Sombath Somphone was abducted on a busy street in Vientiane, Laos, in 2012. Photo: UCAN/Radio Free Asia
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From victims to defenders

Edita Tronqued-Burgos  We will never be short of “living heroes” from whom we can draw…

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Better to spend money on vaccines Myanmese archbishop says
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Better to spend money on vaccines Myanmese archbishop says

MANDALAY (UCAN): “As a citizen of Myanmar, I feel disappointment and sorrow over the situation…

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Argentina legalises abortion
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Argentina legalises abortion

MEXICO CITY (CNS): Argentina has legalised abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, despite…

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A message of hope in Indonesia
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A message of hope in Indonesia

Justin Wejak Just before Christmas, on 23 December 2020, Indonesia’s president, Joko (Jokowi) Widodo, appointed…

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Only a firing squad could silence José Rizal
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Only a firing squad could silence José Rizal

Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, Manila In the extraordinarily hard times of the coronavirus pandemic, the…

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