His fears are backed up by recent reports that show just how dramatically Christianity has declined in
the country under the persecution of ISIS.
Not exact matches
Persecution and Forgotten, a report of oppression in specific
countries, warns that Christians in these
countries will not survive if this violence continues and highlights «unspeakable atrocities» such as Christians in North Korea being starved, hanged on crosses over a fire and others being crushed
under steam rollers.
They paid for a book, Christians
under Fire, written by Humberto Belli, which summarized the supposed
persecution of the church in Nicaragua but had nothing to do with what was really going on inside the
country.
He also said that America stands with the millions of people in Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, and other
countries that are suffering religious
persecution under repressive and brutal regimes.
«
Under this Kafkaesque procedure,» wrote Saris in her opinion, «[the Indonesian Christians] will be removed back to the very
country where they fear
persecution and torture while awaiting a decision on whether they should be subject to removal because of their fears of
persecution and torture.»
The lawsuit cites US obligations
under the Refugee Act and the Convention Against Torture to prohibit the government from deporting anyone to a
country where he or she is likely to face torture or
persecution.
«We are sending a clear message that this unjust
persecution,
under whatever guise, will not be tolerated against a family that sacrificed so much for this
country.»