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Turkey: freedom of press
An Istanbul court has ordered the newspaper Zaman, Turkey's best-selling daily newspaper, into administration, which is ‘deeply concerning’. Zaman is linked to a US-based preacher who is the arch-enemy of the Turkish president. The newspaper has…
Israel: hundreds of illegal Palestinian workers arrested
On Tuesday an illegal Palestinian killed an American tourist and injured ten other people, five critically, in a stabbing spree at the Jaffa Port and along the Tel Aviv beach promenade. The next day, police arrested…
Syria: peace talks in Geneva on Monday
A partial ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and the US, finally came into force at the end of February. It does not apply to terrorist groups operating in the country. Despite alleged breaches on both…
China: persecution increases
The attitudes of Chinese local authorities towards Christians have turned sharply negative recently as the Christian population has grown. Authorities have been removing hundreds of crosses from churches, saying they violate building codes. Bao Guohua, a…
