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Israel: IS reach Jerusalem
29 Jul 2015
Stories are breaking of a group linked to IS distributing anti-Christian leaflets in the east of Jerusalem. Part of an English translation of the original leaflet reads, ‘Our people, Muslims, salute your resistance and your jihad…
A report has claimed that residents in Oregon are only now finding out that the state allows teenagers as young as 15 to get state-subsidised sex-change operations without parental notification. ‘It is trespassing on the hearts,…
Between 21 June and 1 July, four Christians were abducted in Baghdad. One was released following police intervention. Ransoms were paid for the others’ release. However, two were murdered even though ransoms had been paid and…
China: Police, politics and human rights
15 Jul 2015
There was widespread detention of human rights lawyers last weekend after more than 100 lawyers across the mainland issued a joint statement protesting against the disappearance of crusading lawyer Wang Yu. Mainland police detained lawyers and…
Yemen: UN cease-fire fails to take hold
15 Jul 2015
A cease-fire brokered by the United Nations that was to allow the delivery of relief supplies failed to materialise in Yemen on Saturday, as a Saudi-led military coalition carried out airstrikes and fighting continued between the…
Canada: Church’s pastor missing in North Korea
15 Jul 2015
The Light Presbyterian Church continue praying for their founding pastor, detained in North Korea since early March. Despite the lack of information, they remain hopeful that God will bring Revd. Hyeon Soo Lim home. A member…