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Religious events organized in Myanmar to promote peace amid attacks

Braving artillery shelling and gunfire, several Catholic groups visit their parishes to pray together for peace

Catholic priests arrested in Indian orphanage raid

Police arrested the priests for allegedly obstructing government officials from discharging their duty

Philippines rescues over 1,000 trafficking victims

International alarm has grown in recent months over internet scams in the region often staffed by trafficking victims

The US must curb rights abuse to keep military bases

The Philippines, once known as a truly Christian country, has become known as a killing field for extra-judicial murders

Church group in India expresses anguish over unrest in Manipur state

The Manipur government imposed a curfew as communal clashes continued for the second day in the northeastern Indian state

Photos: Filipinos mark World Press Freedom Day

Student activists and journalists in the Philippines marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2023

Two churches torched as fresh violence erupts in India’s Manipur state

On May 3, the Manipur government barred mobile internet services across the state for five days to check the spread of hate speech

Myanmar court denies appeal filed by religious leader

Samson, a former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention, was arrested at Mandalay International Airport on Dec. 4

Myanmar junta pardons 2,153 prisoners jailed for dissent against military

More than 21,000 people have been arrested since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government, according to a local monitoring group

Press freedoms shrink, journalists targeted, says UN, media on World Press...

"Truth is threatened by disinformation and hate speech, seeking to blur the lines between fact and fiction, between science and conspiracy"

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