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Friday, 14 October 2011 14:54
Zimbabwe: Archbishop asks Mugabe to halt attacks on Anglicans
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams met President Robert Mugabe on Oct.10th to deliver a dossier of attacks on Anglicans by excommunicated Bishop Nolbert Kunonga. Kunonga formed a breakaway clique in 2007, seized church property, violently prevented…
Friday, 14 October 2011 14:53
Pakistan: Christians still persecuted
An innocent spelling mistake by a Christian school girl has proved grounds enough for Muslims to accuse her of blasphemy. Sir Syed Girls’ High School has taken the unusual step of accusing one of its students…
Friday, 14 October 2011 14:52
Iran: Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani
There have been developments in Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s situation, whose death sentence for apostasy was upheld in court hearings in late September. First, his lawyer has been informed that the case is being referred to Iran's…
Friday, 14 October 2011 14:51
USA: Mississippi considers anti-abortion 'personhood amendment'
The anti-abortion movement's policy known as a ‘personhood amendment,’ which legally defines a person as existing at the moment of fertilization, has been rejected twice in recent years by voters in Colorado. But the effort has…
Friday, 07 October 2011 13:20
Philippines: Struggle to deliver aid for typhoon victims
Philippines authorities say they are struggling to get food and supplies to thousands of people who remain trapped by flood waters days after back-to back typhoons pounded the nation. Officials say almost three million people were…
Friday, 07 October 2011 13:17
Kwait: Pray for undergreound church
Kuwait was part of the ‘Arab Spring’ of 2011. Thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister. Unlike demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia, this unrest slowly subsided with most of…