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U.S. AMBASSADOR MORSE TAN HELD HOSTAGE IN KOREA
Former U.S. Ambassador for Global Criminal Justice and former Dean of Liberty University Law School Morse Tan is being held hostage by the Lee Jae-myung administration of South Korea, a U.S. ally, on charges of defamation for comments made earlier about the Korean President in an appearance at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
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Breaking: I've uncovered an apparently unreported 2012 Al Jazeera article coauthored by Abdul El-Sayed that praises the Muslim Brotherhood's electoral success in Egypt and portrays the Islamist movement in remarkably flattering terms.
At the time, the Brotherhood-led bloc had just won approximately 47% of Egypt's parliamentary seats, while the ultraconservative Salafist Al-Nour bloc secured another 24%.
Together, Islamist parties controlled roughly 71% of the elected seats.
Yet El-Sayed and his coauthor (a Harvard scholar, because of course) enthusiastically described Egypt's political transformation as looking "more promising than ever."
They also argued that the Islamist parties' electoral successes reflected their domestic platforms and "histories of social justice" more than popular support for their Islamic ideologies.
El-Sayed wasn't merely celebrating the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. He was expressing optimism about Egypt's political future AFTER the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists had overwhelmingly won the parliamentary elections.
🙏 Please pray for Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s Holy Synod reports that about 60 Orthodox Christians were killed in attacks between October 20 and 24, 2026, in the Arsi Zone (Southeast Oromia), mostly in the Shirka and Merti districts (14 in Merti on Oct. 20; 46 in Shirka areas on Oct. 24).
• The church and local accounts say women, children, and elderly people were among the dead.
• Survivors describe attackers going door to door, shooting and stabbing civilians, and burning homes, with mass burials.
• Regional authorities have blamed armed rebel groups (including elements linked to the Oromo Liberation Army); responsibility remains disputed and no group has claimed the attacks.
• There is credible reporting of religious targeting of Orthodox communities amid a longer pattern of violence in the area; investigators have not fully confirmed the motive.
Please keep these families, the injured and displaced, and the Orthodox Church in Ethiopia in your prayers.
#SaveThePersecutedChristians
Are you a woman in America living under Sharia? If so, you may be unaware that you have rights you are not free to exercise.
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Perhaps you don't want to be covered by a bag that prevents others from seeing you or even prevents you from clearly seeing them. You may be told that is required by Sharia, but you don't have to do that in America.
Perhaps you must have sex with your husband whenever and however he wants. He may say it's your duty under Sharia, but you can't be forced to do that in America. Perhaps you were married as a young girl, maybe you even still are one, and being raped by your husband. That is against the law in America.
Perhaps your husband is beating you and tells you that is his right under Sharia. In America, that is a crime. Are you afraid that a family member thinks he can harm or even kill you for dishonoring under Sharia or leaving Islam? That too is illegal here. Or do you live in fear that your husband will end your marriage by saying, "I divorce you," three times, and then take your children to some Sharia-adherent country, never to be seen by you again?
An imam may tell you that's his right under Sharia, but not in America. What is true in America is that the God of our Constitution has given you rights that Sharia can't take away, not here, at least not yet. We don't want you subjected to these horrors in America, and we certainly won't let our women be forced to submit to Sharia.
At least 64 civilians and local defenders were killed across Nigeria during the week, while villagers, hunters, and security forces killed an estimated 65 suspected bandits and terrorists in counterattacks.
By Ezinwanne Onwuka
ABUJA, Nigeria — A rural market day in Taraba State turned into one of Nigeria’s deadliest attacks of the year after armed bandits stormed Binnari village in Karim Lamido County, killing at least 52 people and forcing survivors to search nearby bushes and rivers for missing relatives. The massacre capped a violent week that also saw communities in Zamfara battle bandits for three days, hunters kill 14 suspected kidnappers in Katsina, and Nigerian troops report killing 21 suspected terrorists in Borno State.
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“My experience in prison was not an easy one. For over a year I did not see my children. I could only hear about them.”
Rhoda Jatau was unjustly charged with "blasphemy" In Nigeria.
Now, she has been awarded the First Step Freedom Award for her courage.👏 @ADFIntl@ADFLegal
This bill would be used to curb and even end aid to Nigeria’s Christian communities.
The same type of bill, a FARC bill, was used in India to force Compassion International out.
STPC led a coalition letter to inform American officials on SB 1034.
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Our Country Director, @Odeh_JuniorOdeh , joined @NewsCentralTV earlier today to speak about the proposed Foreign Aid (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, 2026 and why civil society organisations are calling for its withdrawal.
The proposed bill raises concerns about provisions that could tie foreign-funded projects to government priorities and give regulatory authorities broad powers to impose sanctions.
Civil society organisations already operate within existing regulatory and reporting requirements. So, what does another layer of regulation add, and what could it mean for organisations working to strengthen accountability and civic participation?
Watch the full conversation!
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4/ Seoul Central District Court set the next hearing for December 18 and gave the defense until Dec 15 to submit evidence.
A U.S. consular officer observed Friday’s hearing. No strong public response yet from the Trump administration.
TAN TRIAL UPDATE
Amb. Morse Tan pled not guilty Friday, Oct 16 in Seoul to criminal defamation charges over remarks made in Washington, D.C. about President Lee Jae Myung’s alleged teenage involvement in a serious crime and juvenile detention.
Exit ban since late May. Next hearing: Dec 18.
A U.S. consular officer observed; no strong Trump administration response yet.
#FreeMorseTan
3/ Tan has been under an exit ban since late May. Indicted without detention in July under South Korea’s Information and Communications Network Act and Criminal Act.
2/ The remarks referenced long-standing reports that Lee, as a teenager, was involved in a gang rape and murder, sent to juvenile detention, and did not attend middle or high school.
1/ TAN TRIAL UPDATE
Former U.S. Amb. Morse Tan pled not guilty Oct 16 in Seoul to criminal defamation charges for remarks made on U.S. soil about Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
In the film, “Replacing Europe,” you follow the Muckraker team as they travel through Africa and into Europe. There is one particularly frightening scene when one of the Muckraker cameramen is bloodied by the angry mob they are filming.
Muckraker added this:
In this documentary, you’ll see:
• A UN migration worker admitting that governments profit from illegal immigration and have no interest in stopping it
• Illegal immigrants getting flown by plane to the European mainland
• Organizations openly guiding illegal immigrants across borders
“We were violently attacked and nearly arrested for exposing how Europe is being replaced.”
This is a shocking documentary that will revolt you.
https://t.co/k42cgIpBOs
And this past weekend, Oct. 11, he spoke at Korea’s largest church. His bravery under fire is an inspiration to Christians everywhere.
God bless Amb. Morse Tan!
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