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Prayer Diary: Sri Lanka
High Court sentences 15 men for involvement in Easter Sunday bombings
The court convicted 15 of 24 defendants on an indictment totalling 23,270 charges, including murder and conspiracy to commit terrorism.
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South Asia Pakistan
Mirza Safdar Mahmood
Ahmadi killed in suspected religiously motivated attack in Punjab Province
Mirza Safdar Mahmood was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the city of Mandi Bahauddin on 2 September.
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South Asia India
Arun Pannalal
Christian activist denied bail over unverified social media comment
Arun Pannalal was arrested at his home in Raipur following a complaint over an alleged Facebook comment concerning the Hindu deity Lord Shiva.
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Reports

South Asia Nepal
Nepali Catholic Church Set on Fire
General Briefing: Nepal
FoRB is of particular importance in light of Nepal's transition from a Hindu monarchy to a secular democratic republic, which was completed with the
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South Asia India
General Briefing: India
As well as government policies and laws, India's religious diversity is under threat from the spread of religious intolerance by non-state actors who act
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South Asia Bangladesh
General Briefing: Bangladesh
Secularism is enshrined in Article 12 of the 1972 constitution of Bangladesh, though Article 2(A) asserts that Islam is the state religion.
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Blog

South Asia India
Life in exile: Stories of displacement in India’s Chhattisgarh State
There is something unsettling about meeting someone who cannot go home...
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South Asia Pakistan
‘A moment of optimal leverage’: How the EU can use incoming GSP regulation to bring real change in Pakistan and Sri Lanka
In terms of encouraging human rights improvements in third countries, trade policy is one of the more powerful tools at the EU's disposal.
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South Asia India
How a ‘harmless’ song reveals the quiet mechanics of India’s majoritarian nation-building
For many Christians and Muslims, singing verses that praise the country as a Hindu goddess isn't a small ask.
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Features & Magazine Issues

South Asia Pakistan
Meet the Advocate: Cecil Chaudry
Our advocate for Pakistan, Cecil Chaudry, shares why freedom of religion or belief matters for everyone, and the signs of progress giving him hope....
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India Venezuela
Remember their names: Josiah Asa K'Okal
Josiah Asa K’Okal was a Roman Catholic priest and well-known human rights defender. He lived in Tucupita, a city in northeastern Venezuela, where he...
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India Myanmar/Burma
Around the world
Cases and facts from across the countries we work on....
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