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Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:05
Persecuted Christians amid pandemic
From Morocco to Iraq there are various forms of lockdowns, strains on hospitals, food shortages, even martial law. These strains put more pressure on already-stressed communities. The potential spread of the disease among refugees and displaced…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:02
Lebanon: growing crisis
Vincent al-Boustani’s local council runs a tight ship. Staff and volunteers conduct 24/7 patrols, cameras monitor the streets, and motorcycles are banned after 9 pm. A policeman stands guard to provide security amid rising crime as…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:00
Syria: urgent need to repatriate and rehabilitate IS children
The Centre for Global Policy (CGP) has called on European governments to intervene urgently on behalf of 750 children of EU member states citizenship who are held in IS detention camps in Syria. CGP’s latest report…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 21:54
China: vulnerable disabled children
International China Concern (ICC) has sent volunteers from around the world to China since 1993, bringing extra care and enjoyment to abandoned children with disabilities. Each year there are short-term teams, for those who want to…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 21:50
America: church, coronavirus, campaigning
Leaders of a megachurch in Phoenix installed air-purifying machines that they claimed ‘kill 99.9% of Covid-19 within ten minutes’ before hosting Donald Trump’s campaign rally on 23 June. They then backtracked shortly before he spoke, causing…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 21:47
Global: pray for countries with new pandemic outbreaks
The WHO has sent out a fresh warning over the dangers of the new coronavirus, even as France staged an annual music festival and sent millions of children back to school. New outbreaks highlight the difficulties…