by Sean Reilly | Jan 2, 2008
The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has voiced disappointment in the conduct of Kenya’s electoral commission following President Mwai Kibaki’s disputed election victory – and has called for restraint. The agency, which has worked in...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 1, 2008
More than 30 people have been burned to death in a church in western Kenya after they sought refuge from the mounting violence over last week’s elections – which has claimed more than 250 victims, according to official estimates. An angry mob attacked and...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 1, 2008
Christmas and New Year may be a time for giving, but in the political world there’s little room for sentiment, and it has been taking that’s featured on the agenda in recent weeks. Given the noted commitment of party fixers to ‘risk management’, you’d have thought...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 31, 2007
Church leaders in Pakistan have joined the widespread strong condemnation of the recent assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who they saw as a voice for gretaer equality and freedom – including religious freedom. In a statement issued...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 27, 2007
The outside chance of a white one was always a poor bet: the the surest thing about Christmas these days is the December diet of scaremongering fed to us by those who believe that the festival is under attack. This year, it began with the news that a think tank (not...
