{"id":5623,"date":"2024-06-29T00:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T00:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/biden-administration-criticized-for-omitting-nigeria-from-religious-persecution-watchlist\/"},"modified":"2024-06-29T00:33:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T00:33:00","slug":"biden-administration-criticized-for-omitting-nigeria-from-religious-persecution-watchlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/biden-administration-criticized-for-omitting-nigeria-from-religious-persecution-watchlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-Regierung kritisiert f\u00fcr das Weglassen Nigerias von der Beobachtungsliste f\u00fcr religi\u00f6se Verfolgung"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Source A map of Nigeria. \/ Credit: SevenMaps\/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 28, 2024 \/ 18:50 pm (CNA). Religious freedom activists are criticizing the Biden State Department for continuing to leave Nigeria off its &quot;countries of particular concern\u201d (CPC) watchlist, despite the department\u2019s&nbsp;own&nbsp;report highlighting the violent persecution of Christians in the country.One expert said&nbsp;that Nigeria\u2019s&nbsp;exclusion reveals a &quot;troubling inconsistency\u201d in the State Department\u2019s policy toward religious freedom.The&nbsp;2023 Report on International Religious Freedom, released by the State Department on Wednesday,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Religious freedom activists are criticizing the Biden State Department for continuing to leave Nigeria off its &quot;countries of particular concern\u201d (CPC) watchlist, despite the department\u2019s&nbsp;own&nbsp;report highlighting the violent persecution of Christians in the country.One expert said&nbsp;that Nigeria\u2019s&nbsp;exclusion reveals a &quot;troubling inconsistency\u201d in the State Department\u2019s policy toward religious freedom.The&nbsp;2023 Report on International Religious Freedom, released by the State Department on Wednesday,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79612,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/religious-freedom-panel-faults-state-department-for-missing-annual-report-on-violations\/","url_meta":{"origin":5623,"position":0},"title":"Religious Freedom panel faults State Department for missing annual report on violations","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"M\u00e4rz 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is calling out the State Department for failing to comply with the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), the federal law that requires transmission of an annual report on religious freedom violations to Congress.USCIRF also said the Trump administration\u2019s decision to suspend the refugee program and cap the refugee ceiling at 7,500 is hampering refugees fleeing the most egregious forms of religious persecution.The State Department\u2019s noncompliance with the law\u2019s requirements has allowed a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":68292,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/trump-threatens-military-action-if-nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-christians\/","url_meta":{"origin":5623,"position":1},"title":"Trump threatens military action if Nigeria fails to end religious persecution of Christians","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"President Donald Trump holds a press briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in August 2025. \/ Credit: Joey Sussman\/ Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2025 \/ 18:30 pm (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action against Nigeria if it fails to end Christian persecution.\u201cIf the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria and may very well go into that now-disgraced country, \u2018guns-a-blazing,\u2019 to completely wipe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Trump threatens military action if Nigeria fails to end religious persecution of Christians","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":66648,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/aaf-and-icc-congress-must-act-to-stop-the-genocide-of-christians-in-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":5623,"position":2},"title":"AAF and ICC: Congress Must Act to Stop the Genocide of Christians in Nigeria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Nigeria (International Christian Concern) \u2014 For once, Bill Maher is right. One of the most horrifying yet underreported crises of our time is unfolding in Nigeria, Africa\u2019s most populous nation, and home to one of the largest Christian communities on the continent. A new report by the Nigeria-based International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, known as Intersociety, reveals a campaign of destruction so relentless it demands immediate action. According to their findings, jihadist groups are destroying\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":69745,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/african-union-responds-to-trumps-claims-regarding-nigerias-religious-freedom-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":5623,"position":3},"title":"African Union Responds to Trump\u2019s Claims Regarding Nigeria\u2019s Religious Freedom","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dezember 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The African Union finally addresses the killing of Christians in Nigeria and released its statement in response to President Donald Trump&#8217;s threats to Nigeria if circumstances do not change.\u00a0 On Oct. 31, Trump officially designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and called attention to the targeting of Christians there, threatening military intervention if Nigeria didn&#8217;t take action to stop the killings.\u00a0 Now the African Union is pushing back, claiming that holding Nigeria responsible for the attacks is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":68004,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/update-trump-says-he-will-designate-nigeria-country-of-particular-concern\/","url_meta":{"origin":5623,"position":4},"title":"UPDATE: Trump says he will designate Nigeria &#039;country of particular concern&#039;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Januar 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. \/ Credit: Diego Cervo\/Shutterstock. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2025 \/ 17:30 pm (CNA). President Donald Trump said he is designating Nigeria a \"country of particular concern.\"In a social media post Oct. 31, Trump said, \"Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"UPDATE: Trump says he will designate Nigeria &#039;country of particular concern&#039;","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UPDATE-Trump-says-he-will-designate-Nigeria-039country-of-particular-concern039.webp?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UPDATE-Trump-says-he-will-designate-Nigeria-039country-of-particular-concern039.webp?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UPDATE-Trump-says-he-will-designate-Nigeria-039country-of-particular-concern039.webp?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67981,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/trump-announces-cpc-designation-for-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":5623,"position":5},"title":"Trump Announces CPC Designation for Nigeria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Januar 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On Friday, President Donald Trump did something Christians around the world have been urging him to do since he took office.\u00a0\u00a0 In a message on social media, Trump acknowledged the atrocities that Christians in Nigeria face daily, saying that \u201cRadical Islamists\u00a0are responsible for\u00a0this mass slaughter. 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