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Pope Francis takes on unprecedented attacks from American opponents
December 19, 2023 · By Christopher Lamb, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Pope Francis takes on unprecedented attacks from American opponents In one corner: Pope Francis, who insists on a merciful Catholic Church open to everyone, a “field hospital” ready to bind up the wounds of a suffering humanity. In the other corner: a small but vocal minority that has set itself against the Pontiff and his reforms. […]
Read More...Myanmar’s Rohingyas in Indonesia see their future hanging in limbo
December 19, 2023 · By UCANEWS for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar’s Rohingyas in Indonesia see their future hanging in limbo More than 1,000 Rohingya people undertook a weeks-long journey of more than 1,800 kilometers on packed, rickety boats and reached the Aceh province in Indonesia. They say that they have fled escalating brutality in the camps in and around Cox’s Bazar, which hold more than […]
Read More...Korean women want Church reform to end clericalism, gender bias
December 19, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Korean women want Church reform to end clericalism, gender bias The majority of Catholic South Korean women support reforms in the Church, including the end of clericalism, and favor more freedom regarding sexuality, gender equality and pregnancy, says a new survey. About 87.2 percent of 149 respondents said they support Church reforms, according to the […]
Read More...Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions
December 18, 2023 · By War in Ukraine for www.bbc.com
Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions A Russian propaganda campaign involving thousands of fake accounts on TikTok spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine has been uncovered by the BBC. Its videos routinely attract millions of views and have the apparent aim of undermining Western support. Users in several European countries […]
Read More...Hong Kong offers HK$1m bounties on five overseas activists
December 18, 2023 · By Kelly Ng, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Hong Kong offers HK$1m bounties on five overseas activists Hong Kong police have offered rewards of HK$1m (£100,400; $128,000) for information leading to the arrests of five pro-democracy activists. They include Simon Cheng, a former UK consulate employee detained in 2019 in a high-profile case. The others are Frances Hui, Joey Siu, Johnny Fok and Tony […]
Read More...Five key moments in the crushing of Afghan women’s rights
December 18, 2023 · By Yogita Limaye, Afghanistan correspondent for www.bbc.com
Five key moments in the crushing of Afghan women’s rights “We are going to allow women to study and work within our framework. Women are going to be very active in our society,” the Taliban announced in their first press conference shortly after seizing power on 15 August 2021. Two years on, these assurances have […]
Read More...Afghanistan: Taliban sends abused women to prison – UN
December 18, 2023 · By Nicholas Yong, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Afghanistan: Taliban sends abused women to prison – UN The Taliban government in Afghanistan is putting women abuse survivors in prison and claiming it is for their protection, according to a UN report. The UN said the practice harms the survivors’ mental and physical health. There are also no more state-sponsored women’s shelters as the […]
Read More...How Israel jails hundreds of Palestinians without charge
December 18, 2023 · By Israel-Gaza war for www.bbc.comc
How Israel jails hundreds of Palestinians without charge In a family home in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, Yazen Alhasnat was sitting next to his mother rubbing sleep from his eyes. The 17-year-old had been released from prison the night before, nearly five months after being arrested in a 4am Israeli military raid on […]
Read More...Thousands of UK young people caught watching online child abuse images
December 13, 2023 · By Harriet Grant for www.theguardian.com
Thousands of UK young people caught watching online child abuse images Several thousand young people are being caught each year sharing or watching indecent images of children – including child abuse material – a Guardian investigation has revealed. Figures obtained through freedom of information (FoI) requests to police forces across England, Wales and Northern Ireland show […]
Read More...Mary Robinson accuses Saudi Arabia of holding COP28 talks ‘hostage’
December 12, 2023 · By George Lee, Environment Correspondent, in Dubai for www.rte.ie
Mary Robinson accuses Saudi Arabia of holding COP28 talks ‘hostage’ The Chair of the Elders Mary Robinson has accused Saudi Arabia and its allies of holding the COP28 climate talks hostage. She said she fears the summit is falling short of what is required to stay within the 1.5 degree Celsius warming threshold. Mrs Robinson […]
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