Articles
An Australian Christian missionary was freed after she and her husband were kidnapped last month in Burkina Faso. Jocelyn and Ken Elliott, both in their 80s, have run a hospital for forty years there, meeting physical…
The mother of a thirteen-year-old Israeli Arab girl who stabbed a security guard issued an impassioned apology, praising the guard for not opening fire on her and said she hoped all Israel would soon find peace.…
Turkey: Christians’ challenges last year
12 Feb 2016
The Association of Turkish Protestant Churches released its annual report summarising human rights violations and the challenges faced by Christians in 2015. The numerous cases of threats made to pastors and churches by radical Islamists make…
Sudan: pastor detained in December is released
05 Feb 2016
Rev Kwa Shamaal, head of missions for the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC), was arrested on 18 December. From 21 December he was allowed home daily from midnight to 8 am, then required to report to…
Trafficked woman finds new hope
05 Feb 2016
Unable to cope after her husband was imprisoned in North Korea, Min-Hee escaped to China. There, abandoned, alone and frightened for her life, she fell prey to human traffickers and was forced into marriage to avoid…
Europol - public information on IS
05 Feb 2016
A Europol document released last week stated that investigations indicate IS is going global with the possibility of attacks against member states of the EU in the near future. IS has developed an external action command…