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India: Thousands affected by floods and cyclone
12 Jan 2012
Global development agency Christian Aid has released £50,000 to partner organisations in India after more than 6,000 Indian villagers were forced from their homes and 48 were killed by Cyclone Thane which swept through east-India’s state…
India: Extremists infiltrating Christian groups
12 Jan 2012
The Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) reported Islamic and Hindu extremists in India are posing as Christians and infiltrating churches and Christian NGOs to obtain information about them to pass it on to radical groups. The CSF…
Global: 2012 ongoing religious discrimination
05 Jan 2012
Pakistan: Penal Code prohibits blasphemy against any recognized religion, providing penalties ranging from a fine to death. In practice it is only applied to Islam, calls for change in the blasphemy laws have been strongly resisted…
Israel: PA meeting in Amman
05 Jan 2012
On Wednesday Hamas official, Izzat al-Rishq, criticized the previous day's meeting in Amman between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators as a waste of time, saying talks between negotiators were, ‘selling illusions to the Palestinian people.’ The official…
China: Church ends outdoor services
05 Jan 2012
The beleaguered 1,000 strong Shouwang Church in Beijing has had to worship in the park for nearly eight months since the government stopped them from worshipping in their church building. On Christmas Day they celebrated their…
Nigeria: Harsh realities of Church bombing
05 Jan 2012
The suicide bomb attack by Boko Haram on Christmas Day that left 45 people dead and 73 injured has turned the ruins of St Theresa’s Catholic Church into a national mourning site. Three of the 45…