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India’s Dalit Christians mark ‘black day’ with protest0
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- August 14, 2019
Leaders call for an end to 69 years of injustice without social benefits Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi India August 13, 2019 Indian Christians of socially poor Dalit groups observed a “black day” to highlight what they call state discrimination that denies them statutory social benefits because of their Christian faith. Dalit leaders gathered in
READ MOREMangoes make money: Bangladeshi farmers abandon rice0
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- August 14, 2019
Many are putting their faith in the country’s most popular fruit because it is more profitable and cheaper to produce Stephan Uttom, Rajshahi, and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh August 14, 2019 For Ismail Hossain, 45, rice farming twice a year has been a tradition for generations and the only source of income for his
READ MOREDilemma for Indian Church as idea of Hindu nationhood grows0
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- August 2, 2019
Dilemma for Indian Church as idea of Hindu nationhood grows Not even educated class sees threat posed by proponents of Hindu nationhood to national integration Kay Benedict, New Delhi India August 1, 2019 On July 11, ten Congress lawmakers in Goa, eight of them Catholics, defected to the Hindu nationalist party — the Bharatiya Janata
READ MOREChurch boycott threat over Sri Lankan bombings0
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- August 2, 2019
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith refuses to meet any presidential election candidates who do not act to obtain terror justice ucanews.com reporter, Colombo Sri Lanka August 2, 2019 Sri Lanka’s Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has refused to meet election presidential candidates unless they act to achieve justice for victims of the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that claimed 263 lives.
READ MORESpate of lynching incidents worry church people in India0
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- July 24, 2019
Hindu nationalists said to be responsible for fatal attacks but enjoy impunity thanks to support inside ruling BJP ucanews.com reporter India July 23, 2019 Church leaders in India have concerns of further civilian unrest after mob attacks killed eight people in three separate incidents over the weekend. In the latest incident on July 20, a
READ MOREPersecution claim results in Bangladesh outrage0
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- July 24, 2019
Stephan Uttom and Rock Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh July 24, 2019 Allegations about mistreatment of millions of Hindus, Buddhists and Christians in Bangladesh has triggered a backlash from minority leaders as well as members of the Muslim majority. Priya Saha, one of the organizing secretaries of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the country’s largest minority
READ MOREIndia: Pilgrimage safety measures in Kashmir irk Muslim majority0
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- July 8, 2019
Pilgrimage safety measures in Kashmir irk Muslim majority Travel ban in Indian state in response to militant attacks on Hindu temple pilgrims is hurting local people, critics say ucanews.com reporter, Srinagar July 8, 2019 Indian government assistance for Hindus to conduct an annual pilgrimage to a cave temple in northern Jammu and Kashmir state has
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Rise of Bangladesh’s Awami League0
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- July 5, 2019
Ruling party’s record includes economic gains amid inequality and relative stability tainted by a curtailment of freedoms Stephan Uttom and Rock Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh July 5, 2019 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proclaimed during month-long 70th anniversary celebrations for her ruling Awami League (AL) that it would continue to successfully fight off all challenges. Flanked
READ MOREIndia: New proposal for dialogue in Kashmir widely applaudedChurch leaders welcome dialogue offer from influential separatist leader0
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- July 4, 2019
Umar Manzoor Shah, Srinagar India July 3, 2019 Church leaders have expressed hope that peace will return to violence-marred Jammu and Kashmir after separatists working to free the Muslim-dominated state offered to engage in peace talks with the Indian government. After years of stiff resistance, Kashmir’s chief religious cleric and influential separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq last
READ MOREAsia helps push world refugee numbers to record high0
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- July 1, 2019
UN report would have painted a far worse picture if Uyghurs were included Luke Hunt Asia July 1, 2019 The annual United Nations report on the state of refugees around the globe reads more like an end-of-year corporate finance sheet. It’s just the numbers — and like a profit-and-loss account, the figures can be interpreted
READ MOREASEAN leaders pressured over leaked Rohingya repatriation report0
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- June 24, 2019
June 21, 2019 John Zaw, Mandalay Myanmar Rights groups have called out ASEAN leaders gathering in Bangkok over a leaked report on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees which downplays the Myanmar military’s crackdown on the Muslim minority. Nearly two dozen Rohingya organizations and civil societies from around the world voiced concern over the leaked
READ MOREIndia: Suspicions over India’s minority grants0
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- June 21, 2019
Critics fear education scholarships have a pro-Hindi language agenda, but some minority leaders welcome the new funding Umar Manzoor Shah, New Delhi India June 20, 2019 Some Christian and Muslim leaders in India are skeptical about the government’s motives in announcing provision of 10 million annual religious-minority community educational scholarships for the next five years.
READ MOREBangladesh goes backwards in Global Peace Index0
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- June 17, 2019
Peace hampered in the country because political benevolence is lacking, says academic Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh June 14, 2019 Bangladesh has slipped further down in the latest Global Peace Index published June 13. The Muslim-majority South Asian nation was ranked 101 out of 163 independent countries and territories in the Global
READ MOREUnsafe food leaves nasty taste in Bangladesh0
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- June 17, 2019
Unsafe food leaves nasty taste in BangladeshConsumption of adulterated food increases the risks of malnutrition, food poisoning and fatal diseases Stephan Uttom and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh June 17, 2019 In February, Bangladesh’s High Court ordered the state-run Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI) to submit test reports on a range of food items
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