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Saturday, 07 August 2010 14:08
Rwanda: News media closed prior to election
A week before the Rwandan presidential election the authorities have violated press freedom by jailing journalists and closing news media. Also a newspaper editor was murdered last month. The repressive measures intensified prior to the election…
Saturday, 07 August 2010 14:06
Pakistan: Discrimination against Christian communities
We have been asked to pray for Christian communities in flood disaster areas who are not receiving aid due to religious discrimination. A trusted source said, ‘Things in the West province Khyber Pukhtoonkhaw are quite bad.…
Saturday, 07 August 2010 14:04
INSIGHT ARTICLE Kenya: Pray this weekend for peace
Kenya’s President appealed for peace as Kenyans vote this weekend on a draft constitution intended to limit the powers of the president and set up a commission to settle land disputes that fuelled past violence. Pastor…
Monday, 02 August 2010 09:35
Myanmar: Crimes against humanity
Over 600 villagers fled as soldiers shelled their village with mortar rounds before burning it to the ground on 23 July, (50 homes a school and a church were destroyed). Refugees joined 300 others from the…
Monday, 02 August 2010 09:34
India: Christians play dead to survive
Two evangelists said they survived an attack in Madhya Pradesh on July 20th by playing dead when six Hindu extremists surrounded them and severely beat them. The assailants accused Mahindra Kharoley 20, and 30-year-old Munshi Prasaad…
Monday, 02 August 2010 09:32
USA: Does Christian charity reach 'Illegals'?
The state of Arizona has passed harsh anti-illegal immigration laws, including one that requires police to demand a person’s legal papers if there is reason to believe the person is in the United States illegally. The…