Worldwide
Friday, 27 January 2017 09:49
Worldwide: prospects of martyrdom in 2017
The annual Persecution Trends report by the UK-based group Mohabat says that as well as the rise of brutalities against Christians in the Middle East, Pakistan and Africa, there is reason to worry about the safety…
Friday, 27 January 2017 09:45
Turkey: American pastor held in prison for his faith
Efforts to free an American pastor held in a Turkish prison for his Christian faith have failed. Andrew Brunson was arrested on 8 December and charged with ‘membership in an armed terrorist organisation’. On 29 December…
Friday, 27 January 2017 09:41
Burundi: not despairing but desperate
A worker for Christ wanted to write about recent news, but didn’t. Firstly it was too depressing, and secondly there was a fear of information getting into the wrong hands with the possibility of personal danger.…
Friday, 20 January 2017 09:03
World watches Trump’s inauguration
As Donald Trump is sworn in today as the 45th President of the USA, there is huge uncertainty and concern in many different countries. Some fear that he will be far too influenced by President Putin,…
Friday, 20 January 2017 09:00
Syria and Iraq
The Christian communities of Syria and Iraq are in the middle of a ‘cataclysmic crisis’, a report warns. Their very existence is in peril, as the world witnesses one of the greatest threats to the Church…
Friday, 20 January 2017 08:59
Nigeria: air strike error kills 100
A Nigerian air force jet has mistakenly bombed a camp for displaced people near Rann in the north-east of the country where the military is engaged in what it calls its final push against Boko Haram.…