Anna Chiara Filice

Various local Christian Churches jointly organised a processional convoy of 58 decorated lorries and cars. The local bishop called on the faithful "to act as a bridge to avoid environmental imbalance, pollution and social divisions.”

The cousin of the victims lives in a Delhi refugee camp. The Indian Citizenship Law applies to members of persecuted minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. This could trigger a wave of emigration. However, applicants must prove that they lived in India on or before 31 December 2014.

In Assam, telephone services have been blocked and the army is patrolling the streets intimidating shoppers. Universities protests are symptomatic of “fears among all minorities, Tribals, and Dalits”. The Evangelical Fellowship calls for the repeal of the law, which is also ruining the atmosphere of Christmas.

In 2019 there was a peak in new cases, with 104 children suffering from the virus. In the past, the Taliban opposed vaccination and accused health professionals of sterilization. About 250 thousand doctors and nurses are accompanied by 80 thousand security agents.

In the capital, clashes between police officers and students from Jamia Millia Islamia University. More scuffles at Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh. Demonstrations and strikes from north to south. The population demands the cancellation of the most divisive law ever approved by Parliament.

The prisoners were set for execution in late October, outgoing President Sirisena’s last act as head of state. Justices heard petitions saying the death penalty violates the equality provision of the constitution.

India’s president signs citizenship bill into law. Police imposed curfew in Guwahati following yesterday’s protests. For Catholic activist, the law “brings terror to the national level”. Muslim leader says, “We will continue to protest even with civil disobedience.”

Protests erupted throughout the country, the army deployed in Assam. Islamic organizations challenge the norm before the Supreme Court. Civil disobedience by state officials. There is the risk of "tearing the country, as with the partition".

The young archer won gold at the South Asian Games in Nepal and is already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics where she could win Bangladesh’s first Olympic medal. Her parents wanted to marry her off when she was 11 but she objected and continued to study.

The priest, who studied under the Jesuits, was baptised in secret. He covertly nurtured his vocation until a chance meeting on a plane with the Saint from Kolkata. He dreams of opening a facility for needy children and serve as an example for the vocation of other priests.

Msgr. Thomas Menamparamil, 83, is the emeritus of Guwahati, in Assam. Sr. Rose Tom is a gynecologist who has left a prominent place in a large Kerala hospital to serve the sick and the Church in Arunachal Pradesh. The prizes are for "the collaborators who work behind the scenes".

Murager Alimuly and Qaster Musakhanuly have been granted political asylum but risk being sent back to China. The Kazakhs are the second largest Turkic and Muslim ethnic group in the Chinese autonomous region.