Michael Ireland
Michael Ireland is an Internet journalist and Media Missionary serving as Chief Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service. He is also an ordained minister and an award-winning local cable-TV host/producer. Michael has served with Dan Wooding and ASSIST News Service (ANS) since its beginning in 1989. He has reported for ANS from Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Israel, Jordan, China, and Russia. Follow Michael on Facebook at MichaelIrelandMediaMissionary and on Twitter at @Michael_ASSIST. You may support Michael as a media missionary at https://actintl.givingfuel.com/ireland-michael
Turkey Detains Armenian Activist for Referencing Genocide
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ANS) -- Local Istanbul police detained and interrogated Turkish-Armenian activist Alexis Kalk for comments made at a memorial service which referenced the...
Pastor in Nepal Filled with Fear — and Faith – after...
NEW DELHI, INDIA (ANS) – An increase in persecution of Christians in Nepal began after a new criminal code was passed in October 2017,...
Two Iraqi Assyrian Peacemakers are Rebuilding Community after Islamic State
QARAQOSH, NORTHERN IRAQ (ANS) -- The Christian families of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq were driven from their homes when ISIS (Islamic State) extremists overran...
Israelis combine technology and child psychology to combat Cyberbullying
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (ANS) -- An Israeli company is combining child psychology and technology to provide an app that gives a solution for cyberbullying.
The Israeli...
Funeral Held for Eight Christians Killed in Easter Procession in Nigeria
JOS, NIGERIA (ANS) -- Hundreds of family members and sympathizers on Saturday (April 27) attended a funeral in northeastern Nigeria for eight young Christians,...
‘Woman of Valor’ Murdered Saving Rabbi’s Life in Synagogue Shooting
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (ANS) – Friends at the scene of Saturday’s shooting at a Chabad synagogue in the San Diego area said Lori Gilbert-Kaye,...
Hungarian Exhibition Highlights Persecution of Christians in the Middle East
MUNICH, GERMANY (ANS) -- A unique, disturbing and touching exhibition of the Hungarian National Museum under the title In the Crossfire: Christian Persecution in...
‘The Untouchables’ proves Triumph over Torment of India’s Caste System
NASHVILLE, TENNESEE (ANS) – Existing for more than 3,500 years, the present day ‘caste’ division of India's population is still the largest manifestation of...
North Korea issued $2 million bill for Otto Warmbier’s care
BEIJING, CHINA (ANS) – In a bizarre twist in the case of student Otto Warmbier, detained and then released by North Korea in a...
Newspaper Correction: “Jesus not a Palestinian.”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (ANS) -- A controversial opinion piece published last week in the New York Times (NYT) has been corrected in an apparent...
