deny her faith in Jesus Christ. While her desperate...

The nightmare of radical Islamic violence and murder against Christians is spreading across Africa. Now the deadly Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab is targeting Christians in Kenya. Al-Shabaab forces reportedly attacked a bus and demanded the passengers recite an Islamic statement of faith. Two...

Our team has delivered several critical presentations at the U.N. Human Rights Council on behalf of Christians facing genocide – but never like this. We’ve just delivered an urgent wake-up call to the world to save dying Christians, and this time no one can say they didn’t hear it or understand.

This week – through our affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) – we delivered two critical oral interventions at the U.N. Human Rights Council on behalf of Christians facing the humanitarian crisis as a result of the ISIS genocide, as well Christians facing violent attacks at the...

704 days. At the time of this writing, that’s how long it’s been since American Pastor Andrew Brunson was initially arrested and has since been detained in Turkey. That’s 704 days of being shuffled in and out of horrendous prison environments. 704 days of emotional and physical suffering. 704 days...

Tensions turned violent as a group of Muslims sought to demolish a Christian church in Pakistan. Babu Sarfraz, Bashir Masih, along with several other men from the church met with our affiliate in Pakistan, the Organization for Legal Aid (OLA), to discuss the incident as well as the reason for the...

Turkey is holding innocent Christian Pastor Andrew Brunson hostage in direct defiance of the United States and those around the world who believe in and support religious freedom. Pastor Andrew has received no true justice in Turkey’s court system. His most recent appeal was once again arbitrarily...

Even though ISIS is reportedly weakened and running scared, the deadly genocide it waged against Christians has left an unimaginable humanitarian crisis. The danger for survivors trying to return to their homes and rebuild is still very real. The ACLJ just took direct action, presenting a critical...

Innocent Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani was viciously beaten by Iranian authorities and now is locked away in an inhumane prison. Today we’ve taken action, submitting a crucial legal submission to the U.N. Human Rights Council once again to fight for his freedom. The very purpose of this...

Turkey is continuing its gambit to extort the United States, holding innocent American Pastor Andrew Brunson hostage. The Turkish court once again denied another appeal for Pastor Andrew’s release from house arrest and the removal of the travel ban against him. In short, they are refusing to let...

Christians in China face intense persecution and harassment from their own government. Many house churches are shutting their doors for fear of harsh punishment. We’ve taken direct action to defend China’s persecuted Christians. The ACLJ – through our European affiliate the European Centre for Law...