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Thursday, 02 April 2015 01:00
Myanmar: Possible ‘peace deal’
In February we reported Myanmar declaring a state of emergency due to fighting between the army and militia forces fighting for ethnic minorities (many of them Christian). This week Myanmar’s government and representatives from 16 armed…
Thursday, 26 March 2015 00:00
Nigeria: Voting this Saturday - Sharia or Christian country?
Muhammad Buhari wants to replace the current Christian President of Nigeria. Buhari has said in the past, ‘Sharia should be introduced across Nigeria. I will continue to show openly and inside me total commitment to the…
Thursday, 26 March 2015 00:00
Syria: 31 March ‘Aid Conference’ - 12 million people need help NOW
Syrians feel ‘increasingly abandoned by the world’ as global attention focuses on IS militants while violence and government bureaucracy hinder delivery of aid and medical supplies to 12 million people. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said a…
Thursday, 26 March 2015 00:00
Global: Unrest inside IS
Eleven medical students and doctors of Sudanese origin went to Syria to provide medical assistance to IS. Members of the group sent text messages saying they were treating hospital patients. An estimated 20,000 foreign fighters and…
Thursday, 26 March 2015 00:00
Mexico: Protestants imprisoned and displaced
Two Protestant cousins, Casto Hernández and Juan Placido Hernández, were imprisoned and then expelled from their community with their families after refusing to renounce their religious beliefs. Christian Solidarity Worldwide said they were imprisoned for 30…
Thursday, 26 March 2015 00:00
Iraq: Raising awareness of the plight of Christians
A symbol targeting Christians has sparked a movement. IS painted the Arabic letter for ‘N’ (to indicate Nazarene or Christian) on the homes of believers in Mosul. Residents were then told to convert to Islam, pay…