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Global: Other elections to be held before 7 May
16 Apr 2015
On the 7 May the United Kingdom will hold Elections for the House of Commons, but seven other countries will also be holding parliamentary elections between now and then: Finland with election for Parliament on 19…
Nigeria: Election campaigns almost divided Lagos
16 Apr 2015
Lagos’ Governor Babatunde Fashola said on Tuesday that the 2015 general election campaigns almost divided Lagos along ethnic line and civil service administration. This comment came as the Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, urged the…
India: Police attack Christian missionaries
16 Apr 2015
A group of 20 Christian missionaries were wounded by police officers because of their missionary work in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The attack took place on 26 February and has recently become widely publicised amidst…
In February this year we reported Turkey getting its first Christian TV station and in a season of fear for many Mideast Christians, Turkey has approved its first new church in 92 years to meet the…
USA: More protests against police violence
16 Apr 2015
Protesters in several US cities blocked highways and swarmed police precincts in demonstrations against fresh cases of police violence towards unarmed black men. Most recently 250 activists marched across New York's Brooklyn Bridge carrying placards that…
In January Christian Today reported that violations of religious freedom are increasing in Cuba, with incidences becoming more violent. Protestant pastors are arbitrarily detained or beaten and churches are being demolished. Everything is monitored, the Cuban…