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Aleppo - Russia’s assault on ‘terrorist targets’
18 Nov 2016
Moscow insists warplanes from its aircraft carrier stationed off the Syrian coast did not target Aleppo, but Russia's intensifying intervention could be a game-changer in the momentum in this brutal war. Aleppo was Syria's economic hub…
Worldwide violence
18 Nov 2016
Today, violence is the most urgent threat for millions of the poorest people. According to the United Nations, four billion people live outside the protection of the law. That means that their public justice systems (their…
USA: election earthquake
11 Nov 2016
Thousands of demonstrators, many shouting ‘Not my president’, took to the streets of several US cities protesting against Donald Trump’s election. They burned orange-haired effigies of the businessman. Pray for a smooth presidential handover and for…
Syria: Aleppo
11 Nov 2016
Christians in Aleppo struggle to survive. One said, ‘We pray, please God give us strength to remain strong. We are praying for Him to give us the tolerance to accept our situation and to live our…
Lebanon: presidential election
11 Nov 2016
On 31 October a two-year presidential political stand-off in Lebanon ended when parliament elected Michel Aoun as president, ending a presidential vacuum. Though people’s opinions about Aoun are mixed, the Lebanese people came together as one…
Kenya: justice for Willie, Joseph and Josephat
11 Nov 2016
In July an International Justice Mission (IJM) investigator and human rights lawyer, Willie Kimani, and two friends, Joseph Muiruri and Josephat Mwenda, were abducted and murdered; this sparked a global outcry for #JusticeinKenya and an end…