{"id":1746,"date":"2016-07-21T00:30:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T00:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/?page_id=1746"},"modified":"2020-06-15T14:46:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T14:46:41","slug":"reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,\u00a0 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead \u2014 Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming.<\/em> &#8211; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listed below are links to governmental, scholarly or advocacy reports on the plight of persecuted Christians.\u00a0 It is hoped that this page will serve as a hub for these types of reports.\u00a0 These reports can exceed 100-200 pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer: The listing of a report does not constitute an endorsement of all activities of the issuer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Today&#8217;s Martyrs site also has a <a href=\"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/documents\/\">Documents page<\/a> that lists historical and current statements, letters or homilies by Christian leaders who have opposed the evils of their times, with links to the full texts if available.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 15, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lordalton.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/06\/200615-nigeria-unfolding-genocide-report-of-the-appg-for-forb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NIGERIA: UNFOLDING GENOCIDE? &#8211; An Inquiry by the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parliament of the United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 10, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2019-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 Report on International Religious Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Department of State Office of International Religious Freedom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 28, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1OE9Y3_JzPW5KofjoaaQiD72Zbv2BPnsm\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Annual Report 2019: Chinese Government Persecution of Churches and Christians in Mainland China<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ChinaAid<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 1, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/15366\/europe-anti-christian-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Europe: Anti-Christian Attacks Reach All-Time High in 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Appendix 1: Attacks on Christian Churches and Symbols in Europe in 2019: Suspicious Fires, Attacks on Christian Historical Sites, Desecrations of Cemeteries, Urination, Defecation and Exhibitionism at Christian Sites, Anarcho-Feminist-Satanist and Politically-Motivated Attacks, Attacks on Nativity Scenes, Islam-related Attacks<\/li>\n<li>Appendix 2: Country-by-Country Attacks: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain<\/li>\n<li>Appendix 3: Select Commentary and Reflections on Church Attacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gatestone Institute<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoorsusa.org\/christian-persecution\/world-watch-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Watch List Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Open Doors International<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/persecutionrelief.org\/persecution-relief-annual-report-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Annual Report 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Persecution Relief<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchmonitor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Global20Extremism20Monitor202017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Violent Islamic Extremism in 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Global Extremism Monitor, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 21, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewforum.org\/2018\/06\/21\/global-uptick-in-government-restrictions-on-religion-in-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Restrictions on Religion in 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pew Research Center<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 20, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/persecutionrelief.org\/annual_report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Annual Report &#8211; 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regarding Christian persecution in India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Persecution Relief<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 1, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B6IXircRgkLWNk9sbUEwc1ZkUzZ1bkJEcTJMUGp2LVJMOWlr\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 Annual Report: Chinese Government Persecution of Churches and Christians in Mainland China<\/a><\/p>\n<p>China Aid<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 30, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1EsMFVG4nq8e7Vv1kk0T_t9W6wvox7xE4\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese Law and Religion Monitor, Volume 10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ChinaAid<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchmonitor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Nigeria-Benue-State-2017-WWR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nigeria: Benue State under the\u00a0shadow of \u201cherdsmen\u00a0terrorism\u201d (2014 \u2013 2016)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Africa Conflict and Security Analysis Network,\u00a0\u00a0Open Doors International,\u00a0 Voice of the Martyrs Canada,\u00a0 and World Watch Monitor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Philippines-The-Battle-of-Marawi-ASA-35.7427.2017-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Battle of Marawi: Death and Destruction in the Philippines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 1, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appgfreedomofreligionorbelief.org\/media\/Article-18-report-1710.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Article 18: From Rhetoric to Reality<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regarding religious freedom around the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, Parliament of the United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 16, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/pdf\/Reports\/2017-09-16%20-%20News%20Analysis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regarding reporting on euthanasia in Belgium and religious tests in the United States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Martyrs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 26, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2017.USCIRFAnnualReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United States Commission on International Religious Freedom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 20, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ucs.nd.edu\/assets\/233538\/ucs_report_2017_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In Response to Persecution: Findings of the Under Caesar\u2019s Sword Project on Global Christian Communities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Religious Freedom Institute and the Notre Dame University Center for Ethics and Culture, with assistance from Aid to the Church in Need\u00a0and the Templeton Religion Trust<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B1uhi1txZxlhdmJHaUJSVWdkc2s\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hate Crimes in the UK Against Ex-Muslims: Experiences, Effects, and Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>British Pakistani Christian Association<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 1, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/pdf\/Reports\/2017-03-01%20UPR%20CHRISTIAN%20COLLECTIVE%20SUBMISSION%20FINAL%20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minorities on the Margins: Freedom of Religion or Belief &amp; the Christian\u00a0Community In India<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rev Fr. Ajay Singh &amp; Dr. John Dayal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 1, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0BwO5hRHaKWdOQWUwYTdDcnZSTnc\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Annual Report: Chinese Government Persecution of Churches and Christians in Mainland China<\/a><\/p>\n<p>China Aid<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 21, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/download\/Documents\/ASA3351362016ENGLISH.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As Good As Dead: The Impact of the Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 13, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/Hidden%20Plight.%20Christian%20Minorities%20in%20Burma.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hidden Plight: Christian Minorities in Burma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United States Commission on International Religious Freedom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 11, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpakistanichristians.org\/downloads\/the-scandal-involving-unhcr-and-christian-asylum-seekers-in-thailand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Education, Human Rights Violations in Pakistan and the Scandal involving UNHCR and Christian asylum seekers in Thailand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>British Pakistani Christian Association \u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0 payment required<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 10, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/j\/drl\/rls\/irf\/religiousfreedom\/index.htm#wrapper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Religious Freedom Report for 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United States Department of State<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 30, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketinginnovation.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FoRB_Annual_Report_2015-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Annual Report on the State of Freedom of Religion or Belief in the World 2015-2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p>European Parliament<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 30, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchmonitor.org\/research\/4316020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crushed but not Defeated: The Impact of Persistent Violence on the Church in Northern Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christian Association of Nigeria &amp; Open Doors International<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIRF%202016%20Annual%20Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United States Commission on International Religious Freedom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 9, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indefenseofchristians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Genocide-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genocide Against Christians in the Middle East<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Defense of Christians &amp; Knights of Columbus<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/RegData\/etudes\/BRIE\/2015\/572800\/EPRS_BRI(2015)572800_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Violence and persecution levelled at Christians around the world<\/a><\/p>\n<p>European Parliament<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 19, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ia800508.us.archive.org\/30\/items\/365DaysReport\/365-Days-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">365 Days: Democracy and Secularism Under the Modi Regime<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ANHAD &#8211; Act Now for Harmony and Democracy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIRF%20Annual%20Report%202015%20%282%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015 Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United States Commission on International Religious Freedom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 19, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sabrang.com\/news\/2015\/ReportModi300days.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">300 DAYS \u2013 Documenting Hate and Communal Violence under the Modi Regime<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. John Dayal<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 10, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpakistanichristians.org\/books\/the-education-system-in-pakistan-discrimination-and-the-targeting-of-the-other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Education System In Pakistan: Discrimination And The Targeting Of The &#8216;Other&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>British Pakistani Christian Association \u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0 payment required<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 29, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpakistanichristians.org\/books\/the-targeting-of-minority-others-in-pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Targeting of \u2018Minority Others\u2019 in Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>British Pakistani Christian Association \u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0 payment required<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIRF%202014%20Annual%20Report%20PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2014 Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United States Commission on International Religious Freedom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchmonitor.org\/research\/3117403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our Bodies, Their Battleground: Boko Haram and Gender-Based Violence against Christian women and children in North-Eastern Nigeria since 1999<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s Political Violence Research Network &amp; Open Doors International<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appgfreedomofreligionorbelief.org\/media\/Article-18-An-Orphaned-Right.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Article 18: An Orphaned Right<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regarding religious freedom around the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, Parliament of the United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/2013%20USCIRF%20Annual%20Report%20(2).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2013 Annual Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United States Commission on International Religious Freedom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,\u00a0 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead \u2014 Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1746"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1746"}],"version-history":[{"count":56,"href":"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1754,"href":"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1746\/revisions\/1754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaysmartyrs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}