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Morocco’s missing youth
21 Oct 2016
Low numbers of young people voting in the recent general election (7 October) reflect their lack of interest in the country’s politics. Unusually for the Arab world, Moroccan elections have the merit of not being entirely…
Haiti: aftermath of the hurricane
14 Oct 2016
Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos is a Christian orphanage, nurturing vulnerable children in family environments. One worker writes, ‘Finally the winds have eased and we can move about. So many stories of devastation after the hurricane. Houses gone,…
Central Asia: press freedom
14 Oct 2016
In Azerbaijan, investigative journalist, former political prisoner, and Radio Free Europe contributor Khadija Ismayilova told a US congressional hearing of the harsh conditions faced by journalists who report on high-level corruption, saying, ‘There are no laws…
Ethiopia: teenagers on trial for evangelism
14 Oct 2016
Ethiopian evangelical Christians frequently face discrimination and harassment. Eden (15), Gifti and Mihiret (both 14), and Deborah (18) were distributing a Christian book in Ethiopia's main language entitled ‘Let's speak the truth in love - answers…
Israel: terrorists and financing terror
14 Oct 2016
A terror attack began at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem on Sunday morning. The terrorist fired from his car at a train, wounding one woman critically. He then drove to Shimon Hatzadik train stop and opened fire…
Venezuela: eating garbage to survive
14 Oct 2016
Venezuela, once a candidate for 1st World status, has deteriorated to many citizens eating from dustbins to survive. A study found 15% of Venezuelans feed themselves exclusively with ‘food waste discarded by commercial establishments’. 75% of…