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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…
Thursday, 26 March 2015 00:00
Yemen: Saudi Arabia building up military near Yemen border
In February you were asked to pray for successful political negotiations to bring stability in the Yemen where armed men roam the streets and a few thousand Christians live. Saudi Arabia is now moving heavy military…
Thursday, 26 March 2015 00:00
Thailand: Police arrest 400 Christian refugees
Police in Thailand have arrested more than 400 Pakistani Christian immigrants, including children. Several pastors in Bangkok said many of the Christians fled Pakistan because they were either accused of blasphemy or threatened by radical Muslims.…
Monday, 23 March 2015 00:00
Vanuatu: Cyclone Pam and disaster relief
Last Friday, 13 March, the President of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu travelled to Japan to attend the third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which opened the following day. For most of Friday…