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  • Covid-19 fuels ‘hidden pandemic’ of exploitation of women

    Covid-19 is fuelling a growing, hidden, “shadow pandemic” of gender-based violence, abduction and trafficking, directed towards Christian women and girls around the world, according to Open Doors. This is one of the findings of a new report commissioned by the Christian persecution charity. The “Same Faith, Different Persecution: WWR 2021 GSRP (Gender-Specific Religious Persecution) Report”, […]

  • U.S. Ministry Brings Christmas Joy to Russia’s ‘Forgotten’ Children

    A U.S.-based evangelical mission which partners with local churches to serve orphans, widows, and others in need across Russia and the former Soviet Union aims to share the true meaning and hope of Christmas with 50,000 needy boys and girls this year. From Russia’s capital Moscow to the Siberian wastelands — and across 10 countries […]

  • Iranian Christian woman wins top award for religious freedom animation

    An Iranian-born animator has won a top prize for her film about the importance of freedom of religion, according to Open Doors UK & Ireland. Maral Karaee’s “District 18” tells the story of a little girl who lives in a world where people, animals of object of different colours – red, blue, green and yellow […]

  • The Porn Survivor now Pastor Fighting Sex Trafficking

    She was molested her entire childhood by a girl – a best friend and church deacon’s daughter – who acted out her grandfather’s nasty secrets. A preacher’s kid from a small town, she grew into a role model for teens – a strong leader who was destined for ministry on a large scale, despite the […]

  • ‘Horror Story’ of Violence Against Women Must End

    The World Bank, a source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries, estimates that one in every three women around the world will suffer violence in their lifetime. Globally, as many as 100 million women and girls are “missing and unaccounted for”– the victims of sex-selective abortions, female infanticide, sexual slavery and other practices, […]

  • New Report Shines Spotlight on 100 Million ‘Missing Women’

    This Mother’s Day, experts say up to 100 million women and girls mostly from Africa and Asia who should be alive today ‘simply do not exist.’ As many as 100 million women and girls are “missing and unaccounted for” – the victims of sex-selective abortions, female infanticide, sexual slavery and other horrific practices, according to […]