FAST FACTS On May 15, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD), later confirmed to be caused by the Bundibugyo strain. As of October 11, 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 confirmed deaths had been reported in the DRC. On October 5, a case of import
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. Doctors, nurses and midwives are left asking the same question: what can we learn from this case to prevent another family from experiencing the same loss? Through the Maternal and Newborn Death Surveillance and Response (MNDSR) system, health teams across Afghanistan come toge...
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. Desde las primeras horas de la emergencia, las delegaciones y los equipos de la Sociedad Nacional han estado verificando la información, evaluando los daños y prestando asistencia a la población en distintos puntos del país. Esta labor tiene como objetivo identificar las necesi...
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Nepalese Police have arrested 24 South Korean Christians after complaints were lodged against them for “illegal religious teaching, training, and promotion.” Sources in Nepal and South Korea state that the Koreans were arrested at a gathering at the Nepal New Covenant College (NN...
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A Christian man’s home and adjoining pharmacy in Pakistan’s Sheikhupura district were burned by a mob on Oct. 9 following a blasphemy allegation, sparking safety fears for his family and neighboring Christian residents. Kamran Gill, a 40-year-old father of three from Gharial Kala...
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A petition challenging the validity of the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, was heard in the Chhattisgarh High Court on Oct. 8, even as the intense persecution of the Christian community in the central Indian state continues unabated. Based on the petition, the High Co...
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According to civil society sources, militias associated with the Burmese military dictatorship operating in Kachin state are using church grounds for military purposes. The U.S.-based Burma Research Institute (BRI) verified reports of a militia graduation ceremony at Nant Mun Bap...
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The Bible Access Initiative, a collaboration of several ministries, has found that more than 500 million Christians live in nations where access to God’s Word is restricted. Additionally, the research team discovered that more than 125 million believers live in places where they ...
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. In a multilateral system where progress often stalls, this treaty represents a rare opening to reshape global justice and reassert the rule of law. The undersigned are members of the newly created Coalition for a Crimes against Humanity Convention (C-CAH), a civil society group...
