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Nearly 900 killed in ethnic clashes last month, UN says

23rd January 201922nd January 2019 Josie McFarlane 72 Views 0 Comment black, community, Congo, Death, Ethnic Clashes, UN, violence

Ethnic violence in western Democratic Republic of Congo left at least 890 dead over just three days last month, the

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Zimbabwe cuts internet indefinitely amid violent crackdown

18th January 201918th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 230 Views 0 Comment #Zimbabwe, banned, black, community, government, internet, police, technology, violence

Zimbabwe has shut down the internet indefinitely amid an intensifying crackdown on protests against a hike in fuel prices. The

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Femicide in UK: 76% of women killed by men in 2017 knew their killer

18th December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 200 Views 0 Comment Abuse, community, Crimes, deaths, domestic violence, Femicide, killed, victims, violence, women

Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide.

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Contribute to the fight against knife crime – join Synergy

24th November 201822nd November 2018 Becky Wybrow 478 Views 0 Comment Ascension trust, black, Black and Minority Ethnic communities, christian, church, community, crime, Delroy Davis, events, Faith, Joanna Dale, knife crime, Leadership Steps, London, Ransom Church, Research, Reverend, Ronald Nathan, Synergy, Synergy network, violence

According to the BBC, the recent number of homicides in London surpassed last year’s figure of 116*. So far this

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Hundreds of thousands displaced by Ethiopia clashes

23rd November 201820th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 397 Views 0 Comment Abdi Mohamed Omar, community, displaced, Ethiopia, Evelyn Aero, NRC regional adviser, violence

Since July, more than 200,000 people have fled into camps following ethnic conflict on the border of Ethiopia’s Oromia and

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Welcome sight: Why some Jamaicans want the army to stay

21st November 201819th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 326 Views 0 Comment Army, black, Caribbean, community, crime, economy, government, Gun, Jamaica, Kingston, police, Politicians, Poverty, violence

Every morning, Pauline Perez walks past the bullet-ridden Denham Town police station to commute to work as a government clerk

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The digital epidemic killing Indians

14th November 201813th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 254 Views 0 Comment Child kidnapping, deaths, gangs, India, mobs, smart phones, technology, violence

Smartphones are making it easier for millions of Indians to communicate and share messages on social media. But misinformation is

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2,600 sexual violence victims treated in one Congolese town

4th November 20182nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 476 Views 0 Comment Africa, attacks, children, community, Congo, crisis, human rights, men, Rape, sexual, violence, women

Doctors without Borders says it has treated 2,600 victims of sexual violence in just one town since May last year.

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Violence spiralling to alarming levels in Eastern Congo

25th October 201825th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 391 Views 0 Comment community, Congo, Country Director, Norwegian Refugee Council, Ulrika Blom, violence

“We are deeply concerned by the rapidly escalating and increasingly dangerous violence in Eastern DR Congo. In Beni in North

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What’s behind the dramatic rise in refugees? by Rev Wale Hudson-Roberts

4th September 20181st September 2018 Becky Wybrow 253 Views 0 Comment #Rev Wale Hudson-Roberts, #Syria, #World news, BAME, community, Faith, News, refugees, violence

Mass violence is ranked as one of the main reasons behind human moving stories. Immediately, the likes of Syria come

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Western countries urge calm after deadly Tripoli clashes

1st September 2018 Josie McFarlane 267 Views 0 Comment #, #BAME News, #Crisis #World News, #Political #Human Rights #Libya, #Tripoli, violence

The US, UK, France and Italy have called for an immediate end to deadly violence in the Libyan capital Tripoli.

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Faith Leaders Acting As Peace Negotiators Ahead Of Fractious Kenyan Elections

7th August 2017 Mariah 1067 Views 0 Comment christian aid, conflict, development, emergency, escape, Faith, humanitarian, leaders, opinion, project, safe, tribes, violence

With national elections taking place in Kenya tomorrow (Tuesday) faith leaders are hard at work to ensure that tribal violence

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140 children killed in Democratic Republic of Congo since June, urgent response needed says World Vision UK

1st August 201723rd September 2017 Mariah 1354 Views 0 Comment agency, children, communities, conflict, Congo, democratic, June, killed, reality, region, report, republic, UK, urgent, violence, World Vision

More than 100 children have been killed in combat since June in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and an

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‘Behind closed doors’

23rd June 201723rd September 2017 Mariah 1063 Views 0 Comment Behind closed doors, condition, domestic, hidden, human, Modern, Pentecostal churches, sexual, Slavery, symptoms, tackle, trafficking, violence, vulnerable, west African, women

New report calls on Black Pentecostal Churches to do more to tackle the ‘hidden’ scourge of women blighted by human

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Dr Rowan Williams joins African faith leaders to put spotlight on the 40 million ignored ‘internal refugees’

16th June 2017 Mariah 931 Views 0 Comment African, borders, christian aid, church, conflict, countries, displaced, Dr Rowan Williams, humanitarian, ignored, internal, leaders, media, millions, political, refugees, spotlight, violence, wealthier

Christian Aid is urging world leaders to provide more support for the 40.3 million people forced to flee their homes