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Iran: Justice needed for Cristian prisoner
19 Feb 2015
An imprisoned Iranian convert to Christianity, Ebrahim Firouzi, who completed his sentence on 20th January 2015, continues to be held in a prison in Karaj, according to reports. Ebrahim Firouzi was sentenced to 1 year in…
Australia: Inquiry into children in detention
19 Feb 2015
The Archbishop of Sydney says the situation of children in detention 'should concern every Australian' and has supported calls for an overhaul of the current system. A recently released politically controversial Human Rights Commission Report says…
South Africa
19 Feb 2015
South Africa’s parliament erupted in violence last Thursday when opposition MPs were forced from the chamber by armed police after they challenged President Jacob Zuma over a corruption scandal. As parliamentarians threw punches, hats, leather cushions and…
Yemen: Crisis necessitates UN resolution
19 Feb 2015
Recently Prayer-Alert reported Houthi rebels had taken control of Yemen’s capital and waves of Al-Qaeda and jihadi activists roamed the country. This week the UN said that Yemen is ‘collapsing.’ Countries have closed their embassies there…
Libya: Potential for war
19 Feb 2015
In January Prayer Alert reported that ‘militias, tribes and militant groups vying for control were causing Egyptian Coptic Christians to bear the brunt of instability and there was serious concern that IS could take control of…
Following a spate of violent anti-Semitic attacks in Europe Benjamin Netanyahu addressed all Jews wherever they are through the Israeli cabinet, and subsequently through the media, saying ‘Israel is the home of every Jew and Israel…