IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 594 
Condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2025 
Mr. MOORE of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. GUEST, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Mr. MCDOWELL, Mr. GILL of Texas, Mrs. LUNA, and Mr. 
HARRIGAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority 
countries. 
Whereas, Open Doors’ World Watch List 2025 finds that 
more than 380 million Christians worldwide suffer high 
levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith, 
with many of those Christians facing persecution 
throughout many Muslim-majority countries; 
Whereas, in Nigeria— 
(1) thousands of Christians are targeted and killed 
for their faith every year, such as in the attack on Palm 
Sunday, 2025, that left at least 50 Christians dead, and 
the attack on Yelewata, Benue State in June, 2025, that 
left at least 200 Christians dead; and 
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•HRES 594 IH 
(2) the number of Christians killed in Nigeria is 
vastly more than the number of Christians killed in all 
other countries combined; 
Whereas, in the Sahel, which includes Burkina Faso, Chad, 
Niger, and Mali, and others, terrorism is higher than 
anywhere else in the world and Christians are regularly 
targeted; 
Whereas, in Algeria, nearly all evangelical churches have been 
shut down for years and pastors are regularly arrested 
and charged for their evangelism; 
Whereas, in Libya, the Islamist government regularly 
harasses the small Christian population and arrests both 
Libyan and foreign Christians accused of proselytizing; 
Whereas, in Egypt— 
(1) the Coptic minority faces difficulty having ade-
quate worship spaces; 
(2) Christians are attacked and marginalized in the 
Upper Minya region; 
(3) Christian girls are regularly kidnapped and 
forcefully converted with impunity; and 
(4) the government routinely turns a blind eye to vi-
olence against Christians; 
Whereas, in Sudan, the current civil war has pushed Chris-
tians into hiding and displacement; 
Whereas, in Somalia, extremists push Christians into hiding 
because of rampant persecution; 
Whereas, in Yemen, Houthis continue to harass, detain, and 
torture Christians, particularly those who convert from 
Islam; 
Whereas, in Gaza, Christians live as an extreme minority 
with almost no rights under Hamas; 
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•HRES 594 IH 
Whereas, in Turkey, Christians have difficulty obtaining ade-
quate worship spaces, missionaries are forced out of the 
country on false charges of national security concerns, 
and foreign national clergy face barriers to remaining in 
country; 
Whereas, in Syria, the Christian minority continues to be at 
risk of disappearing by attacks from militants and terror-
ists; 
Whereas, in Iran, Christians are regularly arrested and 
forced into Evin Prison, one of the worst prisons in the 
world; 
Whereas, in Iraq— 
(1) the dwindling Christian population faces threats 
from Iranian-backed Shiite militias and continues to be 
displaced from Mosul and the Nineveh Plains; and 
(2) Christian mayors are removed in places like 
Qaraqosh; 
Whereas, in Saudi Arabia, Christians are not able to worship 
in or establish public churches; 
Whereas, in Azerbaijan, Armenian Christians in Nagorno- 
Karabakh face ethnic cleansing and cultural destruction; 
Whereas, in Turkmenistan, authorities continue to harass 
Christians, prevent Christians from obtaining registration 
to operate legally, raid homes and churches, confiscate 
Bibles, and detain and torture Christians; 
Whereas, in Afghanistan, Christians are forced into extreme 
hiding due to widespread and systemic use of physical 
and sexual violence, arbitrary detention, torture, corporal 
punishment, and other egregious abuses; 
Whereas, in Tajikistan— 
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•HRES 594 IH 
(1) Christians face severe restrictions on public ex-
pression and the creation and dissemination of religious 
materials; and 
(2) converts face physical violence, house arrest, sex-
ual assault, or forced marriages; 
Whereas, in Pakistan— 
(1) Christians are regularly accused of blasphemy 
and face mob violence and the death penalty; 
(2) Christian girls are regularly kidnapped and 
forced into marriages and conversions; and 
(3) Christian cemeteries and churches have been at-
tacked; and 
Whereas, in Indonesia, Christians face harassment from local 
mobs and churches are delayed in getting approvals for 
the construction and repair of church buildings: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, that the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the persecution of Christians in 
Muslim-majority countries; 
(2) encourages the President to prioritize the 
protection of persecuted Christians in U.S. foreign 
policy, including in the President’s diplomatic en-
gagement with Muslim-majority countries and his ef-
forts to stabilize the Middle East; and 
(3) encourages the President to use all diplo-
matic tools available, including within trade and na-
tional security discussions and negotiations, to ad-
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