Pastor Andrew Brunson and his wife Norine were in the European Parliament on November 13th, 2019, during the plenary session in Brussels to meet MEPs from all Europe. The conference was hosted by two MEPs : Bert-Jan Ruissen (ECR) and Peter van Dalen (EPP). Andrew Brunson told his moving story of a Pastor living in Turkey since 1993, imprisoned for “terrorism” for more than two years (2016-2018), during which he was a political pawn for the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He presented his book recently published: God’s Hostage: A True Story of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance.
Migration Influx or Better Protection?By Nicolas BauerIn its Chamber judgment A. A. v. Switzerland (No. 32218/17) of 5 November 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) considered that the return to Afghanistan of an asylum seeker converted to...
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Religious Freedom for ChristiansBy ECLJ Over the last decades across the world, Christians have become the most persecuted people because of their faith. In North Korea, they are prevented from even possessing a Bible. In many other...
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Event: Religious Freedom in TurkeyBy ECLJThe European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) invited Pastor Andrew Brunson and his wife Norine for a two-hour conference at the European Parliament on November 13 th , 2019, during the plenary...
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Persecution of Christians: World NewsBy ECLJBy Delphine Loiseau, Research fellow. In 2019, there were over 245 million Christians victims subject to strong persecution throughout the world. [1] This means that one Christian out of nine is...
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