Trump tells Buhari: “We cannot allow Christians to be murdered”
World Watch Monitor US President Donald Trump decried the killings of Christians in Nigeria as he met with the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, in Washington on Monday. Nigeria has been plagued by violence attributed to Fulani herdsmen in the Middle Belt and northeast. Benue state has been particularly affected, with attacks happening almost on a […]
Russia’s religious communities face ‘unclear’ requirements
World Watch Monitor Legal requirements applied to the expression of freedom of religion in Russia impose a significant burden on religious communities not recognised by the state – in the shape of fines, legal costs and bureaucracy – reports regional news agency Forum 18. The requirements are “unclear” and applied “inconsistently”, Forum 18 says, and are […]
As water shortages grow, ‘Day Zero’ becomes everyday in India
Thomson Reuters Foundation Parched Cape Town, in South Africa, has managed to push back its “Day Zero” – an estimate of when taps in the city could run dry – to 2019 after successful water-saving efforts. But in India, “Day Zero” has come and gone for residents in many parts of the country, where taps […]
Hundreds of people rescued in Interpol human trafficking raids in the Americas
Thomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of suspected victims of modern slavery were rescued in a major crackdown on human traffickers in 13 countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America, Interpol said on Monday. About 350 possible victims of sexual exploitation and forced labour were discovered and 22 people arrested this month in an Interpol-led swoop […]
LIFE WITHOUT THE INTERNET
A while back the internet died in our office. For a full two weeks we had no internet access, except on my phone. Over-reliant? PICTURE: Rawpixel/Unsplash It was torture. I couldn’t believe how hard and frustrating it was. We couldn’t communicate with our members through email. We found it hard to do any research. What […]
Breaking: Cardinal George Pell committed to stand trial on historical sexual offence charges
Cardinal George Pell has been committed to stand trial on multiple historical sexual offence charges following a decision in the Melbourne Magistrates Court. While a number of charges were struck out, magistrate Belinda Wallington found there was sufficient evidence for the case to proceed to trial. Cardinal Pell, who has formally pleaded not guilty to […]
MALAYSIA: CHURCH CALLS FOR “LEADERS WHO TRULY CARE FOR PEOPLE”
MATT K GEORGE, of World Watch Monitor, reports on how the church in Malaysia is speaking out ahead of the 9th May poll…
ESSAY: JAMES CONE, THE CROSS AND THE LYNCHING MEMORIAL
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JEMAR TISBY, author and president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, reflects on the unveiling of the first ever memorial dedicated to lynching victims in the US and the death of acclaimed author James Cone…
POSTCARDS: AS THE DEAD ARE BURIED, TREES RISE IN ZIMBABWE’S CEMETERIES
JEFFREY MOYO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Harare on how cemeteries are helping to address a deforestation crisis…
Ugandan faith leaders grapple with accepting Israel’s African refugees
RNS Some Ugandan faith leaders say their nation should accept African refugees facing deportation from Israel, while others counter that resettlement would place too heavy a burden on already overtaxed refugee programs. Up until a few weeks ago, Uganda and Rwanda had been widely viewed as the two African countries that would absorb the refugees […]