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Saudi Arabia denies use of torture
Saudi Arabia has claimed to the UN Human Rights Council that it ‘fights torture’ and guarantees fair trials - despite the planned execution of three juveniles who were tortured into ‘confessions’ after being arrested for attending…
USA: atheists hit by censorship decision
A school district in Colorado decided that free literature provided for students by the atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) needed to be censored. The Christian Examiner reported that FFRF decided to provide materials on…
Turkey: Syrian refugees’ ‘slave labour’
‘I am a maths teacher with twenty years’ experience, but no Syrian schools in Istanbul will hire me.’ Ali arrived from Syria with $6,000. Unable to find a teaching job in Turkey, he now works 11-hour…
Middle East special
Brian Mills was asked by Andy Page from Prayer Alert what was on his heart for the Middle East and what burning issues we could be praying about. He said that, thinking about Easter and beyond,…
