Tag: Human rights
Burmese generals expel Dili diplomat after meeting with government in exile
Announcing the news on Facebook, the Burmese head of diplomacy criticized the alleged "irresponsibility" of the Dili government
Nearly 90 health care workers killed in post-coup military violence
The arrests, closures, and raids on medical clinics and buildings are all attempts by the junta to punish or intimidate healthcare workers
‘Stop the dump’: Pacific communities protest Japan’s release of treated nuclear...
Japan approved the plan but various stakeholders raised alarm about its impact not just in Japan but also in the Pacific region
Job-seeking Vietnamese teens trafficked to Laos, family members say
The number of children who left Phu Quoc City in Kien Giang province was at least five, according to family members.
Persecuted Kandhamal Christians now witness to faith
To protect themselves and their beliefs, thousands fled into the forests where many perished due to starvation and snakebites.
In August, a new crackdown on house churches in Guangdong
A campaign against independent house churches has been conducted this month of August in Guangdong province.
Pope Francis: ‘We cannot be indifferent’ to people caught in drug...
“Behind every addiction, there are concrete experiences, stories of loneliness, inequality, exclusion, lack of integration”
Catholic prelate appeals peace and justice after mob attacks against Christians...
At least 800 homes and over 30 churches were vandalized and destroyed after a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets on 16 August
Caritas Philippines opposes Japan’s plan to release Fukushima wastewater
Japan on August 24 started releasing treated wastewater, 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami damaged the power plant in 2011
Hundreds of Pakistan Catholics celebrate Mass outside burned church days after...
The anti-Christian mob had broken into a frenzy after two Christians, Rocky Masih and Raja Masih, were accused of profaning the Quran
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