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Chinese church at Territy Bazar in Kolkata

Asia

July 17, 2014January 14, 2018

China Is Demolishing Churches and Stripping Others of Their Crosses, but It Swears It Isn’t Targeting Christianity

Chinese authorities have demolished more than 10 church buildings and removed hundreds of crosses from churches in Zhejiang province, home to the largest Protestant population in China, since the start of the year. Around 360 constructions have been affected. Officials maintain the removals and demolitions are part of the “Three Rectifications and One Demolition” campaign […]

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Asia

July 17, 2014

Hamas leadership refuses Egyptian cease fire initiative

Top officials in the Hamas movement, including Khaled Mashaal currently residing in Qatar who leads Hamas’s political bureau from exile, have rejected an Egyptian-proposed cease fire yesterday between Israel and Hamas, claiming it does not serve their interests. The cease fire supposedly began, as proposed in the Egyptian initiative, at 9:00 yesterday morning local time […]

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Sofitel Philippine Plaza during Typhoon Nesat

Asia

July 16, 2014August 11, 2017

Typhoon Glenda Batters Luzon Island in the Philippines

Typhoon Glenda (International name: Rammasun) wrought havoc in Luzon Island in the Philippines. Netizens are using the Twitter hashtag #glendaph to monitor the situation. Source: globalvoicesonline.org Written by Mong Palatino Global Voices

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Asia

July 9, 2014

Riots Between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar’s Mandalay Killed 2 and Injured Many More

A four-day riot broke out last week in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city located in the central part of the country, following allegations that a Buddhist woman was raped by her Muslim employers. The riots resulted in the deaths of two people — a Buddhist and a Muslim — and at least 14 injuries. The […]

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Asia

July 8, 2014

77 Years Ago, a War That Killed Millions Began Between China and Japan

Chinese President Xi Jinping lambasted Japan’s wartime aggression and reiterated China’s commitment to peaceful development, in an emotional 13-min speech aired on state television to mark the 77th anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge incident — the battle that saw the start of the Japanese military evasion. It’s the first time the top leader of […]

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Asia

July 6, 2014July 6, 2014

Workers Who Make Your iPhone Possible Are Fighting Labor Abuse in the Philippines

Suffering from low wages, contractualization, and indecent working conditions, many Filipino workers who create the microchips used for smartphones, tablets, and other tech gadgets rarely get to use the tools that they themselves have produced in the assembly lines. Yet Filipino workers that have made our cellphone calls, text messages, social networking, and online activities […]

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Asia

July 5, 2014

Singapore’s ‘Pink Dot’ LGBT Rights Rally Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite #WearWhite Opponents

Singapore’s Pink Dot, an annual gathering at Hong Lim Park in celebration of love, equality, and LGBT rights, attracted more than 26,000 people on June 28, 2014 — the largest ever Pink Dot event since the first in 2009. But this year was the first time that religious groups openly and actively opposed the Pink […]

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Asia

July 2, 2014

Hundreds of Pro-Democracy Protesters Arrested in Hong Kong After Half-a-Million-Strong March

More than 500 protesters demanding democratic elections free of China’s influence were arrested in Hong Kong during a peaceful sit-in in the city’s business district. The sit-in followed a pro-democracy rally of a half a million Hong Kongers on July 1, the anniversary of the handover of former British colony Hong Kong to China in […]

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