Protests Against Military Coup Intensify in Myanmar
Catholic nuns, priests and laypeople among those taking to the streets to voice opposition to the military coup in Myanmar.
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Author: UCA News
Suu Kyi Detained by Military Amid Myanmar Coup Fears
Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s governing National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has been detained by the military as fears grow of a coup in the conflict-torn country. President Win Myint and other leaders were also “taken” in the early hours of Feb. 1, NLD spokesman Myo Nyunt told
the Reuters news agency.
Christians Face a Climate of Fear in Six Asian Countries
The 2021 World Watch List, compiled by the US-based Christian advocacy group Open Doors, says North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iran and India are hotbeds of Christian persecution in Asia.
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Rohingya Asylum Seekers Find No Refuge in Thailand
After fleeing persecution in Myanmar, Rohingya face indefinite detention like Pakistani Christians...
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Pro-Democracy Figures Arrested in Hong Kong
Human Rights Watch says mass arrests remove ‘the remaining veneer of democracy’ in Hong...
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