Deletion of Persecution of Christians in the modern era

Comment: I see no issue with keeping it since it is a notable issue - e.g. some news articles just in the last month https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/26/jeremy-hunt-orders-global-review-into-persecution-of-christianshttps://www.foxnews.com/world/christian-group-warns-of-sharply-rising-persecution-in-these-countries-in-2019https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviaenos/2018/12/20/chinese-christians-face-intensifying-persecution-ahead-of-christmas/. I see it as easily passing . The main problem I see with the article is NPOV (and the odd decision to use 1989 as the starting date), some of the entries cannot be described as persecution. That however is not a deletion issue, and AfD is not the place to tidy up articles. Using "hoax" as a rationale is just plain ridiculous
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: as an overwhelmingly notable topic, the article can be improved so original research is removed and only referenced content is used  is not cleanup
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (WP:AFD)

Comment: Christian persecution in the modern era is a well-sourced and clearly notable topic, clearly meeting . Numerous examples of modern-day Christian persecution exist, as a brief internet search I did found: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/magazine/is-this-the-end-of-christianity-in-the-middle-east.html 1,https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/27/dying-for-christianity-millions-at-risk-amid-rise-in-persecution-across-the-globe 2,https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/17/world/christian-persecution-2015/index.html 3,http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/06/21/key-findings-on-the-global-rise-in-religious-restrictions/ 4,https://www.bbc.com/news/world-30001063 5,https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/january/top-50-christian-persecution-open-doors-world-watch-list.html 6,https://www.foxnews.com/world/christian-group-warns-of-sharply-rising-persecution-in-these-countries-in-2019 7,https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-launched-christmas-crackdown-on-persecuted-christian-minority 8,https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/6/chinas-christian-persecution-highest-level-mao/ 9,https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-christians/britain-commissions-review-of-christian-persecution-worldwide-idUSKCN1OP003 10,https://www.foxnews.com/world/christian-persecution-seen-in-more-locations-across-the-globe-new-report-shows 11,https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/13/china-christians-religious-persecution-translation-bible 12
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: but improve to solve any NPOV and content issues. The main issue is not whether the persecution of Christians in the modern day is notable--it is, as many others have pointed out. The main issue is instead whether this should be a separate page from  Persecution of Christians per policies like . I believe that this should be a separate page for several reasons. Firstly, I think it's the right editorial judgment. Christians being subjugated under the Roman Empire is a fundamentally different topic from Christians in the Middle East today being denied civil rights. Secondly, reliable sources see these as two different topics; you will never see BBC News give the context to the current crackdowns in China as "the Roman Empire also persecuted Christians." Finally, the fact that news articles are likely to continue reporting on this subject means there will be a lot to write about
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PAGEDECIDE)