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Asia/Africa/Middle East: Churches affected by anti-Christian campaigns

17 Jul 2014
ChinaAid reported that an anti-church campaign has resulted in the persecution of more than 160 churches. Recently, the White Crane Church in Zhejiang Province received a demolition notice and later was told by the local authorities…

South Africa: Desmond Tutu's endorsement of assisted suicide

17 Jul 2014
A South African, conservative Christian political party leader, Rev. Theunis Botha, condemned Archbishop Desmond Tutu's statements last week in favour of assisted suicide, ‘To his support for abortion and same-sex-marriage Bishop Tutu now adds euthanasia (suicide)…

Syria: UN - Unanimous vote to deliver aid in rebel areas

17 Jul 2014
Despite objections by Syria’s government, the United Nations Security Council voted 15 to 0 on Monday to authorize cross-border convoys of emergency aid for millions of deprived Syrian civilians in rebel-held areas, without prior approval by…

Mexico: Children at risk – a humanitarian crisis

17 Jul 2014
Unaccompanied children migrants jump onto trains in Mexico to cross the border - as many as 90,000 may have entered the US from Central America this year alone. This week Aljazeera reported that 458 children, including…