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Friday, 29 April 2016 09:03
Egypt: Coptic teenager kidnapped for ransom
Earlier this month 13-year-old Anthonius Farag, a young Christian boy, was kidnapped in Upper Egypt. He was released twelve days later after a hefty ransom payment. This is not an isolated case. According to the Coalition…
Friday, 29 April 2016 09:01
Pakistan: suspects in 'blasphemy' killing bailed
The four main culprits accused of the murder of Christian couple Shahzad Masih and Shama Bibi, who were tortured and thrown into a burning brick kiln last November, have been set free on bail. This decision…
Friday, 22 April 2016 10:49
Ecuador: earthquake and aftershocks
Since Saturday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake there have been 550+ aftershocks, including a 6.2 magnitude aftershock on Wednesday. Humanitarian aid has been pouring in, but distribution is slow. People wait for hours under tropical heat for water…
Friday, 22 April 2016 10:47
Global Christian persecution
This week, Christian media reported: –In Ethiopia the sons of a Christian woman embraced Christianity after witnessing their mother’s martyrdom for refusing to convert to Islam from Christianity. –In China the wife of a Christian pastor…
Friday, 22 April 2016 10:45
Afghanistan and Israel: renewed bombings
A week after the Taliban said it was launching a ‘spring offensive’ of large-scale attacks, bomb and gun attacks hit Kabul killing 28 and injuring 329. After the assault was declared over, another blast rocked Kabul.…
Friday, 22 April 2016 10:42
Conflict and Christianity in Azerbaijan
It is twenty years since the end of Moscow’s domination over the Caucasus and Central Asia, but a bitter legacy of the Soviet era is ‘frozen conflicts’ that erupt for various reasons. For two weeks there…