Indonesia urged to place moratorium on blasphemy
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Indonesia urged to place moratorium on blasphemy

JAJARTA (UCAN): Indonesian advocacy groups urged the government to amend the country’s laws and appealed…

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Cyclone-affected people still homeless in Myanmar
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Cyclone-affected people still homeless in Myanmar

(UCAN): Thousands are still waiting for shelters in western Rakhine state, Myanmar, nearly two months…

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Indonesian villagers protesting thermal plant beat up by police
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Indonesian villagers protesting thermal plant beat up by police

FLORES (UCAN): Villagers in the Christian-majority province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, say police violently…

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Cambodian Catholics honour those killed by Khmer Rouge
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Cambodian Catholics honour those killed by Khmer Rouge

PHNOM PENH (UCAN): More than 3,000 Catholics in Cambodia participated in a Mass commemorating clergy,…

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Vietnam’s lapsed Catholics returning despite restrictions
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Vietnam’s lapsed Catholics returning despite restrictions

Paul Tran was born into a Catholic family but had not attended a church for…

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