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In India, Christian students accompany Muslim friends to observe Ramadan

"It is a small open door for every Christian to enter the Muslim religious world, benefit from it and rejoice by overcoming all prejudices".

Vatican authorizes opening of cause for canonization for 13-year-old Filipina girl

Niña Ruiz-Abad was born Oct. 31, 1979, in Quezon City. Her parents were lawyers and her father died when she was only 3 years old

A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia

As internet use became more widespread, it was also turned into an essential weapon of citizen movements speaking truth to power

Vietnamese police track down Montagnards in Thailand

Thai police officers asked the Montagnards to gather in a front yard where two of eight Vietnamese officers

Child rights group laments severe impact of conflict on Gaza’s children

The situation is further compounded by the collapse of mental health services in the region, leaving many without necessary support

Hong Kong: ‘exemplary’ punishments for 2019 while the national security law is in force

In recent days, concerns have been expressed about its impact on religious communities, for example regarding "confessional secrecy"

Pope Francis: God’s glory does not correspond to human success

In his Angelus address on March 17, the pope asked: How it is possible that God’s glory is manifest in the humiliation of the cross?

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Ecumenical youth group decries arrest warrants against 2 Filipino environmental defenders 

The warrants, dated February 2, 2024, are in connection with charges of oral defamation filed by the Department of Justice in December 2023

Rohingya refugees face worsening conditions in Cox’s Bazar amidst global silence”

Rohingyas, an ethnic minority group predominantly Muslim, faced a genocide in 2017 that forced over 740,000 to flee to Bangladesh

Tibetan monk who criticized China’s policies released from prison

There were also reports that Tsultrim was subjected to torture, forced labor, and political indoctrination while in prison

Hmong activist in Thailand threatened for refusing to return to Vietnam

Lu said he suspects that the Thai police who arrested him may be working with officials at the Vietnamese Embassy

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