Asia

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  9 November 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - The dispute regarding the lands of "Kamp Armen" continues Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The dispute regarding the lands of "Kamp Armen" continues, the former Armenian orphanage on the outskirts of Istanbul, expropriated after the military coup in 1980 from the Armenian Protestant ...
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  7 November 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - The jihadist Islamic State release 37 other Assyrian hostages of the valley of Khabur Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - At least 37 Assyrian Christians were released today by the militia of the Islamic State, after having been held hostage since last February 23, when the jihadists had captured them during the o ...
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  6 November 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal for tolerance and respect for human rights during elections Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "There are concerns that the election results will serve to highlight growing ethnic and religious divides in Burma and that a new, democratic government will be hamstrung when it comes to ending ...
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  6 November 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Necessity to adequately address the reality of climate change Boyarshing (Agenzia Fides) - The village of Boyarshing, about 300 km southwest of the capital, Dhaka is plagued with water woes. Women queue for hours with their vessels at the only public tap, in a line that moves agoni ...
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  6 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Son of a Protestant pastor kidnapped New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The son of a Protestant pastor was kidnapped in the Indian state of Andra Pradesh. According to preliminary police investigations, 20-year-old Issac was kidnapped by Maoist groups. So far, the ...
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  6 November 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Bishops: no to the division of Syria Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The prospect of a division of Syria on a sectarian basis worries the Maronite Bishops, who propose to look to the institutional model of Lebanon to try to neutralize the centrifugal sectarian for ...
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  5 November 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Catholic Bishops: more confessors in the Shrines for the Holy Year of Mercy Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The pilgrims who come to Holy Land during the upcoming Year of the Holy Mercy will have better access to the sacrament of confession in churches and shrines scattered in the land where Jesus l ...
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  5 November 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Even Christians demonstrate in Erbil against the law on the Islamization of minors Erbil (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday, November 4 hundreds of people belonging to the non-Islamic components of Iraqi society demonstrated in front of UN representatives in Erbil to protest against the law that allows t ...
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  5 November 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "Voting is a pilgrimage of hope" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - While we are experiencing "a crucial moment in the history of Myanmar", in the last days before the vote "there is the need to remain vigilant. We hope that these elections are carried out in a t ...
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  5 November 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A year ago a Christian couple was burned alive: today new life for their children Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A year ago, on November 4, 2014, an episode generated a wave of horror in Pakistan, shocking the whole world: a Christian couple Shama and Shahzad Masih were thrown in a brick kiln by a crowd of ...
• 5 November 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - On the feast of the Apostles Simon and Jude, two communities welcome new deacons and priests Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Two communities, rich in vocations, welcome new workers in the Lord’s vineyard at the end of the month of missions and of the Rosary. According to information sent to Agenzia Fides, on the day ...
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  4 November 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim students in defense of religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Necessary to put an end to discrimination and prejudice against religious minorities in Pakistan: with this spirit more than 500 young Muslims gathered in recent days in Lahore thanks to the in ...
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  4 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists against the growth of the Christian and Muslim population New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to ascertain the "demographic imbalance" by controlling the supposed growth of the Christians and Muslims population in India: with this purpose, the Hindu extremist group "R ...
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  3 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Report of the Commission of Inquiry on anti-Christian violence in Orissa is being prepared Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission of Inquiry on anti-Christian violence that took place in 2008 in the district of Kandhamal, in Orissa, concluded its work and hearings on October 30 and is preparing to publis ...
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  3 November 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - Properties returned to the churches after legal diputes Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - The Court of Appeal returned 439 acres of land that had been confiscated from the Syriac Orthodox monastery in Mor Hananyo, located in Mardin, in the southeast of Turkey. As Fides learns, at the ...