Tag: Turkey

Armenian soldiers killed despite ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Gasparyan is just one of the many Armenians who lost their lives in the Nagorno-Karabakh war.

New hearing for monk accused of terrorism because he gave a piece of bread

Fr Sefer (Aho) Bileçen, an Assyrian clergyman, is on trial for feeding some members of the PKK.

A nineteenth century Armenian church put up for sale in Turkey

Armenian Christian heritage continues to be slowly erased from Turkish soil.

NGO report accuses Turkey and Azerbaijan of genocidal intent in Nagorno-Karabakh

International Christian Concern published the new report “The Anatomy of Genocide: Karabakh's Forty-Four Day War” last Friday.

Turkey’s abuse of historic churches continues

Turkey’s history is riddled with examples of converting churches into mosques or transforming them into tourism sites.

Turkey makes no progress investigating the kidnapping of elderly Christians

The abductors are affiliated with the PKK, a Kurdish militant group designated by the US as a terrorist organisation.

Christian Solidarity International warns of "Christian genocide" in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s residents are mostly Muslim, while Armenia is largely made up of Christian.

Anti-Armenian hate crimes on the rise in California

These crimes come alongside the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan sparked in September.

Chapel damaged by treasure hunters in Turkey

The authorities restrict access to historic churches for the remaining Christian community to use as a place of worship.

Goverment restrictions on religion at highest level since 2007

In June, President Trump signed an executive order that makes international religious freedom a priority in U.S foreign policy.