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Saudi Arabia denies use of torture
08 Apr 2016
Saudi Arabia has claimed to the UN Human Rights Council that it ‘fights torture’ and guarantees fair trials - despite the planned execution of three juveniles who were tortured into ‘confessions’ after being arrested for attending…
USA: atheists hit by censorship decision
08 Apr 2016
A school district in Colorado decided that free literature provided for students by the atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) needed to be censored. The Christian Examiner reported that FFRF decided to provide materials on…
Turkey: Syrian refugees’ ‘slave labour’
08 Apr 2016
‘I am a maths teacher with twenty years’ experience, but no Syrian schools in Istanbul will hire me.’ Ali arrived from Syria with $6,000. Unable to find a teaching job in Turkey, he now works 11-hour…
Middle East special
26 Mar 2016
Brian Mills was asked by Andy Page from Prayer Alert what was on his heart for the Middle East and what burning issues we could be praying about. He said that, thinking about Easter and beyond,…
USA: 2016 election special
26 Mar 2016
The stakes are high for Donald Trump, who is attempting to present himself as a pro-Israel candidate for presidency. The real estate mogul has repeatedly said he would be ‘the best thing that could ever happen…
World youth prayer assembly
26 Mar 2016
The International Prayer Council are calling for a global Prayer UPRISING from 26 to 30 July 2016 - a united prayer rising in Seoul, South Korea. They say, ‘With the global crisis this generation is facing…