Articles
Friday, 23 March 2018 12:51
Iran 2: persecuted but not forsaken
Please stand in solidarity and prayer for Christians imprisoned in Iran on false political charges because of their faith. These include: Maryam - house church member, in Evin since July 2013, serving a four-year sentence. Ebrahim…
Friday, 23 March 2018 12:50
Iran 1: under Islamism
An Iranian writes, ‘My generation is called the “burnt generation”. We had to endure the brutality of the Islamist theocratic regime from the cradle: this meant cruel mass executions, ruthless determination to establish power, imposing barbarous…
Friday, 23 March 2018 12:49
Europe: control of fishing rights
On 20 March environment secretary Michael Gove told Tory MPs to 'keep their eyes on the prize' in the row over Brexit and fishing waters after the latest Europe Brexit meetings. Theresa May’s agreement to keep…
Friday, 23 March 2018 12:48
Kazakhstan: church prosecutions
All exercise of the right to freedom of religion or belief without state permission is banned in Kazakhstan, in defiance of the country's international human rights commitments. There is a growing trend of banning religious communities…
The Bishop of St Albans, a leading campaigner for measures to limit the harm done by Fixed Odds Betting Terminals, has responded to the Gambling Commission recommendations. He supports reducing maximum stake on machines to £2, from the current £100 level. The Commission recommended limiting the stake to about £30,…
Friday, 23 March 2018 12:47
Gay clergyman loses discrimination appeal
On 22 March the gay clergyman Canon Jeremy Pemberton lost his appeal against the Church of England after he claimed its attitude to same-sex marriage breached equality laws. The Court of Appeal upheld a previous ruling…