We @ADFLegal @ADFIntl are so happy that a court in Nigeria 🇳🇬 has protected a young Christian convert, Sarah, from persecution by the Kano Islamic police. Christians face too much persecution in Nigeria. But the Christian family that helped Sarah is still facing prison. 👇

Excellent news in the battle against global censorship. This week, @TheJusticeDept announced its intervention in @X and @elonmusk’s case against a massive EU fine — the first case challenging a Digital Services Act (DSA) enforcement action to reach the EU’s General Court. X was the first major target of the DSA. From the moment Elon bought X to restore it as an engine for free speech, Brussels bureaucrats have wanted to punish him for it. Free speech threatens the narrative control they need to enforce their policies across borders. DOJ frames this as jurisdictional overreach, which it surely is. But in the context of the DSA, that overreach exists to enforce censorship. That’s the design of the DSA: bully American tech companies into silencing speech that EU politicians and bureaucrats disagree with. @ADFLegal attorneys from the US and Europe are proud to support X’s legal team in challenging this destructive decision. Now the US government is jumping into the fight to support X. This is a watershed moment. Either foreign bureaucrats dictate what Americans can say and see online, or we defend American sovereignty and the First Amendment. ADF will keep fighting for free speech and American sovereignty. justice.gov/opa/pr/united-st…

We welcome the United States’ request to intervene in this case. Elon Musk and X were given a €120m fine under the Digital Services Act—an EU censorship law—last year. X is challenging the fine, the first ever issued under the DSA, at the General Court of the EU, with the support of Alliance Defending Freedom. The European Commission is attempting to pierce the ‘corporate veil’, by making Elon Musk and unrelated companies he owns liable for the DSA fine. If they prevail in this, US companies will be significantly less likely to invest in the EU in the future. This EU regulation is self-defeating: it is not in the interest of either Europeans or Americans. X’s lawsuit against the Commission is essential to challenge the enormous powers granted by the DSA to censor the internet not just in Europe, but across the whole world. We are proud to stand alongside X in its fight for free speech. Dr Adina Portaru, European Director for Alliance Defending Freedom, said: “This lawsuit turns on whether the powers given to the European Commission under the DSA are compatible with the rule of law. “Under the DSA, the Commission is able to define the rules for so-called ‘content moderation’, launch investigations, enforce them, and impose massive penalties for noncompliance, all with no meaningful checks and balances. The threat to free speech is severe. ”X’s legal challenge of the European Commission in this case matters for free speech not just in Europe, but around the world.”

Huge thanks to West Virginia Attorney General @mccuskeyforwv for leading a 21-state coalition in this amicus brief supporting our cert petition in Johnson v. Fleming. We’re asking the Supreme Court to hear the case of three Virginia college students denied public funding because their majors were “too religious.” This case is a great vehicle to clarify the Court’s precedent and end this form of unconstitutional religious discrimination.

Christian persecution doesn't always look the same. But it's real, it's global, and it's largely unheard. The persecuted church doesn't need our pity. It needs our attention.

So grateful to @jaketapper for giving me this opportunity to advocate for my elderly parents Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, as well as other detained pastors from Light of Zion Church and Zion Church. #FreeGaoQuanfu #FreePangYu #FreeLightofZionChurch #FreeZionChurch

No one should ever face a death sentence & years in a prison cell for nothing more than peacefully expressing religious ideas. It’s time for the Court to act — for Yahaya’s sake & in the interest of establishing real, lasting protection for religious freedom in Nigeria. @ADFIntl

Everyone @X is extremely grateful for the support of @AGToddBlanche @AAGShumate and the entire @TheJusticeDept against European efforts to punish free speech and limit free discourse.

Under @AGToddBlanche, @TheJusticeDept will not tolerate European regulatory overreach to try and control American engines of innovation and economic growth.

6 and a half years. That is how long Sufi musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu has been in prison, facing a death sentence, for writing song lyrics that were allegedly "blasphemous." For years, his case has been delayed by the Nigerian Supreme Court. Lawyers have now renewed their call to the Court to finally hear the case. Yahaya has waited long enough for justice. No one should languish in prison indefinitely, let alone face a death penalty, for peacefully expressing their beliefs. 👇 Read our full release: adfinternational.org/news/la…

"A young man’s life is on the line for nothing more than song lyrics, and the longer his case is delayed, the longer Yahaya languishes in prison and these laws remain in place. The Court must prioritize this case now." @FelaLives @ADFIntl adfinternational.org/news/la…

Starting next Friday, @BishopBurbidge is asking Catholics to fast on Fridays as part of a monthlong effort focused on defeating two Virginia ballot initiatives. October is recognized by the Catholic Church as Respect Life Month. One of the amendments would change Virginia’s constitution to expand abortion access throughout pregnancy. The other would redefine marriage. “I will be encouraging all to pray and fast each Friday during the month of October … asking God to move our hearts and to inspire all Catholics to vote no on Questions 1 and 2 for the common good of all in our commonwealth,” Burbidge said on his @arlingtonchurch podcast. “Prayer, fasting, sacrifice—all these are important. We have the truth and we have the power of prayer.” dailysignal.com/2026/09/24/v…

“My father [Pastor Ezra Jin] was put in prison because of his faith. There are still so many people that are in prison for their faith inside China, including eight of my father's colleagues and fellow pastors and leaders of Zion Church.” - Grace Jin Drexel

Good to hear that the US said "The discussion also included the importance of protecting human rights".

"Trump already proved personal pressure can work. It worked for Pastor Jin. It should work for Dr. Abbas. It should work for the Uyghurs still in the camps, as well as Pastor Wang Yi, still serving a nine-year sentence for leading an unregistered church; the Panchen Lama, missing since childhood; and Zhou Deyong, a Falun Gong practitioner whose wife and son live in the United States. Sadly, the list of political prisoners in China is much longer than this." @DCSas @realDailyWire

WATCH: "We're not here today for a victory lap. We're here today because the fight is not over. 23 states still do not protect their girls, and those girls are paying the price." @MattSharpADF speaks out about the ongoing need to protect women's sports.

President Trump has released a statement on the Beatification of Fulton Sheen: "Today, Archbishop Sheen will become the first-ever American-born bishop to be beatified by the Catholic Church."

Uyghur American Ziba Murat is making an emotional plea to President Trump as he meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping: bring my mother home. Dr. Gulshar Abbas, a retired doctor and grandmother, was seized from her home in China in 2018 — six days after her sister publicly spoke out about the Chinese government's brutal oppression of the Uyghur people. She was convicted on terrorism charges her family calls "made up" and sentenced to 20 years in prison. She's now served eight of them. Murat's daughter was three months old when her grandmother disappeared. She's now eight — and starting to ask questions her mother can't answer. House Speaker Mike Johnson has advocated for Abbas' release, and Murat was his guest at the 2026 State of the Union. But with the Trump-Xi summit underway, the family sees a narrow window to finally push her case to the top. Full story here ⬇️ foxnews.com/politics/daughte…