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Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:06
USA: Biden’s transition begins
On 24 November, Emily Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, formally designated Joe Biden as the apparent winner of America’s presidential election, providing federal funds and resources to begin an official transition from Trump…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:01
North Korea: Christian gives chilling testimony
A rare insight into the persecution endured by Christians living under the totalitarian North Korean regime has been given by Sookyung Kang, a Christian who fled her homeland to be able to worship freely without risking…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 19:56
India: court orders protection for displaced Christians
A high court in Chhattisgarh state has ordered the district administration of Kondagaon to facilitate the safe return of Christians displaced from three villages after twelve people filed a Public Interest Litigation demanding that security be…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 19:51
Global: day labourers face pandemic uncertainty
FARMS International has helped Christians grow small businesses into sustainable sources of income through microcredit loans. In turn these businesses support their communities and the local church. But many small businesses have faced challenges with the…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 19:48
Iraq: humanitarian needs continue
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Early childhood…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 19:33
Iran: one foreign national released
Iran has detained a number of foreign nationals and Iranian dual citizens in recent years, many of them on spying charges. Human rights groups have accused Tehran of using the cases as leverage to try to…