A coalition of Christian leaders recently signed a letter to President Donald Trump saying he would act on behalf of 23 Christian Armenians and Azeri Christian converts who are currently detained in Azerbaijan. The letter, published March 11, was led by advocacy group Save Armenia and features notable signatories, including former United States Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, Christian artist and missionary Sean Feucht, National Religious Broadcasters President and CEO Troy Miller, US Commission on International Religious Freedom Commissioner David Curry, Save the Persecute Christians Executive Director Dede Laugesen and civil rights activist Alveda King.
The letter was written by former Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn, who is currently dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University., Christian Post It has been reported.
“Almost two years ago, Azerbaijan ethnically cleansed more than 120,000 Christian Armenians from their ancestors' homes, but the Biden administration refused to take action to stop the cleansing of ethnic groups or punish the perpetrators of that crime,” the leader explained.
“Since then, the same government has held 23 Christian Armenian hostages and one Azeri Christian convert. Become the subject Reliable reports say it is tortured daily. International Committee of the Red Cross, the only organization with access
He has been ordered to check the happiness of prisoners and recently leave the country. ”
They also acknowledged how Trump could have done Hamas to free Israeli hostages “from fear” about his administration, claiming that only he could save Christian hostages. Regarding the Azeri regime, leaders said Hamas congratulated them and strongly supported “ethnic cleansing of 120,000 Armenians.”
“Mr. President, we ask that you humbly use the authority of your office to support these 24 Christian lives and send a message again. Murder and persecution of Christians around the world is no longer tolerated. We are one blood, one humanity,” the letter concluded.
That was the case in Azerbaijan last May. It is listed As one of the world's worst religious freedom violations by the US International Religious Freedom Committee, Watchdog warns of the decline of religion Freedom Following the territorial dispute between Nagorno-Karabakh and the state.
Azerbaijan was also named in the year of advocacy groups' international Christian concerns: “Persecutors' Year“ Report 2023.
“The end game of Azerbaijan is clear: removing Christian boundaries by either expelling the Armenian people and their faith from Azerbaijan or destroying people and historical places.“ According to the ICC report. It cited the rhetoric used by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to explain the Armenians, in particular He emphasizes his characterization of the group as “wild bars, rats, and destroyers.”
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It was originally published on March 20, 2025.
