Pakistan: Parliamentary Inquiry Call for Evidence

CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON THE TREATMENT OF PAKISTAN’S CHRISTIANS AND OTHER MINORITIES  – NOVEMBER HEARINGS AT WESTMINSTER All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Parliamentary Inquiry Call for Evidence  ‘The Plight of Minority Religious or Belief Groups in Pakistan and as Refugees: Addressing Current UK & UNHCR Policy’ Pakistan represents one of the worst situations…

DR Congo: Islamist militias threaten central Africa

A report from World Watch Monitor highlights a relatively unknown militant group that has intensified attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising fears of the emergence of a new jihadist organisation in central Africa. It concludes: “MDI constitutes a real security threat for the DR Congo and the entire central African region. It adds…

Russian Orthodox Church backs ‘holy war’ in Syria

Earlier this month, in an official statement reported by Al-Arabiya (and many more), the Church’s Patriarch Kirill said “Russia took a responsible decision to use military forces to protect the Syrian people from the woes brought on by the tyranny of terrorists.”  The Patriarch cited the suffering of Christians in the region, the kidnapping of clerics…