Opium Farming Flourishes under Myanmar’s Junta
The tiny country of Myanmar has become the world’s second most prolific purveyor of opium, according to a U.N. report.
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Bishop Calls for Help for Pakistanis Left Homeless, Hungry by Floods
Bishop Samson Shukardin of Hyderabad has called for help for thousands affected by floods that have devastated many areas of Pakistan.
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Christians Fight Forced Conversions in Pakistan
The kidnapping, forced conversions and forced marriage of girls from religious minorities has become an everyday matter in Pakistan.
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Land Rights Activists Face Risk of Death in Southern Thailand
Human Rights Watch decries latest murder of a farmer in Thailand who fought for land rights. By...
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Thousands Petition to Free Stan Swamy, a Jesuit Priest Jailed in India
Refusing bail to the elderly Father Swamy who has limited mobility and no history of violence is...
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Rohingya Asylum Seekers Find No Refuge in Thailand
After fleeing persecution in Myanmar, Rohingya face indefinite detention like Pakistani Christians...
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Philippine Church Condemns Killings of 9 Indigenous Leaders
Victims shot during attempted arrest of 28 people in the Philippines accused of being communist...
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Man held in India for acid attack on three Dalit children
Catholic official condemns ‘cruel and inhuman’ act after a spate of attacks on Dalits....
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India’s cyclone death toll rises to 80
Church groups join the relief effort after the most powerful cyclone in 20 years destroyed homes,...
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Myanmar military calls ceasefire in order to fight COVID-19
The unilateral ceasefire would allow the Asian nation to fight coronavirus, but excludes Rakhine...
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