IPC Connections
A prayer report looking at the opportunities and challenges of vaccinations, Covid-19 Hot Spots and some suggested Prayer Pointers with links to resources: As of 17 March 2021, the total global figure for people infected by Covid-19 stood at 120.7 million according to Johns Hopkins University. In addition to this, the…
The military rulers in Myanmar have resorted to brutal suppression after appearing to severely underestimate public hostility towards their takeover. At first, sheets of paper featuring the face of Min Aung Hlaing were fixed on to the streets with sticky tape, ready to be stamped on by angry protesters in…
While Communist China moves aggressively to spread its influence throughout the Pacific region and around the world, the government is expanding a crackdown against people of faith at home. In its effort to assure that all its citizens comply with the edicts and beliefs of the state, the Chinese Communist…
Hundreds executed, thousands homeless - the human cost of fighting in Tigray The breadth and depth of human suffering in the Ethiopian region of Tigray is perfectly clear to humanitarian workers, human rights groups and the international diplomatic community. After four months of warfare between Ethiopia's national defence force and fighters…
Hundreds of thousands have fled their homes as a conflict involving an Islamic State-linked group continues to grow dramatically. Children as young as 11 are being beheaded in Mozambique, Save the Children has said, in the latest country to be affected by an Islamist insurgency. The UK-based charity said it…
Sri Lanka’s government should immediately withdraw an order that allows two-years of detention without trial for causing “religious, racial, or communal disharmony,” Human Rights Watch said today. The Prevention of Terrorism (De-radicalization from holding violent extremist religious ideology) Regulations No. 01 of 2021, issued on March 9, 2021, expands the…