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Church-backed protest against construction of controversial seaport in India ends
The protesters said it was a temporary truce, indicating that they are ready to restart protests if their demands are not met
Philippine senators recommend passage of proposed gender equality law
The SOGIESC Equality bill mandates the State to address all forms of discrimination and violence on the basis of SOGIESC
Bali bombmaker released on parole from Indonesian prison: official
Umar Patek was a member of an Al Qaeda-affiliated group that detonated devices at a bar and nightclub on the Indonesian resort island in 2002
Philippine gov’t agencies sign implementing rules of law prohibiting child marriage
The law aims to abolish “unequal structures and practices that perpetuate discrimination and inequality”
Inclusion of articles curtailing freedoms in Indonesia’s new Criminal Code hit
APHR said the new Code includes “problematic articles that could unduly restrict the right to freedom of religion or belief"
Groups welcome Philippine court decision on ‘drug war’ victim’s cause of...
The victim's father said the court decision was a small victory, considering that there are thousands more who were killed
Pope Francis decrees better control of Vatican funds and foundations
Entities will be controlled by bodies such as the Secretariat for the Economy and not just supervised by their respective institutions
High Court in India’s Kerala state orders police protection for Vatican-appointed...
The apex court in Kerala on December 5 ordered police protection for Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese
North Korea forces youth to join grueling pilgrimage to sacred Paektu...
‘Why should I have to pay so much money to go suffer in the freezing cold?’
Protestant Church leader banned from leaving Myanmar
The pastor was reportedly arrested and detained for questioning at the Mandalay International Airport on December 4
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