| WSCF in the Media
This page lists news stories and media releases from outside WSCF that refer to WSCF activities, movements, members and staff. Media releases on this page come from ecumenical organisations (such as Ecumenical News International and World Council of Churches Media), and from churches and news agencies. Where possible news items are published again here. News items may also be linked from this page to the web-based news archives of other media organisations.
For archives of news stories that have previously appeared on this page, please go to WSCF in the Media: Archive
WSCF in the Media - recent stories
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Swiss church group urges 'don’t buy Zimbabwean
diamonds'
2 December 2010
The Swiss church-backed group Bread for All says numerous human rights violations are being committed in certain Zimbabwe's diamond mines by State security forces and the minerals should be labelled "blood diamonds".
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Bread for All criticizes certification of Zimbabwean diamonds
25 November 2010
Bread for All (Switzerland) is calling on the Swiss government to demand the exclusion of Zimbabwean diamonds from the Kimberly Process, which certifies diamonds for international trade.
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World students see wall of silence after Iraq attacks on Christians
4 August 2009
A series of attacks on Iraq's Christian community in July were deliberately coordinated, but the government is not paying sufficient attention to them and they have received scant media attention, says the World Student Christian Federation.
»»see full story from ENI
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Historic U.S. Student Christian Movement to be reborn 8-11 October at Morehouse
21 July 2010
The U.S. Student Christian Movement (SCM), which has lain dormant for more than 40 years, will be reborn on 8-11 October at a historic gathering at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Young Zimbabwe Christians give 'unity government' low score
22 June 2009
Zimbabwe's coalition government has failed to address widespread hunger and human rights violations in the country, a the Student Chrsitian Movement of Zimbabwe has charged.
»»see full story from Ecumenical News International
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Expectations for young visions of the future
28 July 2008
"I eagerly await an account of your visions predicting what tomorrow may bring", expressed the World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia in a message of support to the 34th General Assembly of the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF).
»»see story from WCC Media
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Germans cancel delivery of banknote paper
2 July 2008
GIESECKE and Devrient GmbH, the German printing firm which has supplied inflation-ridden Zimbabwe with new bank notes, has finally succumbed to pressure and cancelled further deliveries to Harare.
»»see link to story from the Zimbabwe Times
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Zimbabwe student Christian leader calls for peace monitors
23 June 2008
A leader of the Student Christian Movement of Zimbabwe has urged the international community to intervene in the southern African nation, following the decision of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from the presidential runoff, citing escalating violence against his supporters.
»»see full story from Ecumenical News International
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Zimbabwe police swoop on Christian groups in Harare
10 June 2008
Zimbabwe police and security forces have raided the Harare offices of several Christian groups, arresting the general secretary of the Student Christian Movement of Zimbabwe and other officers and staff.
»»see full story from Ecumencial News International
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World Student Christian Federation revives North American presence
28 May 2008
The Presbyterian Church USA has welcomed WSCF’s revival in North America and pledged support for the Federation’s ongoing work in the region this week.
»»see story from Presbyterian Church USA News Service
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Christian students say Zimbabwe 2007 human rights record worst
19 December 2007
The Student Christian Movement of Zimbabwe along with one of the country's main human rights monitoring groups has said the southern African nation's government committed some of its worst human rights violations in 2007.
»»see full story from Ecumenical News International
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WSCF condemns arrest of Zimbabwe students
14 May 2007
Two leaders of SCM Zimbabwe have been assaulted and arrested for organising a peaceful meeting at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare.
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