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Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Australia: Attorney-general heckled
On Wednesday Dec.10th, the day after the CIA released a report on an American torture programme in Guantanamo Bay, the Australian Federal Attorney-General George Brandis was heckled by a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, at…
Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Iraq/Syria: ISIS trains ten year olds
ISIS has released photographs showing children around ten years of age in soldier uniforms being trained to use assault rifles such as AK47s to kill people in Iraq and Syria. The children are also seen performing…
Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Pakistan: More justice needed for persecution victims
A week after the burning to death of Christian couple Shama and Shahzad in the Punjab, police accused Qaiser Ayub, 40, from Lahore of an alleged act of blasphemy. Mr Ayub is a Christian with a…
Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Egypt: Lawyer convert still in jail
The first Egyptian citizen to attempt to change his legal religious identity from Muslim to Christian, Mohammed Hegazy, has been in jail for twelve months awaiting a verdict on separate misdemeanour charges, (due on 28 December).…
Friday, 12 December 2014 00:00
Nigeria: Preparations for 2015 Elections
Nigeria will hold a presidential election on 14 February and many are beginning to speculate on President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid and how political parties will address issues affecting Nigeria’s economy, terrorist and political challenges.…
Friday, 28 November 2014 00:00
Pope calls on EU leaders to protect migrants from traffickers
Pope Francis has told European leaders to do more to help thousands of migrants risking their lives to get to the continent. Addressing the European Parliament for the first time, the pontiff referred to an estimated…