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Friday, 23 June 2017 11:08
North Africa: mass losses at sea
Some 126 refugees drowned in the Mediterranean after Libyan people-smugglers stole their outboard motor, leaving them at the mercy of the waves and other attackers. The dinghy, which left from a beach in Libya on 16…
Friday, 23 June 2017 11:05
Ongoing conflict in CAR
The mayor of a town in Central African Republic (CAR) said on 21 June that over a hundred people are dead after heavy fighting broke out, despite a peace agreement signed recently in Rome. Also, several…
Friday, 23 June 2017 10:51
Thailand: lack of medical treatment for refugees
A 34-year-old Christian, Ijaz, who had fled Pakistan for fear of persecution, received news on 26 May that his application for refugee status had been refused. The next day he died at the Immigration Detention Centre…
Friday, 16 June 2017 11:23
Egypt: unreached gypsies
Between 9 and 16 June, as part of a Ramadan prayer focus, approximately one million people prayed for the Domari people. There is great expectation that God will do amazing things in this season! In recent…
Friday, 16 June 2017 11:21
Afghanistan: prayer requests
A missionary reports that the Afghan government is demanding that NGOs write more and more reports. For Bible translators, this means more bureaucracy and finding new ways through changes and confusion. They ask us to pray…
Friday, 16 June 2017 11:18
Israel: Palestinian children taught hatred
Dr Daphne Burdman, a psychiatrist, pathologist and lieutenant colonel in the US army, says that in both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas-ruled Gaza, there are carefully planned and widespread campaigns to incite children to hatred. This…