Laos

Lao villagers force Christians from homes over faith

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

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

Rights groups document faithful being held in prison for months on vague charges

Laos government takes steps to protect Christians

Despite 2019 law permitting degree of religious freedom, Christians face continued harassment

Persecution forces Laotian Christians to practice faith in secret

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

The communist nation's poor have been saddled with debt incurred by its ruling elite

The telling silence about an abducted Lao activist

Communist regime won't investigate his disappearance because doing so would mean investigating itself

Opinions are dangerous in communist Laos

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

American expat accused of using educational charity in Luang Prabang as a front to sexually abuse children

Facebook helps Mekong countries tackle floods, drought

Social media giant partners Mekong River Commission to provide early-warning systems

Covid-19 expected to slash Laos' exports

Poverty on the rise in the tiny communist nation after suspension of factory operations

Nowhere to hide: SE Asian nations conspire as dissidents disappear

Even when they escape their own countries, pro-democracy activists often pay with their lives

Vietnam arrests rights defender for anti-state campaign

India's top court dismisses bid for federal anti-conversion law

Nuns offer Filipina teenagers sense of family

US Catholic educators seek ways to tackle racism in the Church

Belfast bishop asks politicians not to incite violence

Young people help Philippine detainees secure better future