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Thursday, 06 August 2015 14:56
Burundi: High-profile assassination has country on edge
On Sunday General Nshimirimana's pick-up was hit by two rockets and sprayed with automatic gunfire - days after President Nkurunziza was declared winner of a controversial election and months of fierce government crackdowns on opposition and…
Thursday, 30 July 2015 16:02
China: Christians protest over campaign to tear down crosses
Christian leaders, including an 89-year-old bishop, took to the streets of eastern China protesting against an ‘evil’ campaign to remove crosses. They see it as a coordinated Communist party attack on their faith. Activists say more…
Thursday, 30 July 2015 16:01
Burundi: Vulnerable refugees need our prayers
Burundians living in refugee camps in neighbouring Rwanda are being recruited to join Rwandan rebel groups. Several people in Mahama refugee camp in Eastern Rwanda have reported being approached to join the group fighting the Burundi…
Thursday, 30 July 2015 15:59
Pakistan: 69 deaths, hundreds rescued, tens of thousands homeless
A heavy monsoon is affecting various parts of Pakistan. Medical check-ups and free drugs are being provided to flood-affected people at medical camps, and ration packs and tents are being distributed. The Army is rescuing people…
Thursday, 30 July 2015 15:58
Egypt: Christians still being persecuted
Egyptian believers were asked, ‘Have the constitutional changes adopted in 2014 made any difference to you?’ The responses in Cairo were positive where a great deal of security is provided. However outside Cairo people told of…
Thursday, 30 July 2015 15:55
Syria: Patriarch says extremists are seizing West's military support
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III, head of the largest Catholic community in Syria, says money and weapons given to moderate groups are reputedly being used by IS in the struggle against President Bashar al-Assad. The…