International Prayer Connections
Cuba: civilian protests against government
Thousands of people across the island marched through the streets in several towns and cities on 11 July, calling for democracy and sweeping economic reform in the country amid major food and medicine shortages. Scores of people were arrested by plain clothes police officers and many families say they still haven't…
South Africa: civil unrest creates serious impacts
After a week of public violence that shocked the world, South Africa is beginning to reflect on the cause. Mass looting and destruction of property followed the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma for contempt of court after he refused to testify at an inquiry into corruption alleged to have…
Hong Kong: national security law first guilty verdict
The first person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law was jailed for nine years on Friday for terrorist activities and inciting secession, judges said, in a watershed ruling with long-term implications for the city’s judicial landscape. Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was accused of driving his motorcycle into three…
Climate: China floods / Germany - EU floods / Canada Heatwave / USA wildfires
A succession of record-breaking natural disasters have swept the globe in recent weeks. There have been serious floods in China and western Europe, heatwaves and drought in North America and wildfires in the sub-Arctic. Germany and Belgium were the worst-hit countries by the extreme rainfall on July 14 and July 15, with…
