PA: Worldwide
Thursday, 21 June 2018 23:47
Algeria: Christian persecution
Algerian Christians cannot openly practise their faith. 99% of the population are Muslim, and intolerance from Muslim relatives and neighbours is a major source of persecution. The state restricts freedom of religion through stringent laws and…
Thursday, 21 June 2018 22:30
Nigeria: Christians still being ambushed and killed
On 10 June Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians and seriously wounded another in central Nigeria. Ibrahim Weyi, 45, and Larry More, 53, were hacked to death when herdsmen ambushed them as they were going home…
Thursday, 21 June 2018 22:28
USA: human rights and Mexico border
In May, Amnesty International said the US government must stop separating asylum-seeking parents from their children and denying them access to asylum procedures through prolonged detention when they present themselves at the US-Mexico border. On 20…
Thursday, 21 June 2018 22:25
Gaza: terrorists blow themselves up
In order to thwart attempts by terrorists to tunnel from Gaza into Israel, the Israeli government has an underground wall along the border. On 18 June, Gaza terrorists blew themselves up trying to destroy the underground…
Thursday, 21 June 2018 22:22
North Korea: betrayal
North Koreans were betrayed by the failure of US president Donald Trump to include human rights provisions in his agreement with Kim Jong-un at their meeting in Singapore, according to Human Rights Watch. Trump told the…
Thursday, 14 June 2018 23:04
Singapore summit - current prayer needs
Donald Trump appears to have succeeded in negotiations with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un where his predecessors failed. However, the lesson of previous deals (in 1994 and 2005) is ‘it is easier to reach agreements than to…