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Monday, 29 April 2013 16:33
Lebanon: Palestinians are Syria's 'double refugees'
Refugee camps were set up by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in 1949 for Palestinian refugees. The Shatila refugee camp, which was already overcrowded, is now home to around 33,000 Palestinians seeking refuge in…
Monday, 29 April 2013 16:30
Syria: A report from Aleppo
A Christian living in Syria writes, ‘The situation here in Aleppo is getting progressively worse. Yesterday, as all churches decided to have a united prayer day, the rebels sent three rockets - mortars. These exploded just…
Monday, 29 April 2013 16:28
Sri Lanka: Recent anti-Christian incidents
A sudden increase in violence against the Christian community by Buddhists in Sri Lanka has been reported. Barnabas Fund received news last week of ten anti-Christian incidents in different parts of the country during March. The…
Monday, 29 April 2013 16:25
China: Armed raid on Christians
Christians in remote Xinjiang province are suspected of being a cult after a violent armed raid with guns and electric batons on their house church. One Christian named as Sister Xu remains in detention. Another house…
Monday, 29 April 2013 16:02
Iraq: 10 years of rebuilding
Ten years after the start of the Iraq war the International Medical Corps is proud to have been one of the few humanitarian organisations able to deliver assistance to the Iraqi people non-stop throughout the decade.…
Monday, 29 April 2013 15:55
Pakistan: Election prayer campaign
Pakistan is waging a continued war against terrorism, Talibanisation, extremism and radicalization as they go to the polls in May. They genuinely expect democracy to bring good governance that will deliver them from the quagmire of…