As French authorities move to bulldoze the Calais refugee camp known as the Jungle, the UNHCR are reporting that at least 3,800 refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe so far this year. William Spindler,
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As French authorities move to bulldoze the Calais refugee camp known as the Jungle, the UNHCR are reporting that at least 3,800 refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe so far this year. William Spindler,
Read moreA report by Amnesty International has catalogued the serious abuses experienced by Christian migrants and refugees whilst trying to reach Europe. Christians attempting to travel to Europe from Libya frequently face danger and are targeted by both people traffickers and
Read moreCenturies before Islamic armies arrived and subjugated the population, North Africa was the vibrant homeland of Christianity. However, over time, Islamic sharia has slowly choked the existing Christian communities, leaving this region as one of the most concentrated Islamic populations in
Read moreAccording to the Red Crescent, the bodies of at least 85 people who drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea have been found washed up on beaches near the Libyan city of Zuwarah. Al-Khamis al-Bosaifi, a Red Cresncent Official, said
Read moreA UN-backed deal to form a unity government in Libya has been signed by Libya’s two rival factions at a ceremony in Morocco. Chants of “Libya, Libya” erupted as representatives from both parliaments signed the accord on Thursday in Skhirat, just
Read moreSince the collapse of the Gaddafi regime in Libya in 2011, the country has been struggling to regain political stability. Several armed groups have been fighting for power since then, and the political vacuum has allowed ISIL to become an
Read moreLast Wednesday, 88 Eritrean Christians were abducted in Libya by fighters from the terrorist group ISIL. According to the Libya Herald, the Christians were seized when a people-smugglers’ convoy was ambushed near Oum Walid. Earlier this year in Libya, groups
Read moreAccording to a report by Amnesty International, migrants and refugees in Libya are increasingly facing widespread abuse and persecution on religious grounds. Christian migrants and refugees from Nigeria, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Egypt are being particularly targeted. They are subjected to
Read moreOn 19th April, the world witnessed the brutal execution of 30 Ethiopian and Eritrean Christians by ISIL militants in Libya. This is the story of three of those men, and what led to them being martyred as Christians. Life in
Read moreISIL have released a 29 minute video, showing two groups of captives, purportedly from Ethiopia, being executed by ISIL in Libya. In between a long statement by a masked fighter, the footage shows captives in a desert area being systematically
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