Tag: international
North Korea enslaving political prisoners to fund weapons program, report says
UN estimates up to 200,000 people are held in a vast network of gulags run by Stasi-like secret police
Baseless imprisonments surge in China’s Xinjiang, rights group says
Formal prosecutions are distinct from those arbitrarily detained in unlawful 'political education' facilities
Defrocked American priest on trial over child sex abuse in Timor-Leste
The former missionary was expelled from the Catholic Church in 2018 after he admitted he had abused children in his care
Defying court order, Malaysia deports more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals
The country does not formally recognize refugees, treating them as undocumented migrants
Neighbors’ efforts to help end Myanmar crisis raise suspicions among protesters
The crisis has restored Myanmar's reputation as the problem member of the 10-country ASEAN
Iraqi Christians, decimated by Islamist violence, prepare for pope’s visit
For Iraqi Christians, Pope Francis' visit from March 5-8 is welcome recognition of how they have suffered for their beliefs
Sri Lanka’s bishops call for release of Easter terror attack inquiry
‘We have a lot of doubts about this whole process, the whole thing is getting delayed,’ says head of the bishops’ conference
Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protesters defy...
Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing has called for state spending and imports to be cut and exports increased to boost economy
Malaysia court halts deportation of 1,200 Myanmar nationals amid outcry
Asylum seekers from minority Chin, Kachin and non-Rohingya Muslim communities are among those being deported, rights groups say
Christian group helps women deal with dark side of India’s preference...
Women abused by both husbands and in-laws provided with pro-bono legal aid
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