This DAP highlights – Ongoing Situation on U.S. Campuses. DAP also has More Faith-Based Stories and Select All-Hazard Stories. These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 18 January 2024
Faith-Based Security Headlines
These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
World Watch List 2024 · Serving Persecuted Christians Worldwide (opendoors.org)
The World Watch List is Open Doors’ annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution.
The Open Doors website provides a profile of the fifty countries with information about different persecution levels.
According to Open Doors, 1 in 7 Christians are persecuted worldwide, 1 in 5 are persecuted in Africa, and 2 in 5 are persecuted in Asia.
Related articles:
- The Most Horrific Places in the World For Christian Persecution: Inside the Shocking Rise in Church Attacks, Discrimination Across the Globe
- Christians faced record level of violent attacks in 2023, Open Doors warns
Analyst Comments:
Faith-Based Organizations should consider researching conditions on the ground prior to sending members to other countries.
The U.S. Department of State also provides information on conditions in different countries.
Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution.
Latest Information for U.S. Citizens (state.gov)
Information for U.S. Citizens in the Middle East.
U.S. citizens should heed the Travel Advisory for Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. The U.S. Embassy continues to closely monitor the dynamic security situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. There are active military operations and active rocket and mortar fire in Gaza and the Gaza periphery. Terrorist groups, lone-actor terrorists and other violent extremists continue plotting possible attacks in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. Terrorists and violent extremists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, and local government facilities. Violence can occur in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza without warning. If you require emergency assistance while in Israel, the West Bank or Gaza, contact the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem by email (JerusalemACS@state.gov).
View all travel advisories.
FBI Protecting our Communities Together: Hate Crime Threat Response Guide
This one-page resource, produced by the FBI, serves as a quick reference guide aimed at empowering communities to respond effectively to hate crimes. (released 08 Nov 2023)
Analyst Comments:
Hate crimes are on the rise. This resource can be useful not only for Faith-Based Organizations, but also for individuals, businesses, and organizations that are connected to a faith.
More Faith-Based Stories
NY: 2 Jewish Men Attacked and Beaten in Crown Heights
Trash dumped on Holocaust monument in Philadelphia days after being vandalized with swastika
Woman caught on camera vandalizing church in Memphis
FBI arrests Oregon trans ‘Nazi’ who threatened blacks, Jews
DC police arrest two suspects for robbing church
Woman caught on camera vandalizing church in Memphis
Mass at California Catholic church interrupted by armed police pursuit
CAIR-NY, ECBAWM File Lawsuit Against Suffolk County Police Department Over Forced Hijab Removal
Christian school to arm, train staffers after deadly Iowa school shooting
Reports: Ortega Regime Kidnaps Another Priest After Banishing 19 Catholic Clergy
Employee goes rogue, sending ‘ceasefire now’ email to Jewish group’s listserv
UK: Ministers accused of watering down rules around abortion clinic buffer zones
Select All-Hazards Stories
US military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen
Could it escalate? A look at what is behind Iran and Pakistan’s airstrikes
‘Swatting’ targets all sides, raising fears
Germans protest nationwide after far-right meeting on deportation plan
Calendar of Resistance for Palestine 2024
Ice and Snow in the Northwest; Quick Blast of Snow for North-Central and Northeast U.S.; Heavy Lake Effect Snow Continues National Weather Service
PSA: Anyone can tell if you are using WhatsApp on your computer
Unredacted Meta documents reveal ‘historical reluctance’ to protect children
FTC Action Leads to Ban for Ganadores Real Estate and Income Scam, its Owner, and Managers
FTC Announces Claims Process for Consumers Harmed by Lanier Law Mortgage Relief Scheme
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