Asia

USA: Biden criticised for sidelining human rights

21 Sep 2023
From business and strategic perspectives, Joe Biden's recent visits to Vietnam and India will likely be seen as bolstering ties with countries that can help Washington to counter China’s growing might. But for…

Iran: Christians pressurised to boycott protests

21 Sep 2023
As thousands of protesters around the world took to the streets in a show of solidarity, a year after the killing of hijab protester Mahsa Zhina Amini, there are reports that Christians are…

Vietnam: human rights defender released

14 Sep 2023
Human rights defender Nguyen Bac Truyen and his wife Bui Kim Phuong arrived in Germany on the evening of 8 September after he was released from Gia Trung prison in Vietnam. Truyen, a…

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Taliban Clashes with Taliban

14 Sep 2023
The Taliban exists in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the two forces are not compatible. Recent clashes between them caused the closure of a significant connecting thoroughfare between the two countries. Trucks carrying fruits,…

China: Christianity now banned

07 Sep 2023
On 1 September, new rules came into force to limit all religious activities to official venues only and forbid displaying any religious symbols outdoors. All religious activity must be supervised by the state…

Asia: Russia / North Korea alliance worries USA

07 Sep 2023
Kim Jong Un will visit Vladimir Putin in September; the USA is concerned they will discuss North Korea providing Moscow with weapons to use in Ukraine. An arms deal makes transactional sense. Moscow…

Nepal: growing trend of attacking churches

07 Sep 2023
Attacks on two churches in Nepal over the weekend were just the latest in a string of recent violence against Christians. The churches are in the province of Lumbini, which borders India. Photos…

India: Chandrayaan-3 moonwalk

31 Aug 2023
India's space agency is the first to walk on the moon's south pole. Chandrayaan-3's rover walk means that India has joined America, the former Soviet Union and China’s elite club. The rover is…

North / South Korea: praying for reunification

31 Aug 2023
73 years ago an armistice was signed to divide North and South Korea. Now, millions of Koreans are praying for the reunification of the country. Each night for the past 17 years, from…

Armenia: Nagorno-Karabakh blockade continues

31 Aug 2023
Asmaryan eats potatoes for every meal. He lives with 120,000 other ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave in Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus. They are cut off from Armenia by the Azerbaijani blockade…
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