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Sunday, 09 November 2014 00:00
Pakistan: Persecution of Christians
On Tuesday an enraged Muslim mob beat a Christian couple to death near Lahore and burnt their bodies in the brick kiln where they worked for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran. This is the latest example…
Sunday, 09 November 2014 00:00
USA: Midterm elections – what the results mean
Republicans need only six seats to have a majority in the Senate; this week they gained that majority. While the Republican Party is far from perfect, it is currently the political party that most closely matches…
Sunday, 09 November 2014 00:00
Australia: Private medical firm contracted to fight Ebola
Australia has been criticised recently for the way it has responded to the Ebola crisis. (Australia suspended entry visas for visitors from Ebola-affected countries and wouldn’t send health workers to fight the epidemic.) Now, this week,…
Friday, 31 October 2014 00:00
West Africa: Hope and courage in an Ebola ward
A report of an eye witness: My journey to Kenema Hospital in Sierra Leone started more than a month before I got there. It is a mental journey and a physical one. On the journey to…
Friday, 31 October 2014 00:00
South Africa: Oscar trial over – a broader look at media/justice system
Reeva’s death was tragic and sad - yet it should not be isolated from the deaths of other South Africans. 47 South Africans are killed every day and this means that the day that Reeva was…
Friday, 31 October 2014 00:00
Iraq: IS uses intelligence to purge opponents
IS runs a powerful intelligence apparatus that has plenty of security experience acquired by intelligence officers from the previous regime. The apparatus is similar to other intelligence agencies around the world, monitoring and identifying opponents then…