Nigerian Christians face persecution all the time. They are ripped away from their families and killed. Their lives are truly in peril every day. We’ve been sharing with you the story of Leah Sharibu, a Christian teen kidnapped by Boko Haram. She was one of 110 Nigerian girls kidnapped in February...

Pastor John Cao – a U.S. permanent resident – continues to languish in a Chinese prison, unfairly serving a 7-year sentence for his faith. The longer he’s there, the more he is suffering. Pastor Cao’s family needs him home. This situation is utterly heartbreaking. Pastor Cao was simply living out...

President Trump led an unprecedented summit on religious freedom at the United Nations today. There were members of the ACLJ team in attendance. On today’s Jay Sekulow Live, we discussed President Trump hosting this event at the United Nations, what it means for persecuted Christians around the...

Captive Christian teen Leah Sharibu is reportedly still alive, but her life remains in grave danger at the hands of the jihadist army Boko Haram. The ACLJ is continually taking action to win her freedom, standing before the United Nations urging global pressure to save young Leah’s life. As we’ve...

Today on the show we welcome special guest Andrew Brunson and his wife Noreen into the studio to discuss Pastor Brunson’s two-year detainment in a Turkish jail. Almost a year ago, October 12th, we were able to announce that American Pastor Andrew Brunson was finally released after being wrongfully...

We’re not just talking about issues. The ACLJ is fighting for persecuted Christians at the United Nations TODAY. On today’s broadcast, we discussed our efforts to protect Christians around the world, specifically our five person team of lawyers and government affairs professionals that we just...

“Close to . . . genocide.” That’s how an alarming study recently commissioned and released by the British government described the current state of Christian persecution around the globe. The final report , compiled by the Bishop of Truro the Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen states that violence...

The ACLJ’s international affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice’s (ECLJ) office in Pakistan, the Organization for Legal Aid (OLA), has achieved another victory. Saleem Masih, a Christian man, was falsely accused of burning pages of the Quran, an offense under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws...

After over a year of delays, the Pu’er Intermediated Court finally issued a decision in Pastor John Cao’s appeal. At 10 am on July 25, 2019, they announced that they were upholding the Menglian Trial Court’s wrongful conviction and sentence of 7 years imprisonment. Pastor Cao – a U.S. permanent...

As we have previously informed the United Nations, children in Nigeria experience threats of torture, kidnappings, and even death by radical Islamic groups on a regular basis. Through our European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), we filed another written submission on...

Through our European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), we filed a written submission before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) detailing the spread of religiously motivated attacks against Christians around the world. As we explained to the U.N.: Unfortunately,

The ACLJ’s international affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), has achieved another victory in the fight against bonded labor in Pakistan. On June 21, 2019, the ECLJ’s affiliate in Pakistan, the Organization for Legal Aid, obtained the freedom of a Pakistani Christian family...

Our European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) affiliate in Pakistan, the Organization for Legal Aid, has secured another victory. This time, a Christian bonded laborer was falsely accused by his Muslim employer of stealing money. The Christian man’s real “crime” was asking to be paid according to...

Four years ago, we reported truly horrifying news from Pakistan. A Christian couple, Shahzad and Shama, was burned alive by an angry Muslim mob over a false accusation of blasphemy. Shahzad and Shama (a mother of three who was pregnant at the time with her fourth child) worked as bonded laborers at...

Recently, during the celebration of Mother’s Day, a number of house churches in different parts of China were raided and shut down by local authorities. The church leaders were taken away for interrogation, and now face potential criminal prosecution. Incidents like this are happening much more...

Today marks a huge victory for a Christian woman and for religious freedom, as after suffering a 10-year nightmare ordeal, Asia Bibi is finally, officially, safe and free. According to reports from multiple news outlets, Asia Bibi’s attorney confirms that she is now out of Pakistan and safely in...

Today, May 3, 2019, is Pastor Cao’s 60th birthday, but he won’t be celebrating with family and friends, or eating cake, or opening presents. Instead, this day marks the 790th day that Pastor Cao has been wrongfully imprisoned in China. Pastor Cao is still awaiting his appeal hearing, which by...

The death toll in Sri Lanka has now reached 325 innocent victims after the deadly terrorist attacks targeting Christians on Easter Sunday. Confirming most speculation, ISIS has now officially claimed responsibility. Today on the show, we discussed a variety of topics, first and foremost being a...

Once again, unsuspecting Christians gathered in churches with their families to celebrate Easter Sunday – one of the most sacred holidays in the Christian faith – have been ruthlessly killed by Islamic jihadists. There is no other way to describe it but true evil . Eight bomb blasts detonated by...

For so many of us, this is a holy week, as we remember Good Friday, when Jesus Christ was crucified as the sacrifice for our sins. We remember Passover when God rescued the Jewish people from bondage. And on Sunday, we gather with our family and friends to celebrate the day our Savior – the...