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Thursday, 10 September 2015 21:00
Global: Prayer Week for refugee crisis
This week 24-7 Prayer International are inviting the global church to pray in one-hour slots, wherever they are, for the refugee crisis. The prayer week is running from midday Monday 7 until midday Monday 14 September.…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:35
British hostage freed as Al Qaeda gains ground in Yemen
Al Qaeda militants took control of a western district of Yemen's main port city of Aden on Saturday night, residents said, in another sign that the group is drawing strength from five months of civil war.…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:34
Gaza: Disabled children who live with the legacy of war
A journalist writes, ‘For six months, I have been recording stories for a two-year project documenting the long-term impact of conflict on communities and individuals around the world. There are few places that have seen more…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:33
Burundi: Torture used to extract confessions and crush dissent
Beatings with iron bars and acid burns are used by security forces in Burundi to extract ‘confessions’ and silence dissent, according to an Amnesty International briefing published on Monday. It highlights an increase in the use…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:33
Nepal: Constitutional amendments could make Christianity illegal
According to the Australian Prayer network, Nepali Christians fear that amendments to the new constitution, likely to come into effect after seven years of parliamentary discussions, could render all Christian activity illegal. Attempting to convert someone…
Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:32
Ethiopia: Orthodox leaders jailed for persecution protests
After official complaints made to Ethiopia’s government about increasing persecution of Christians in Silte (a Muslim-dominated area of southern Ethiopia) surfaced in the media, a district court charged six members of the administrative committee of an…