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Senator stands by Benedictine nun tagged as having links with ‘terrorists’

“Personally I don’t believe that. I marched with Sister Mananzan in the streets before," said the senator in an online forum.

Pastor’s family in northern Philippines fear for life after ‘red-tagging’

Pastor Marcelino Mariano is a member of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines - North Luzon Amburayan Conference

Online expression results in Vietnamese businessman charged, Facebook group in trouble

Vietnam’s ruling communists control all media and tolerate no dissent

Benedictine nun unfazed by ‘red-tagging’

Sister Mananzan, a known political and women’s rights activist, said she is undaunted by the accusation, which she described as “libelous”

Philippine activists slam gov’t official for ‘red-tagging’ Benedictine nun

Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy accused Sister Mary John Mananzan of being an ally of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines

Kin of political prisoners appeal for release of loved ones amid...

Relatives of political prisoners have filed a petition seeking the release of their loved ones who are deemed most vulnerable to COVID-19

Indonesian court finds three Papuan men guilty of treason

They were protesting against racism but are convicted of treason, rights researcher says

COVID-19 pandemic exposes elderly to abuse

The WHO defines elder abuse as “a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action" that causes harm or distress to an older person

Pope Francis calls for end to violence in Libya

Mass graves were found south of the capital Tripoli where more than 150 bodies, including women and children, were exhumed

No law prohibits protests during pandemic lockdown, lawyers say

The lawyers said the law “does not prohibit rallies nor contains provisions allowing the police to arrest people on the alleged violation of mass gathering rules”

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