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‘Myanmar’s military committed genocide’
January 25, 2023 · By Associated Press for www.manilatimes.net
‘Myanmar’s military committed genocide’ BANGKOK: A human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar have filed in Germany a criminal complaint seeking to punish Naypyitaw’s generals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity they alleged were committed in the Southeast Asian nation after their 2021 coup and during a 2017 crackdown on Muslim Rohingya. Fortify […]
Read More...The shocking kidnapping of unaccompanied children
January 25, 2023 · By Archie Bland for www.theguardian.com
The shocking kidnapping of unaccompanied children Good morning. Two days ago, the Observer reported a story that seemed to set a new low for the authorities’ handling of asylum seekers who come to the UK by small boats: dozens of vulnerable children, with no parent in the country, being abducted from outside Home Office-run hotels and disappearing. […]
Read More...Canada settles residential school reparations lawsuit
January 25, 2023 · By Aljazeera News for www.aljazeera.com
Canada is to pay more than $2bn to settle a lawsuit seeking compensation for harm to Indigenous languages and cultures. Canada settles residential school reparations lawsuit Canada will pay more than $2bn to hundreds of Indigenous communities to settle a lawsuit seeking compensation for the loss of language and culture caused by residential schools, the government […]
Read More...Myanmar crisis taking an enormous toll on Christians
January 23, 2023 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar crisis taking an enormous toll on Christians The military junta in Myanmar torched and destroyed a 129-year-old Catholic Church amid ongoing violence against Christians in the conflict-torn country. The Assumption Church in Ye-U township in the northwestern Sagaing region was set ablaze last Sunday along with homes in the predominantly Christian Chan Thar village. […]
Read More...Former Elementary School Teacher Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children
January 23, 2023 · By The United States, Department of Justice for www.justice.gov
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 19, 2023 Former Elementary School Teacher Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children A federal jury convicted a former elementary school teacher yesterday for sexually abusing four former students. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Stefan Zappey, 56, of Stuttgart, Germany, was […]
Read More...Fort Polk soldier sentenced to 42 years in prison for raping children
January 20, 2023 · By By ROSE L. THAYER for www.stripes.com
Fort Polk soldier sentenced to 42 years in prison for raping children A 23-year-old soldier assigned to Fort Polk, La., was sentenced to 42 years in federal prison for 13 counts of raping and sexually assaulting three children and child pornography, according to the Army Criminal Investigation Division. Pvt. Tyler Davis pleaded guilty to the […]
Read More...2022 brought surge in killings of journalists —UNESCO
January 19, 2023 · By GMA News Online for www.gmanetwork.com
2022 brought surge in killings of journalists —UNESCO PARIS — Killings of journalists and media workers surged 50 percent in 2022 to reach 86 worldwide, marking one death every four days, UN cultural body UNESCO said Monday. Last year’s increase followed three years with lower violence against reporters, with an average of 58 killings annually […]
Read More...Vatican replaces Indian bishop accused of serious crimes
January 18, 2023 · By Michael Gonsalves, Pune for www.ucanews.com
Vatican replaces Indian bishop accused of serious crimes An Indian Catholic bishop probed by a Vatican-appointed team of bishops for alleged involvement in serious crimes like murder, rape and misappropriation of church funds, has been ordered to “take a period of absence from the ministry.” Bishop Kannikadass A William of Mysore (now Mysuru) has been replaced by retired Archbishop […]
Read More...Former altar boy’s father to press on with abuse case against Pell
January 12, 2023 · By AFP, Sydney for www.ucanews.com
Former altar boy’s father to press on with abuse case against Pell The father of a former altar boy will press ahead with legal action against Cardinal George Pell’s estate over the alleged sexual abuse of his son, his lawyers said Wednesday. Shine Lawyers said they would continue to pursue the claim against any estate […]
Read More...World mourns Cardinal Pell as important church figure
January 12, 2023 · By Paulina Guzik, OSV News for www.ucanews.com
World mourns Cardinal Pell as important church figure Cardinal George Pell, considered one of the most important figures in the contemporary church, is being remembered around the globe as a courageous leader, a fine priest and a man of great suffering. “The church in Australia and around the world is deeply saddened at the sudden […]
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