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Afghanistan: Taliban control - extreme poverty and starvation

28 Oct 2021
Afghanistan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world. International funds which propped up the country’s fragile economy have stopped as the world debates how to deal with the Taliban. The UN has issued a…

China: Early Rain Church face ongoing harassment

28 Oct 2021
On 26 October unknown people vandalised the door of preacher Dai Zhichao, filled the keyhole with glue, and cut off the electricity. Another church leader and his family were detained for over ten hours. Other members…

Sudan: military dissolves government, arrests leaders

28 Oct 2021
The Sudanese military have declared a state of emergency and dissolved civilian rule, an event which many had feared. They have been at odds with civilian leaders since Omar al-Bashir was overthrown two years ago. time.…

Burma (Myanmar): ‘we work with tears’

28 Oct 2021
A third Covid wave hit Myanmar amid ongoing violence from February’s coup. A ministry leader said, ‘This morning the wife of one of our workers cried on the phone, “My husband is struggling for breath. We…