by Agency Reporter | Aug 28, 2022 | Briefing
THE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT (SCM) has launched a new campaign, ‘Honest Church’ this weekend at the Greenbelt Festival. The campaign calls on all churches to be transparent about the welcome that LGBTQ+ people receive in their church, asking church leaders to...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 27, 2022 | Briefing
UN EXPERTS HAVE CALLED ON IRANIAN AUTHORITIES to stop the persecution and harassment of religious minorities and end the use of religion to curtail the exercise of fundamental rights. Speaking on 22 August, the experts said: “We are deeply concerned at the increasing...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 27, 2022 | Briefing
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK HAS WELCOMED a new statement by the Football Association of Wales (FAW) which calls for “significant improvement” in the working conditions of migrant workers in Qatar. The announcement comes just three months before the nation’s men’s side...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 26, 2022 | Briefing
ON 12 SEPTEMBER, A PLANNING COMMITTEE in the West Bank will consider an application from the Israeli Defence Ministry for a large new settlement project in the E1 area of the West Bank, to the east of Jerusalem. In response, representatives of the Church of Scotland,...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 26, 2022 | Briefing
THE NEW PRIME MINISTER will need to introduce radical new policy support – such as energy bill freezes and solidarity taxes, or unprecedented social tariffs costing tens of billions of pounds – to prevent the deepening energy bills crisis becoming a serious threat to...
by Staff Writer | Aug 25, 2022 | Briefing
A NEW REPORT BY ACTION FOR CHILDREN warns of a growing crisis facing children under five, with over one third (35 per cent) of low-income families struggling to access vital child development and parenting support in children’s centres and family hubs across England....
