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UN slams its own role in Myanmar Internal report cites systemic failure to head off a mass Muslim Rohingya refugee exodus
Muslims accused of raping Christian teenager in Pakistan Crimes against religious minorities are increasing as culprits escape justice, say activists
Heat wave, encephalitis kill hundreds in Indian state of Bihar Govt struggles to deal with extreme temperatures and outbreak of deadly brain inflammation disease
China is killing prisoners for organs, tribunal finds Independent inquiry rules that Falun Gong practitioners are the main victims of 'extreme wickedness'
The 'biogas priest' from Indonesia's Ruteng Diocese Father Robertus Pelita is fueling a renewable energy revolution among Catholics in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province

Muslims accused of raping Christian teenager in Pakistan

Crimes against religious minorities are increasing as culprits escape justice, say activists

Heat wave, encephalitis kill hundreds in Indian state of Bihar

Govt struggles to deal with extreme temperatures and outbreak of deadly brain inflammation disease

Help for older Myanmar refugees is 'falling short'

Rights group laments how older people fleeing military attrocities are slipping through the humanitarian assistance net

Public grief over Vietnam's 'marine pollution victims'

Death of jailed activist's teenage daughter blamed on steel plant's spillage of toxic waste

Court favors Christian view on Delhi college's admission process

Indian Court rules that Protestant college's supreme council has rightful role in deciding the Christian student intake

China is killing prisoners for organs, tribunal finds

Independent inquiry rules that Falun Gong practitioners are the main victims of 'extreme wickedness'

Public grief over Vietnam's 'marine pollution victims' Death of jailed activist's teenage daughter blamed on steel plant's spillage of toxic waste

Help for older Myanmar refugees is 'falling short' Rights group laments how older people fleeing military attrocities are slipping through the humanitarian assistance net

Indonesia sends back trash shipment to US Another Southeast Asian country returns waste after plastic rubbish, used diapers found in scrap paper consignment

Muslims accused of raping Christian teenager in Pakistan

Crimes against religious minorities are increasing as culprits escape justice, say activists

Heat wave, encephalitis kill hundreds in Indian state of Bihar

Govt struggles to deal with extreme temperatures and outbreak of deadly brain inflammation disease

Help for older Myanmar refugees is 'falling short'

Rights group laments how older people fleeing military attrocities are slipping through the humanitarian assistance net

Public grief over Vietnam's 'marine pollution victims'

Death of jailed activist's teenage daughter blamed on steel plant's spillage of toxic waste

Court favors Christian view on Delhi college's admission process

Indian Court rules that Protestant college's supreme council has rightful role in deciding the Christian student intake

China is killing prisoners for organs, tribunal finds

Independent inquiry rules that Falun Gong practitioners are the main victims of 'extreme wickedness'

Indian poverty linked to religion and caste

New report highlights how minorities do the most stigmatized and lowly paid work in Hindu-majority India

Unsafe food leaves nasty taste in Bangladesh

Consumption of adulterated food increases the risks of malnutrition, food poisoning and fatal diseases

Franciscans nurture Indonesian youth awareness of nature

Empowerment programs instill need to take care of environment, other social issues among young

Ecological harm from Hindu glacier pilgrimage

Critics argue that the event has lost much of its genuinely religious nature as it has been marred by fakery and manipulation

Filipino designer uses art to campaign against plastic

It's a good way of evoking people's reactions to environmental problems

Disappeared without trace: Bangladesh's agony

Families of people snatched from the street want answers from the government

ASEAN lawmakers tackle religious bias

Their efforts backed by the head of a UN investigation into atrocities against Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar

India's Fundamentalist Challenge

Indian minister compares religious conversion to 'sex for favors' Christian leaders condemn remarks made by MP from state scarred by religious persecution

Indian court withdraws judge's 'Hindu nation' comment Bishop Aind backs decision to overrule judgment that went against 'secular, democratic spirit of the constitution'

Modi's reelection: A turning point in India's political history Ongoing march towards Hindu majoritarianism seen as a near fatal situation for religious minorities

Catholics ask Indian state to halt probe into overseas funding Jharkhand governor told that selective scrutiny of only Christian institutions is a breach of India's constitution

Beijing haunted by nasty past, fearsome present and unlikely future

Communist economics and absolute control risk China's world standing

Widodo's big challenge is reducing Indonesia's inequity

His administration has certainly not been idle but the country remains one of the world’s most unequal societies

Hong Kong leader turns deaf ear to people's cries

Police brutality towards protesters with legitimate concerns shows that this a battle the world cannot afford to lose

One year on, nothing has changed in North Korea

Historic Trump-Kim Singapore summit failed to halt the rogue state's crimes against humanity

When the truth will set us free

Stifling the media and the truth opens the door to runaway skullduggery, corruption and dictatorship

Trying to make amends in Malaysia

PM Mahathir Mohamad and his government need to show their reformist mettle

Lessons can be learned from Aeta people's organic mangoes

Fair Trade is a boon for indigenous Philippine people and for those who consume the fruits of nature and their labor

VOICELESS OF ASIA

Philippine activists revive Marcos-era rights group

Families and friends of political prisoners reform Kapatid, an organization established to fight martial law abuses

Catholic leaders join massive Hong Kong protest

Pressure builds on Carrie Lam to resign as released activist calls for her to be held accountable over extradition bill

Bangladesh goes backwards in Global Peace Index

Peace hampered in the country because political benevolence is lacking, says academic

Philippine bishops decry China's 'continuous bullying'

Outrage after Chinese vessel abandons Philippine fishing crew after sinking their boat in South China Sea

Wayward monks censured by Myanmar

Monks involved in affairs not related to religion are tarnishing Buddhism's image, says Ministry of Religions and Culture

Security tight ahead of Indonesian poll dispute hearing

Subianto urges supporters to stay at home to avoid repeat of rioting in May

Religion blamed for India's poor gender equality grade

Hindu view that women are incapable of being independent is seen as the main cause of discrimination

Ex-general accused of masterminding Indonesian assassination plot

He allegedly ordered the sourcing of hitmen and weapons to kill top security officials

Filipinos mark their Independence Day

Church leaders, activists use occasion to talk about freedom, demonstrate

Myanmar bishops call for full shutdown of Myitsone Dam

Resumption of dam construction would be like inviting a human tragedy, bishops say

Thousands don't want hard-line Indonesian Islamist back

Petition wants govt to revoke citizenship of exiled extremist group leader Muhammad Rizieq Shihab

Duterte sees no reason to mark 500 years of Christianity

Philippine president says arrival of Christians kicked off 400 years of imperialism

Philippine bishops deny hand in Duterte 'ouster plot'

Pair accused of being behind video aimed at discrediting Duterte's family by accusing them of having links to drugs trade

Indian cardinal 'nothing to hide' after sex abuse cover-up claim

Bombay Archdiocese denies reports that police have launched a case against Cardinal Gracias and two bishops

CHURCH & SOCIETY

Bombed Sri Lankan shrine celebrates annual feast

Cardinal Ranjith tells Mass that religion cannot be used as an excuse for murder

Pope Francis names youngest Filipino bishop

Father Jose Rapadas has been appointed to become the new prelate of Iligan Diocese

Court favors Christian view on Delhi college's admission process

Indian Court rules that Protestant college's supreme council has rightful role in deciding the Christian student intake

MULTIMEDIA BY TOPIC

The struggles of Myanmar's 'sea gypsies'

Myanmar govt is pressuring them to abandon their sea-based lifestyle

Disaster hits Philippine tribal community

Redemptorist missionaries help Aeta people to rebuild their lives in makeshift shelters

Hong Kong protests surround govt buildings

Police have conducted baton charges, used tear gas and water cannons against protestors

Filipinos celebrate Eid'l Fitr feast

Muslims end the holy month of Ramadan with prayers in the predominantly Catholic nation

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