by Mathias Hariyadi

Starting with a photograph and an initial, the nun was able to find the woman. J.M. could not remember her family or native village. East Nusa Tenggara is the Indonesian province most affected by human trafficking. Since 2014, more than 2,600 Indonesian migrants have either died or gone missing.

| 05/04/2019
| INDONESIA

According to the International Labour Organisation, forced labour use dropped by 48 per cent. About 70 per cent of the country’s farmland is dedicated to growing cotton and wheat. One adult in five picks cotton. Forms of illegal employment and fines encourage exploitation.

| 05/04/2019
| UZBEKISTAN

Security Council calls emergency meeting. According to the Kremlin spokesman Peskov "we must continue all possible efforts to completely resolve the situation with peaceful political means".

| 05/04/2019
| RUSSIA - LIBYA
by Nirmala Carvalho

The Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar initiated the formal canonization process for Christians killed by Hindu radicals during the pogroms of 2008. "It is our joy and task to collect all the documents to be brought to the Vatican," he says.

| 05/04/2019
| INDIA
by Paul Nguyen Hung

More than 300 boys and girls prepared for Easter with a retreat in the parish of Cửa Bắc. Members organize fundraiser for the cardiac surgery operations of some children of Tràng Châu. Thanks to Canadian benefactors and the Hanoi ophthalmic hospital, free eye operations also great success.

| 05/04/2019
| VIETNAM

Parliamentary elections are set for tomorrow. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is seeking a majority to review New Silk Road agreements with China, which have left up to US$ 3 billion in debt.

| 05/04/2019
| MALDIVES – CHINA
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