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• Aug 10, 2025 00:50 EDT

  

  Europe Oceania Society & Culture

  Euthanasia and assisted suicide in New Zealand rise 37% in one year

  By Chris Eyte

  Euthanasia and assisted suicide cases in New Zealand have risen by more than a third in the past year, reaching 472 deaths between April 2024 and March 2025 — a 37.21% increase over the previous year, according to figures cited by Right to Life UK from the New Zealand Ministry of Health. The pro-life group called the surge “a cause for alarm” and warned that the country is following the same steep upward trend seen in other nations that have legalized the practice.

• Aug 8, 2025 10:25 EDT

  

  Asia Family & Children Religious Freedom

  Report exposes widespread discrimination against minority children in Pakistan

  By CDI Staff

  A new report by Pakistan’s National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) highlights the severe challenges faced by children belonging to religious minority groups, including Christians, and calls for immediate action by the government to curb the high levels of discrimination emanating from systemic bias, social exclusion, and institutional neglect.

• Aug 8, 2025 05:30 EDT

  

  Oceania Family & Children Society & Culture

  Childcare abuse cases prompt calls for national reform in Australia

  By CDI Staff

  A series of high-profile abuse cases in Australian childcare centers has triggered nationwide concern, sparking calls for urgent reform and tighter oversight in a sector described by experts as increasingly vulnerable, according to reporting by the BBC.

• Aug 8, 2025 05:20 EDT

  

  Africa Family & Children Society & Culture

  Evangelical Alliance of Kenya backs new national anti-drug policy, raising of minimum drinking age from 18 to 21

  By CDI Staff

  The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya (EAK) has voiced strong support for the newly launched National Policy for the Prevention, Management, and Control of Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Abuse, which seeks to address rising substance abuse across the country.

• Aug 8, 2025 00:39 EDT

  

  US & Canada Society & Culture Religious Freedom

  Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection’ to hit theaters in 2 parts on Good Friday, Ascension Day

  By The Christian Post

  Mel Gibson’s highly anticipated sequel to “The Passion of the Christ” will be released in two parts, with “The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One” debuting on Good Friday in 2027, and “Part Two” released 40 days later on Ascension Day.

• Aug 7, 2025 08:01 EDT

  

  Europe Society & Culture

  'This is not compassion': Irish Evangelical leader criticizes Swiss suicide clinic after family learns of death by WhatsApp, receives ashes by post

  By Chris Eyte

  The leader of Evangelical Alliance Ireland has voiced concern after the daughter of a mentally unwell woman was shocked to receive her mother’s ashes by post from a Swiss suicide clinic alongside a cell phone text message confirming the death.

• Aug 6, 2025 11:05 EDT

  

  US & Canada Europe Church & Missions Religious Freedom

  Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's legal ‘war chest’ supports evangelists facing opposition in UK and Europe

  By Chris Eyte

  Franklin Graham’s legal team has revealed details of a growing “defense fund” to support Christians facing discrimination for expressing their faith — a fund created from successful court rulings after multiple British venues attempted to cancel Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA)'s “God Loves You!” evangelistic events.