UN CALLS FOR PROMPT RETURN TO CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT IN THAILAND FOLLOWING MILITARY COUP
23rd May, 2014 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed for a "prompt return to civilian order" after the military seized control of Thailand yesterday following months of political unrest. The deposed Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan is among prominent politicians who have reportedly reported in to the military after it seized control yesterday along with former […]
UGANDAN CHURCHES WARNED OF ‘AL SHABAB’ THREAT
23rd May, 2014 Uganda and Kenya authorities have scaled up security in recent days in response to warnings from Western countries that a jihadist group is planning to attack churches in Uganda. The US embassy in Uganda warned that churches there may face "specific threats" from Al Shabab, a Somalia-based militant Islamist terrorist group. The […]
UZBEKISTAN BANS MOURNING CHRISTIANS FROM STATE CEMETERIES
23rd May, 2014 Mourning Christians in several parts of Uzbekistan are wondering where they can bury their loved ones after authorities refused to allow funerals in state-owned cemeteries amid pressure from Muslim leaders, rights investigators say. Advocacy group Forum 18 said there have been three known cases so far this year, including the family of […]