Indian Church leaders back Amnesty’s Manipur relief camp call
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Indian Church leaders back Amnesty’s Manipur relief camp call

NEW DELHI (UCAN): Church leaders have concurred with a global rights group report that relief…

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‘Cebu 8’ exonerated of trumped up terror charges
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‘Cebu 8’ exonerated of trumped up terror charges

Father Shay Cullen The March for the Martyrs was a spectacular event with thousands of…

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Call for release of elderly Filipino political prisoners
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines

Call for release of elderly Filipino political prisoners

MANILA (UCAN): Filipino civil society groups have called on the government to release some 90…

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Rights advocate Leila de Lima cleared of all charges
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines

Rights advocate Leila de Lima cleared of all charges

MANILA (UCAN): On June 24, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court dropped all remaining criminal charges…

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Farmers slam glacial pace of Philippine agrarian land reform
Posted in Asia NEWS The Philippines

Farmers slam glacial pace of Philippine agrarian land reform

MANILA (UCAN): More than 500 farmers marched on the streets of Manila, the Philippines, to…

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