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Eritrea: Major crackdown on Christians
03 Feb 2011
Over 100 Christians have been detained since December 30th in raids on churches in or near Asmara, and the town of Nakfa. In one case the entire congregation was taken in for questioning. The director of…
Egypt: Rioting impact on Christians
03 Feb 2011
It’s unclear what impact recent demonstrations will have on Christians in Egypt who complain that the government has not done enough to protect them. In one of the latest attacks an off-duty policeman boarded a train…
Middle East: Democratisation
03 Feb 2011
Larbi Sadiki, senior lecturer in Middle East Politics at University of Exeter made the following comments: Regions in N Africa have been preparing to fight radical Islam and were caught unawares by the millions of educated…
Christian Aid has teamed up with tweeting bishops to encourage Christians to pray, act and give this Lent. The Bishop of Croydon, the Rt Rev Nick Baines and the Bishop of Huntingdon the Rt Rev David…
Christian GP appointed to Govt drugs panel
01 Feb 2011
A Christian doctor who takes a firm line against drug use has been appointed to sit on the Government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). Dr Hans-Christian Raabe has said that children should simply…
Anti-Christian bias is OK at the BBC
01 Feb 2011
Peter Sissons has revealed that the BBC has no qualms about insulting Christians. Mr Sissons, whose memoirs are being serialised in the Daily Mail, slammed the BBC for its bias. He said: ‘Islam must not be…