Rosalia Rerek Sogen, 30, from the diocese of Larantuka, was shot in an attack by a group of militiamen along with other colleagues and health workers. The rebels consider them to be ‘undercover soldiers’ in the Yahukimo region, where tension with the army has skyrocketed. Dozens of people have been evacuated to Jayapura for fear of possible similar actions.
The sector drives the Bangladeshi economy with 85% of total exports and a related industry worth 47 billion dollars. However, many workers are demanding payment of numerous months of arrears and bonuses linked to the festival celebrating the end of Ramadan. The empty promises of company management, with the police repressing the demonstrations.
Debit cards and various kinds of talony, the ‘coupons’ for the lean years as in Gorbachev's perestroika, are becoming increasingly widespread and widespread in today's Russia. But with a thousand roubles charged per month, it's not much to cope with the economic crisis. And there are those who are once again calling for the prices of basic necessities to be regulated from above in the typically Soviet way.
The Patriarch of Jerusalem visited the Gulf country, which is part of the Apostolic Vicariate of North Arabia. Accompanied by Bishop Berardi, the cardinal met with local communities and leading figures of the kingdom. The cardinal led the Mass in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia and took part in a conference at the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence.
After ten years, Indonesia is to lift the ban on emigration to the Gulf, ostensibly because of better protections for migrants. But NGOs lament that economic interests are prioritised over workers’ protection. Despite a huge workforce, many young Indonesians remain unemployed and poorly educated.
Tamil families in Thaiyiddy were displaced in 1990 by the military. An area of six acres is now home to the Tissa Vihara Buddhist temple. Despite the end of the civil war in 2009, locals have not seen their land returned. With the backing of the People's Alliance for Land Rights (PARL), they are speaking out against forced expropriation and demand justice.
