Dr H.A. Hellyer, senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute discussed the fate of Christians in the new leadership of Syria.

France24

France

Christmas: Christians see uncertain future in Syria

As a result of numerous wars, economic hardships and social exclusion, Christians in several countries feel like second-class citizens, and more and more are forced to leave their homeland.

A számos háború, gazdasági nehézség és társadalmi kirekesztés következtében a keresztények több országban másodrendű állampolgároknak érzik magukat, és egyre többen kényszerülnek elhagyni szülőföldjüket.

Ezeken a helyeken eltűnőben vannak a keresztények

Magyar Nemzet

Budapest

Hungary

Christians are disappearing in these places

Ad Fontes Media

Media Bias/Fact Check

Government of France

Christmas in Syria was apparently largely peaceful. Church bells rang and services were held without incident. According to observers, the festivities were more subdued than before. There had recently been occasional acts of anti-Christian activity.

Das Weihnachtsfest ist in Syrien offenbar weitgehend friedlich verlaufen. Kirchenglocken läuteten, Gottesdienste wurden ohne Zwischenfälle abgehalten. Beobachtern zufolge waren die Feierlichkeiten verhaltener als früher. Vereinzelt hatte es zuletzt christenfeindliche Taten gegeben.

Nach Assad-Sturz - Christen in Syrien feiern Weihnachten weitgehend friedlich aber verhalten

Deutschlandfunk

Deutschlandradio

Germany

After Assad fall - Christians in Syria celebrate Christmas largely peacefully but cautiously

While a ceasefire has come into force between Israel and Hezbollah, there is a change of power in the civil war in Syria, which has been going on since 2011. The rebels have driven dictator Bashar al-Assad out of the country and now want to form a new government. All developments on the conflicts in the Middle East in the live blog.

Während zwischen Israel und der Hisbollah eine Waffenruhe in Kraft getreten ist, gibt es im seit 2011 andauernden Bürgerkrieg in Syrien einen Machtwechsel. Die Rebellen haben Diktator Baschar al-Assad aus dem Land vertrieben und wollen nun eine neue Regierung bilden. Alle Entwicklungen zu den Konflikten in Nahost im Liveblog.

Syrische Christen feiern Weihnachten und Sturz Assads +++ Weitere Tote im Gazastreifen

LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung

Leipzig

Sachsen

Syrian Christians celebrate Christmas and fall of Assad +++ More deaths in Gaza Strip

For Christian Syrians, these are uncertain times. What does the new Islamic regime have in store for them? For now, the experiences are not...

Voor christelijke Syriërs is het een onzekere tijd. Wat heeft het nieuwe islamitische bewind voor hen in petto? Voorlopig zijn de ervaringen niet...

Zorgen bij christenen in Syrië: zijn ze in een islamitische staat vrij hun geloof te kiezen?

De Morgen

Antwerp

Flanders

Belgium

Concerns among Christians in Syria: Are they free to choose their faith in an Islamic state?

“This year Christmas is different. It can be seen even in the ornaments. There is less.” Raouia Nanari, walking through the streets of the Christian neighborhood of Bab Touma, in old Damascus, points out all the signs lacking, for her, of a festive spirit in her neighborhood of the Syrian capital. Ever since the fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, “an earthquake,” the young woman, who works for a charitable organization, is tormented by…

“Este año la Navidad es diferente. Se nota hasta en los adornos. Hay menos”. Raouia Nanari, paseando por las calles del barrio cristiano de Bab Touma, en la vieja Damasco, señala todos los signos carentes, para ella, de espíritu festivo en su barrio de la capital siria. Desde la caída del dictador sirio Bashar al-Assad, “un terremoto”, la joven, que trabaja para una organización benéfica, está atormentada por la ansiedad.Le gustaría alegrarse po…

Los cristianos de Siria temen que “un nuevo monstruo eche al otro”

infoLibre.es

Syrian Christians fear that “one new monster will throw the other away”

After Pope Francis prayed on Christmas Day for Syrian Christians facing uncertainty amid the country's regime change, the leader of the Catholic Church in neighboring Iraq said the toppling of the regime left Christians in the region feeling "tense."

National Catholic Reporter

Christians in Iraq 'tense' after Syria regime change, patriarch says

Christmas in Maaloula was marked by fear, as the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's rise to power rekindled memories of Islamist violence that terrorized the Christian town from 2013 to 2014.

‘Great fear’ haunts Christmas celebrations in Syria's Christian town

La Croix

'Great Fear' Haunts Christmas Celebrations in Syria's Christian Town

In the historic heart of Damascus, Sarah Latifa joins some 500 other worshipers, singing prayers in unison during a Christmas mass. Yet, this year’s celebration carries a shadow of uncertainty. For the first time, Syria finds itself under Islamic control, and the Christian community openly expresses “fears” for its future. “It wasn’t easy to gather and pray joyfully in these circumstances, but by God’s grace, we managed,” Sarah told AFP after at…

Uncanceled News

In Syria, a Christmas Marked by ‘Fears’ for the Future of Christians

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent (Worthy News) – Hundreds of Christians in Syria took to the streets of Damascus on Tuesday to protest the destruction of a Christmas tree in the Christian-majority town of Suqaylabiyah, near Hama, Politico reports. The tree was burned down just over two weeks after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamic insurgent group on December 8. Highlighting Syrian Chri…

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