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Restriction of civic space in Venezuela is worrying, says UN human rights chief

UN Michelle Bachelet Feb 2020

Caracas, VenezuelaReuters Restrictions on civic space in Venezuela remain a cause for concern, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Monday. Bachelet’s office said it documented 97 incidents of “stigmatisation, criminalisation and threats against dissenting voices, particularly towards civil society, media and members of the opposition” from June, 2020, to May, 2021.  […]

This Life: Lord, what do you want me to do?

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US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what the story of Paul teaches us about looking for guidance to God in our daily walk…

Some 150 students missing after gunmen raid Nigerian school – parent, administrator

Bauchi/Kaduna, NigeriaReuters About 150 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, a parent and an administrator said on Monday, and police said they were in hot pursuit alongside military personnel. The attack on the Bethel Baptist High School is the 10th mass school kidnapping since December in north-west […]