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Thursday, 05 August 2021 21:44
Afghanistan: Christians told - convert, flee or die
Barnabas Fund reports, ‘Afghan Christians are at huge risk. As American troops leave the country, Taliban fighters are expanding their area of control, especially in rural areas, and re-imposing their ultra-strict form of sharia as they…
Thursday, 05 August 2021 21:42
Turkey: torture in prisons
‘Because my surgery was delayed while I was in prison, my left upper tooth, palate, cheekbone and lymph nodes were removed. The bottom of my left chin is now empty. Bone was taken from my leg…
Thursday, 05 August 2021 21:39
Building peace in Haiti
15,500+ have fled Port-au-Prince. Homes, churches, businesses and schools have been burnt down or occupied by gangs. Haiti’s president was attacked in his home and killed. Tearfund works closely with the League of Pastors, a network…
Thursday, 05 August 2021 21:33
Japan: Tokyo’s hidden homeless
When a country holds the Olympic Games, there is often a redevelopment of parts of the host city. Hundreds of homeless people in Tokyo were given eviction notices even though they have nowhere to go. Metropolitan…
Thursday, 05 August 2021 21:28
Gulf of Oman: two tankers attacked in one week
The Asphalt Princess tanker was hijacked and boarded by nine armed men and ordered to sail to Iran through the congested approach to the Strait of Hormuz. Israel's prime minister Naftali Bennett said there was ‘evidence’…
Thursday, 05 August 2021 21:18
Lebanon: Beirut marches and Israeli attack
Israeli fighter jets have launched air raids on neighbouring Lebanon following a second day of rocket fire from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Fighter jets struck the launch sites and infrastructure from which the rockets were launched.…