Asia

• 16 October 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - A church in Qaraqosh bombed by the anti-Caliphate coalition Qaraqosh (Agenzia Fides) - The bombings carried out in the Nineveh Plain by the US-led coalition against posts of the Islamic State (IS) have hit and devastated the church of the Resurrection, near the town of Qaraqosh, ...
• 16 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi’s death sentence confirmed by the Court of Appeal Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - This morning the Lahore High Court, the court of second instance, confirmed Asia Bibi's Death sentence, a Pakistani Christian woman accused of blasphemy and sentenced in 2010. This is confirmed t ...
• 15 October 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Monastery of Mar Behnam profaned by the militiamen of the Islamic State Qaraqosh (Agenzia Fides) - The militiamen of the self-proclaimed "Islamic Caliphate" have removed the crosses and burned ancient manuscripts in the ancient Monastery of Mar Behnam, ten minutes from the city of Qaraqosh, ...
• 15 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Islamic extremists object to an interfaith marriage with violence Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - A young couple from Lahore, the Christian Amin and the Muslim girl Sadia, both college students, were seized in Karachi by a group of Islamic extremists who intend to oppose to their marriage. T ...
• 15 October 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "The ideology and money of the IS arrive in Southern Philippines": the story of a missionary Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - The ideology and the violent proposal of the Islamic State (IS), the group that operates in Iraq, have arrived in the southern Philippines and is trying to attact converts, thanks to substanti ...
• 15 October 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - A center of excellence for technical formation regarding disadvantaged young people Maligaon (Agenzia Fides) - The first technical school was inaugurated in the North East region of India at the premises of Don Bosco Technical School in Maligaon, Guwahati to promote and encourage the economically weaker ...
• 14 October 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Two thousand prefabricated houses for Christian refugees who have sought refuge in Erbil Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The government in Baghdad has announced the launch of a project for the construction of at least two thousand prefabricated housing units for refugees - mostly Christians - who have found shelter ...
• 14 October 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "There is no justice without life": Asian conference against the death penalty Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The first Asian International Conference: "There is no justice without life" will be held in Manila on 27 and 28 October, and will focus on the campaign for the abolition of capital punishment. M ...
• 14 October 2014
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - New parish center inaugurated by the Minister of Culture Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development of the United Arab Emirates, took part in the recent inauguration of the new parish center of St. Jose ...
• 14 October 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - The Franciscan Indians in the front line against violence on women New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We Franciscans, known for the charism of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi, the followers of Christ and his Gospel, lovers of God, of humanity and of every creature, say 'No' to violence ag ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A regional system for the protection of human rights in South Asia is necessary Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Malala Yousafzai and the Indian, Kailash Satyarthi "is a powerful appeal to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC to establish a regional sy ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A court hearing for Asia Bibi Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Asia Bibi's lawyers are working on the final "statement of defense" that will be presented at the Lahore High Court on October 16, a date that – unless there are more surprises - may be the las ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The five Christians of the Orontes Valley, who were still being held by jihadists, have been released Knayeh (Agenzia Fides) - The five Syrian Christians of the Orontes Valley who were still being held after being kidnapped by a brigade of jihadists together with the pastor of Knayeh, Fr. Hanna Jallouf, OFM and other par ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA - China, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam on the blacklist of child exploitation in the textile sector New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The textile industry in China, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam continues to be on the blacklist for the exploitation of minors. In all, 25 Countries violate international standards for jobs in t ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Premier of Iraqi Kurdistan: Christians must not emigrate Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Iraqi Christians must resist anything that pushes them to leave their land and migrate abroad, while patiently waiting for the defeat of the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS), which will open th ...