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Family Research Council (FRC)
Oct. 31, 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2025 /Standard Newswire/ — Today President Donald Trump announced his administration is designating Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” in response to the genocide of Christians in the West African country.
Family Research Council President and former Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Tony Perkins commented in reaction:
Earlier this year, Perkins testified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Hearing on “Conflict and persecution in Nigeria: the case for a CPC designation.”
For more background on labeling Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” visit frc.org/NigeriaCPC.
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