Asia

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  18 July 2020
  ASIA - Abuses of human rights, xenophobia and religious intolerance in Asia: the denunciation of "Franciscan International" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of respect for human rights in East Asia and the Pacific area is precarious due to phenomena such as xenophobia, religious intolerance and the impact of climate change: these eleme ...
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  18 July 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The work issue in Sulawesi reopens the wound of discrimination against Chinese minorities Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Protests against Chinese workers employed by some companies in the south-east of the island are not abating in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The protests, which began in March, are tied to an atmosphere ...
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  17 July 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako to the government: a law on personal status is needed that respects the identity of Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Iraq are not foreign guests from far away. The indigenous communities of the baptized have been rooted in the lands of Mesopotamia for millennia, and the Assyrian and Chaldean Chri ...
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  17 July 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society to the government of Punjab: religious freedom in the educational system Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask the government of the Punjab province to review all the measures that are clearly in conflict with the right to freedom of religion, guaranteed by the Constitution of Pakistan pursuant to ...
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  17 July 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - The commitment of "Talitha Kum" nuns against human trafficking during the pandemic New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Indian nuns is strongly committed to tackling the phenomenon of human trafficking during the Covid-19 pandemic. The "AMRAT - Talitha Kum India" movement, the Asian alliance of women ...
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  16 July 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur to the faithful: "Stay safe and be holy" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "Stay safe and be holy": is the exhortation that Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim, at the head of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, addressed to the faithful while Malaysia is gradually easin ...
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  15 July 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ayasofya, Erdogan’s Party responds to criticism: religious freedom has increased with our governments Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - "Our silent revolutions in the field of religious freedom" is the title of the dossier prepared in record time by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Party as a response to the negative re ...
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  15 July 2020
  ASIA / INDIA - The coronavirus crisis does not stop violence against Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Covid-19 pandemic and the long lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the virus have not stopped inter-religious violence and cases of attacks on Indian Christians. The first half of 20 ...
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  15 July 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Archbishop Moses Costa was a "living saint", "an authentic missionary", a "Bishop-catechist" Chittagong (Agenzia Fides) - "Archbishop Moses Costa was our friend and brother. He was a zealous servant of God. He made a valuable contribution not only to the communities of Dinajpur and Chittagong, but to the whole o ...
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  14 July 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Churches re-open and pastoral activities begin again; St. Nino parish burns in church fire Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We have resumed celebrating masses, with due caution and respecting the measures indicated by the government. We have seen some people cry and were moved in taking part in the Eucharist, after ...
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  14 July 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The issue of migrants has a strong impact on freedom of press and expression Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The management of the relationship with migrants in Malaysia, characterized in recent months by deportations and arrests, has raised concerns on behalf of organizations defending human righ ...
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  13 July 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Archbishop Moses Costa dies due to the consequences of Covid-19 Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - He contracted Covid-19 and had been hospitalized for a month. Weakened by the infection, Archbishop Moses M. Costa, CSC, 70 years old, Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chattogram, die ...
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  13 July 2020
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Churches and ecumenical bodies in the Middle East: the "reconversion" of Ayasofya is a sabotage of the new paths of brotherhood between Christians and Muslims Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The decision of the current Turkish leadership to reconvert the monumental complex of Ayasofia in Istanbul as a mosque represents "an attack on religious freedom", also protected by internation ...
• 13 July 2020
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Reverend Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, of the clergy of the same archdiocese, currently ...
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  13 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal to political and religious leaders: seize the opportunity for peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "In view of important national elections and the 21st century Panglong Conference, we appeal directly to all Myanmar leaders and religious leaders to listen to each other and decide to seek the g ...