Asia

• 22 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi raped by accusers; death threats from Islamic fundamentalists Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Before being handed over to police and put on trial for blasphemy, Asia Bibi was suffered rape at the hands of her accusers. This is what she told the Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer, who vis ...
• 20 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Anti-blasphemy motion scheduled for upcoming Parliament session Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Sherry Rehman, a Muslim member of Parliament, of the Pakistan Peoples Party and Chairman of the Jinnah Institute, the prestigious Institute of Political Studies in Islamabad, has told Fides ...
• 19 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi's legal defense overseen by Pakistani Christians in the diaspora Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The Pakistani Christian community in the United Kingdom has taken up the case of Asia Bibi and is providing legal assistance for the woman. The Pakistani community in the United Kingdom has ...
• 19 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - NGOs and US government put the spotlight on Asia Bibi, discrimination and religious freedom Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Social discrimination, the controversial blasphemy law, and the status of religious freedom in Pakistan are now coming into the spotlight. International NGOs like Amnesty International and C ...
• 19 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Petition from Arab Christians in the Holy Land: “Canonize Iraq's martyrs” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – “We ask that the martyrs of Iraq be canonized, because the example of their lives and their sacrifice is an inspiration to us all as Christians, Arabs and non alike, living in the Middle E ...
• 18 November 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan writes to brother bishops on the relationship of a bishop with his priests Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - “I pray for you, your dioceses and the whole Church in China...May the Lord also grant you that your evangelization and pastoral work progress smoothly and successfully. May all the Catholic ...
• 18 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi: further developments and biographical notes Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Asia Bibi's family, lawyers, and Christian organizations that are protecting her are anxiously awaiting the date of the first hearing before the High Court of Lahore, where the appeal for her c ...
• 18 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders say government is “an accomplice in the martyrdom of the minority” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Ali Jinnah, the father of the Pakistani Constitution "would have joined the campaign to save Asia Bibi and repeal the blasphemy law." If the government fails to protect religious minorities, "t ...
• 17 November 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Muslims challenge Ayodhya decision; Church says make it “a place of peace” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Muslim groups have filed an appeal against the decision at first instance on the allocation of the disputed site of Ayodhya, claimed by both Hindu and Muslim communities, and now divided fol ...
• 17 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian lawyers note “growing discrimination and persecutions” London (Agenzia Fides) – "There is a growing discrimination and persecution against Christians. It 's time the government took the issue of respect for human rights seriously. The UN and EU are placing pressure.” Thi ...
• 17 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops: “We thank the Pope for his attention towards the sufferings of Christians” Multan (Agenzia Fides) - “We are very grateful to the Holy Father for his words in support of Asia Bibi, for his attention towards the sufferings of Christians in Pakistan and our rights. On behalf of the bishops, and ...
• 17 November 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 1,800 faithful in Cheng An parish participate in evangelization encounter Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) – Over 1,800 members of the congregation of the Diocese of Cheng An, of the Diocese of Han Dan, Province of He Bei, took part in the evangelization encounter promoted by the Preaching Group of t ...
• 16 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Women of Pakistan show support for Asia Bibi, call for judicial reform and appeal to Asma Jahangir Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The women of Pakistan, Christians and Muslims, have taken to the streets to show their support and solidarity with Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy. Yesterday, info ...
• 15 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 40,000 e-mails and an anti-blasphemy law petition to save Asia Bibi Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The international effort for the cause of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, is giving the first results: through the efforts of Christian associations, human right ...
• 13 November 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Holy Father's Message to participants in seminar on Sacred Scripture in the Chinese language Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI has encouraged the participants to the ninth seminar of Sacred Scripture in Chinese (see Fides 11/10/2010) to promote Bible reading. According to reports from the Kong Ko B ...