Articles
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Australia: Planned closure of indigenous communities
Christianity has influenced Aboriginal spirituality in many ways and many Aboriginal people are Christians. Prior to invasion Aboriginal people owned all of Australia but courts today successfully turned down their land claims. This week there's been…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
North Korea: Willing to be martyrs for national freedom
While speaking at a North Korea Freedom Week forum on Capitol Hill, the first North Korean defector to be ordained as a Methodist minister asserted that Korean Christians not only want to topple the regime of…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Libya: Now a ‘failed state’
Since Qaddafi’s downfall Libya’s newly formed, militia-run police force terrorises religious minorities, officials and workers who previously served under Qaddafi. This has prevented tens of thousands of experienced government workers from providing millions of Libyans access…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Nepal: Quake female survivors exposed to sex trade traffickers
NGOs are warning that criminal networks using the cover of rescue efforts are targeting rural communities that were devastated by the earthquake. Each year an estimated 15,000 girls and young women from poor communities are trafficked…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Nepal: Christian minority responds to earthquake
Less than 3% of Nepal’s population is Christian. After years of intense persecution, Nepalese Christians now have freedom to meet, though proselytising remains illegal. Baptist Global Response reported that local churches were pooling limited resources to…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Nigeria: Turning point in Nigeria’s war against Boko Haram
Last week Prayer-Alert reported the release of 234 women and girls from Boko Haram. The total number of hostages released in the past few days has risen to 700. This marks a revival of fortunes for…