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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 12:54
Nigeria: Help needed to fight militants
Chad's leader has called for the urgent creation of a regional force to tackle Nigerian Boko Haram militants. The Islamist group operates in northern Nigeria, but President Idriss Deby said it was posing a threat to…
Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:21
Sudan: Christians request our prayers
On 21st April the Anglican Church in Sawafi was attacked by a mob, provoked by a radical Imam. Security forces stopped the mob, then some found an alternate route and ransacked and burnt down the building.…
Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:19
China: Plans to 'eradicate house churches'
China has begun a campaign to eradicate house churches within ten years. Last September a secret document was issued by the Chinese authorities aimed at 'completely eradicating house churches' in three phases. (1) from January to…
Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:18
Mali: Christians forced to flee the north
Government forces collapsed in the north following the coup, allowing separatist and Islamist rebels to seize control of the country’s three northern regions. Around 215,000 people have been displaced from their homes, many of them crossing…
Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:18
Saudi Arabia: Reaction to Grand Mufti declaration
On the 18th March Prayer Alert reported that the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, the highest official of religious law in the region, declared that it is necessary to destroy all churches. This shocked many Christians…
Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:17
Pakistan/Afghanistan: Lawlessness in the region
The Haqqani Network is credited with introducing suicide bombing to Afghanistan and has been blamed for the series of brazen attacks during the weekend of April 15th in Kabul. The 18-hour battle left 36 insurgents and…