Tag: Freedom of Religion
World leaders at ASEAN will warn about threat of Islamic State
World leaders meeting in Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw will issue a joint warning about the threat that Islamic State militants pose to the world, officials said.
November 12, 2014 - 1:22PM | Lindsay Murdoch | South-East Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media
World leaders meeting on Wednesday and Thursday in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw,...
Negara-Ku starts roadshow to reclaim Malaysia from extremism
New people's movement Negara-Ku is set to carry out its "reclaim Malaysia" agenda nationwide with a roadshow beginning in Malacca tonight to return rationality, open and civil discussion, moderation and harmony to Malaysia.
BY JENNIFER GOMEZ
Published: 12 November 2014
New people's movement Negara-Ku is set to carry out its "reclaim Malaysia"...
Persecution of Rohingya is Asean’s disgrace
With Barack Obama gracing the halls of Nay Pyi Taw this week, the world has quite rightly been calling loudly for the President of the United States of America to raise concerns regarding the backslide in human rights and democracy in Myanmar, not least of which being the institutionalised...
Thousands of Rohingyas go missing after leaving Myanmar
An advocacy group for Rohingyas says thousands of the members of the Muslim community who left Myanmar last month amid growing fears of persecution and targeted attacks have yet to reach their destinations, which is mainly Malaysia.
Sat Nov 15, 2014 1:19PM GMT
An advocacy group for Rohingyas says thousands of...
Borneo NGO queries ‘return’ of seized Bibles
No one can dictate how anyone should or should not address his or her God.
Joe Fernandez | November 15, 2014
KOTA KINABALU: The UK-based Borneo’s Plight in Borneo Foundation (Bopim), a human rights NGO working across the political divide, has queried the “strict conditions” attached to the return of 351...
International As Fears Rise in Myanmar, Rohingya Exodus Grows
SITTWE, Myanmar — Nov 18, 2014, 12:09 AM ET
By ESTHER HTUSAN Associated Press
The captain of the small fishing vessel has spent most of his life helping fellow Rohingya Muslims escape persecution and hatred in Myanmar, but now even he is worried about the panicked pace the exodus has taken...
Asean to consider impact of cultural, religious practices on child rights – Bernama
Delegates from across Southeast Asia are meeting today for the Asean Consultation on Cultural and Religious Practices Impacting on the Rights of Children.
Published: 18 November 2014
Delegates from across Southeast Asia are meeting today for the Asean Consultation on Cultural and Religious Practices Impacting on the Rights of Children.
The event...
Vietnam ‘Government Assailants’ Attack Christian Center, Several Detained
Rights activists say violence against a Christian center and the detention of several believers in southeast Vietnam is the latest in a series of attacks targeting devoted Christians and unregistered churches in the Communist-run nation.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 (8:17 pm)
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Rights activists say violence against a Christian...
UN urges for Rohingya citizenship in Myanmar
UN rights committee urges Myanmar government to scrap its identity plan and grant Rohingya access to citizenship
Last updated: 22 Nov 2014 12:17
The United Nations General Assembly’s human rights committee has approved a resolution urging Myanmar to allow its persecuted Rohingya minority "access to full citizenship on an equal basis"...
Degar-Montagnards: Religious Persecution Forces 13 Christians to Flee Vietnam
This is the latest development in a tense relationship between the Degar-Montagnards and the Vietnamese state, who they claim has stolen their ancestral lands.
Five more Montagnards have fled Vietnam to seek refuge in Cambodia, increasing the total number of religious refugees to 13. The Christian Montagnards are currently hiding...
