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Wednesday, 22 April 2015 05:16
Global: Other elections to be held before 7 May
On the 7 May the United Kingdom will hold Elections for the House of Commons, but seven other countries will also be holding parliamentary elections between now and then: Finland with election for Parliament on 19…
Wednesday, 22 April 2015 05:15
Pakistan: Police torture Christians to extract confessions
One hundred and eleven Pakistani Christians were arrested in March following the lynching of two Muslim men wrongly thought to be involved in killing 17 Christians and church bombings. 30 prisoners have now been released and…
Thursday, 16 April 2015 01:00
Cuba: No longer on terrorism list, but still persecuting Christians
In January Christian Today reported that violations of religious freedom are increasing in Cuba, with incidences becoming more violent. Protestant pastors are arbitrarily detained or beaten and churches are being demolished. Everything is monitored, the Cuban…
Thursday, 16 April 2015 01:00
USA: More protests against police violence
Protesters in several US cities blocked highways and swarmed police precincts in demonstrations against fresh cases of police violence towards unarmed black men. Most recently 250 activists marched across New York's Brooklyn Bridge carrying placards that…
Thursday, 16 April 2015 01:00
Turkey: Refugees prompt the need for church building
In February this year we reported Turkey getting its first Christian TV station and in a season of fear for many Mideast Christians, Turkey has approved its first new church in 92 years to meet the…
Thursday, 16 April 2015 01:00
India: Police attack Christian missionaries
A group of 20 Christian missionaries were wounded by police officers because of their missionary work in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The attack took place on 26 February and has recently become widely publicised amidst…