A court in Hanoi has jailed a dissident writer who used to work for a state-run radio station for satirizing government leaders. On July 9, the People’s Court of Hanoi City sentenced Pham Chi Thanh to five-and-a-half years in jail for “making, hoard-ing, disseminating...
A Lutheran bishop in Pakistan has opposed an act that mandates a federal ministry to sell the properties of religious minorities. Under the Protection of Communal Properties of Minorities Act, 2020, a “ministry concerned” is mandated to issue a no-objection...
Yousaf Adnan remembers retiring as principal of a Pakistani high school in 2011 due to a shortage of funds. “After serving for two decades in the Catholic school, my salary was only 5,700 rupees [US$36]. The teachers used to get half of that amount. The ceiling fans...
Churches in Bangladesh are struggling to provide the faithful with spiritual and pastoral care and to assist marginalized communities amid a drop in donations during the worsening Covid-19 situation. A deadly third wave of the pandemic hit the country in June as the...
“There was a ministry for minorities in the past which was a good, successful experience. Currently, minority issues are handled by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, which is usually occupied dealing with other religious affairs and the...
