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Friday, 28 April 2017 02:26
Nigeria: prayers and action are needed
Hundreds of Christians and other religious minorities in central Nigeria have been killed by Fulani militia. Men, women and children are being murdered, their land taken away and their homes destroyed. The number of attacks has…
Friday, 28 April 2017 02:22
Global: elections in six countries in May
The UK is not the only country preparing for an election. On 4 May, Algeria’s parliamentary poll will be the first since the legislature adopted landmark constitutional reforms last year. France’s second round of voting, on…
Friday, 28 April 2017 02:17
Iran: election on 19 May
Ethnic Persians are born Muslim. It is illegal to run Christian activities in Farsi, the national language. Despite this, Christians from a Muslim background make up the largest group of Christians in Iran. A few years…
Friday, 28 April 2017 02:15
Global: climate change marches
Last Saturday, over 600 protest marches in the name of science took place - in Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Japan, and even South Korea. Tens of thousands of scientists and their supporters rallied…
Friday, 28 April 2017 02:11
Prayer changes things - Christian persecution
The persecution of Christians is real, global, and brutal; it occurs every day, and is worsening. Pray for more people to learn about their plight, and raise their voices for those who are suffering. Pray for…
Friday, 28 April 2017 02:09
Saudi Arabia elected to UN women’s rights commission
The United Nations voted late last week to place Saudi Arabia on the Commission on the Status of Women for a four-year term beginning in 2018, despite that country’s appalling record on the treatment of women.…