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Friday, 05 January 2018 11:32
Iran: widespread protests
In a few days protests spread across Iran, with demonstrations different in size, leadership and objectives from those in 2009. The protests started in Mashhad, when religious hardliners voiced legitimate economic grievances to score points against…
Friday, 05 January 2018 11:30
Israel: prediction of war with Iranian proxies
An Israeli thinktank has warned of several security threats this year. These could include war with Hezbollah or with Syria, supported by other Iranian proxies, or a war with both, with full-blown Iranian involvement. Iran continues…
Friday, 05 January 2018 11:27
Morocco: hundreds of protesters still in prison
Activists in a Casablanca prison keep having their court cases postponed. They are affiliated to Hirak, a protest movement that emerged in October 2016 after a fish vendor was crushed to death by a truck as…
Friday, 05 January 2018 11:25
Global: a lost childhood in conflict zones
UNICEF has stated, ‘Children are under attack on a shocking scale in conflicts around the world. No safe places are left for children as they are targeted in their homes, schools and playgrounds.’ Last year many…
Friday, 05 January 2018 11:23
North Korea: Christian survival
Every aspect of North Korean life is controlled by the state, which believes that there is no higher authority than Kim Jong-un. Christianity threatens this belief and must be crushed. Tens of thousands of Christians are…
Thursday, 21 December 2017 14:46
Israel: awaiting Advent
During Advent we sing ‘O come, O come, Emmanuel’ and prepare our hearts to celebrate the long-awaited arrival of our Saviour Jesus. We honour the most famous Jewish man who ever walked the earth: Yeshua, the…