37 aid agencies raise the alarm about skyrocketing needs among Syrians
Syrians are facing record food insecurity levels and declining socio-economic conditions. Needs have increased dramatically over the last year.
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human rights
Plea: Don’t imprison Christian convert with Parkinson’s
The Christian charity Open Doors UK and Ireland and its partner organisation Article18 have jointly urged Iran not to imprison a 62-year-old man suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease.
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Christian Solidarity International assists persecuted church in Sri Lanka
Since 2016, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) has been supporting endangered religious minorities in Sri Lanka through its local partners.
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Boko Haram and the Nigerian Conscience By Martins Agbonlahor
The aim of this write-up is not to catalogue the butcheries of this sect, but to ask the question any rational individual would ask: Why has the Nigerian government been unable to nip Boko Haram’s notorieties in the bud?
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Campaigners ask for modern slavery support bill to be added to Queens Speech
Campaigners are calling on the Government to adopt a Private Members Bill extending support for victims of modern slavery in the forthcoming Queens Speech.
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Christians subjected to gang violence in Venezuela
An armed and hooded gang slashed four Christians in Venezuela with crosses and forced them to eat pages of the Bible.
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Covid-19 fuels “hidden pandemic” of abuse and exploitation, say new report
Covid-19 is fuelling a growing, hidden, “shadow pandemic” of gender-based violence, abduction and trafficking, directed towards Christian women and girls around the world.
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The World We Want launches ambitious “Humanifesto”
The World We Want (WWW), a purpose-driven global social impact enterprise launched to accelerate the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals.
WaterAid urges churches to adopt new green habits this Lent
This Lent, WaterAid is encouraging church congregations to raise money for those being impacted by climate change around the world by switching to more environmentally-friendly habits.
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Mahmoud Hussein: A Salute to Courage – By Martins Agbonlahor
Aljazeera’s journalist, Mahmoud Hussein, was released two weeks ago in a move that had been completely unexpected – not because there was evidence for his incarceration – in fact, there was not even a shred of it nor was there a scintilla of proof to justify the harsh treatment he had received, but because he had been jailed cruelly and unjustly for years.
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Max Richter announces Voices 2 & release official video for single ‘Mirrors’
Max Richter announces Voices 2 & release official video for single ‘Mirrors’.
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Nigerian kidnapping: ‘Nigerians are waiting for the Government to act’
Nigeria and its international partners urgently need to act to “ensure the safety of its citizens.” The remark from an Open Doors spokesperson, follows another mass kidnapping of schoolchildren in Niger State yesterday.
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Christian girl abducted by Boko Haram marks 3 years in captivity
Today marks three years under the brutal captivity of Boko Haram for the suffering Leah Sharibu, whose fates sheds light on the deteriorating political situation in Nigeria.
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Freedom of Speech: Support Christian students like Julia
Students in the UK are being punished for holding certain values. Julia Rynkiewicz, a final year midwifery student, was forced to suspend her studies and faced a fitness to practise investigation over her involvement with a pro-life society.
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Landmark Government proposals to strengthen free speech at universities
Tougher legal measures to strengthen free speech and academic freedom at universities in England have been announced by the Education Secretary today (16 February), to stamp out unlawful ‘silencing’ on campuses.
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