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New report exposes abuse of Burmese refugees in Malaysia

New report exposes abuse of Burmese refugees in Malaysia

Burmese refugees in Malaysia live in "severe and desperate poverty and deprivation" and face exploitation, abuse and other mistreatment, stated a new report by a Christian human rights group Monday..

  • An expectation of hope

    It was still dark when 14 vehicles filled with doctors, nurses, servers, escorts and other volunteers left the Africa Mercy on the way to a sports complex in Monrovia for the 2008 Liberian screening of possible patients for surgery during the current assignment by Mercy Ships to the war-ravaged West African nation.

  • Mission Aviation Fellowship staff evacuate Chad

    Mission Aviation Fellowship's team of pilots and ministry staff have evacuated to their home countries following recent unrest and instability in Chad.

  • China's Relentless Persecution of House Church Head

    An open letter, posted Monday, by the president of the Chinese House Church Alliance revealed the relentless persecution endured by him and his family under the hands of the Chinese government.

  • Kenya's churches driving peaceful resolution to crisis

    Church leaders are working alongside the Kofi Annan peace talks to play a leading mediation role at the centre of the current crisis in Kenya, according to Christian relief agency Tearfund.

  • Christian editor's murder trial seen as test for Turkey

    Supporters of slain Turkish Armenian editor Hrant Dink demanded justice on Monday at a third hearing in the trial of his suspected killers, in a case seen as a test for democracy and human rights in Turkey.

  • Egypt court recognises reversion to Christianity

    In a landmark case, an Egyptian court ruled on Saturday that the state must recognise the right of Christians who convert to Islam to change their minds and revert to Christianity, court sources said.

  • North Korea tops persecution's agency watch list

    North Korea has again topped the World Watch List, compiled by Open Doors, where the country has received 90 out of the maximum 100 points, which is the highest ever recorded for a country, says the president of the Christian persecution monitoring agency, Dr. Carl Moeller.

  • Egyptian court dismisses case to recognise religious conversion

    An Egyptian judge has rejected the unprecedented case brought forward by convert Mohammed Hegazy, who was suing the Egyptian Interior Ministry for the right to change his religion from Islam to Christianity on his official identification.

  • World Vision Fears Humanitarian Disaster Amid Chad Chaos

    World Vision staff in Chad fear that the violence and chaos surrounding attempts to overthrow the country's president could spiral into a humanitarian disaster if the fighting is not brought to a halt soon.

  • Uzbekistan remains evangelical persecution hotspot

    "Uzbekistan remains an persecution hotspot for evangelicals," writes Anneta Vyssotskaia, on the newsletter of the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission, but she continued, "They know that at the end of the race there is a great reward for those who continue to be the faithful servant of their King and to fulfil His Great Commandment."

  • On to bigger things

    "I have had no professional training in cooking, but that is what I am doing on the ship." As a volunteer crew member, serving as an assistant cook on the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship, Tim Benson of Brisbane says his only experience was at McDonalds, where he spent six years as a crew member and manager.