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Indian court condemns misuse of cow protection law
Oct 27, 2020
Vietnam to evacuate 1.3m people as typhoon nears
Oct 27, 2020
Indonesian Church to hold first Virtual Choir Festival
Oct 27, 2020
Bangladesh Church suspends online Sunday Masses
Oct 26, 2020
Letter from Rome: Other Angels should fall
Oct 26, 2020
Indonesian Muslim leader meets pope to discuss humanity award
Oct 26, 2020
Pope Francis names new Filipino cardinal
Oct 26, 2020
Asian bishops stand in solidarity with arrested Jesuit
Oct 26, 2020
Bangladesh pays homage to American missionary
Oct 26, 2020
Laos
Jailed for holding a Christian funeral in communist Laos
Tuesday October 27, 2020, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Four Christian men held without charge for violating the Buddhist country's traditional customs
Lao villagers force Christians from homes over faith
Tuesday October 20, 2020, UCA News reporter
The case is the latest in a series of abuses against the religious minority in the predominantly Buddhist nation
Vatican should end its silence on persecuted Christians of Laos
Thursday October 8, 2020, James Lovelock, Vientiane
Even financial support would be welcome in a poor country where Christians can be arrested for their faith
Lao Christians persecuted despite vow to protect them
Thursday October 1, 2020, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Rights groups document faithful being held in prison for months on vague charges
Laos government takes steps to protect Christians
Tuesday September 29, 2020, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Despite 2019 law permitting degree of religious freedom, Christians face continued harassment
Persecution forces Laotian Christians to practice faith in secret
Thursday September 17, 2020, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Christians face threats from other villagers as well as official intimidation in the communist nation
Laos on thin ice as China takes control of electricity grid
Wednesday September 9, 2020, Luke Hunt
The communist nation's poor have been saddled with debt incurred by its ruling elite
The telling silence about an abducted Lao activist
Tuesday September 8, 2020, James Lovelock, Vientiane
Communist regime won't investigate his disappearance because doing so would mean investigating itself
Opinions are dangerous in communist Laos
Thursday September 3, 2020, James Lovelock, Vientiane
Criticism of the state or its officials can bring long jail sentences in the impoverished nation
US citizen indicted for child sex after returning from Laos
Wednesday September 2, 2020, James Lovelock, Vientiane
American expat accused of using educational charity in Luang Prabang as a front to sexually abuse children
Facebook helps Mekong countries tackle floods, drought
Tuesday September 1, 2020, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Social media giant partners Mekong River Commission to provide early-warning systems
Covid-19 expected to slash Laos' exports
Monday August 31, 2020, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Poverty on the rise in the tiny communist nation after suspension of factory operations
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