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Thursday, 01 September 2022 21:07
Nicaragua: Church being silenced
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is urgently calling for prayers for Nicaragua amid an escalation of efforts to silence the Church. The expulsion of the country’s Apostolic Nuncio was followed by the abduction of…
Thursday, 01 September 2022 21:05
Oman: 91% are unreached
Oman’s economy is heavily dependent on declining oil reserves. It has begun focusing on tourism as a new source of economic growth. Diverse untouched landscapes of coastlines, deserts, and mountains are unique destinations for travellers. The…
Thursday, 01 September 2022 20:56
Iraq: political dysfunction and violence
Moqtada al-Sadr won most parliamentary seats last October, but he refused to negotiate with Iran-backed Shia groups to form a government, causing a year of political instability. When he announced his retirement from politics on 29…
Thursday, 01 September 2022 20:53
China: torturing critics in psychiatric hospitals
In the Chinese ankang (peace and health) system detainees are strapped onto beds, pumped full of drugs, receive electric-shock therapy, and are left to lie in their own excrement. Some are confined for their entire lifetimes.…
Thursday, 01 September 2022 20:50
Syria: pray for the persecuted
Zaina is just one of the thousands of Christians who suffer for their faith. After she was married her brother-in-law attempted to rape her. She fled to her parents, but they sided with him, enraged at…
Friday, 26 August 2022 09:56
Turkey / Israel: full diplomatic ties restored
Israel and Turkey have announced the return of full diplomatic ties between the two nations, including the reinstatement of ambassadors and consulate generals. This constitutes an important asset for regional stability and very important economic news…