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Thailand: Police arrest 400 Christian refugees
26 Mar 2015
Police in Thailand have arrested more than 400 Pakistani Christian immigrants, including children. Several pastors in Bangkok said many of the Christians fled Pakistan because they were either accused of blasphemy or threatened by radical Muslims.…
Vanuatu: Cyclone Pam and disaster relief
23 Mar 2015
Last Friday, 13 March, the President of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu travelled to Japan to attend the third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which opened the following day. For most of Friday…
Pakistan: Deadly blasts hit churches in Lahore
23 Mar 2015
Christians make up less than 2% of Pakistan's overwhelmingly Muslim population, and Christian communities are often targeted by militants. Last weekend an offshoot of the Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for bombing two churches in the Christian…
Pakistan: Letter from Lahore
23 Mar 2015
A brother in Pakistan writes, ‘The government continues to crack down on terrorism. In some places it has made it hard for smaller groups of Christians. Churches and schools have to have metal detectors, high walls…
Nigeria: Christ in the midst of war
23 Mar 2015
As Boko Haram brings death and destruction to Nigeria, a radio ministry is reporting miraculous testimonies of salvation and protection in the midst of terror. The Tide radio talks about Jesus in the language they were…
Libya: IS kidnaps 20 medical workers
23 Mar 2015
A group of 30+ gunmen attacked the Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte and abducted 20 workers. The hospital workers had decided to leave the city because of the poor security situation there and the Islamic State…