Nirmala Carvalho

Sajan K George, director of the Global Council for Indian Christians, and Msgr. Saldanha, archbishop of Lahore, condemn the act, calling it "outrageous." Meanwhile, Muslim fundamentalism on the rise in India.

Celebrations are set to begin this Thursday in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata to commemorate the “Martyrdom of the Great Prophet”. For the president of the Commission for Justice, Peace and Development, “we are emphasising the need to follow his example by fighting for the rights of the marginalised through non-violent methods of protest. We need to be increasingly taking a stand for the poor, and not be afraid of the results.”

The Jesuit Arun D Souza sj, who is about one thousand kilometres from the Japanese capital, speaks to AsiaNews about his testimony on the ground and points out: "Now is not the time to give in to fear but to give voice to prayer." Meanwhile the death toll climbs as well as the level of radiation in Fukushima.

Yesterday, the parliament called on the Dalai Lama to reconsider. Tibetan prime minister: we are only giving voice to the widespread belief in the population. Now decision moves back to Dalai Lama. Thousands take part in the cremation of Monk who set himself on fire on March 16.

A 21-year-old monk self-immolates in a Tibetan area of Sichuan to commemorate the 16 March 2008 protests, crushed in blood by Chinese troops. Police and onlookers clash as the former try to remove the body. Police seal off a nearby monastery as people surround it to prevent a raid.

The Pontifical Council for Culture organized a study day on the continent and its problems. Prof. Thomas Hong-Soon Han poses the question: "Happiness is the cause or effect of development?". Lack of religious freedom is "another form of poverty."

The leader of Tibetan Buddhism yesterday announced that he is retiring from political life. He is also launching a process of democratisation for the Tibetan Diaspora living in exile in India. For China, it is all a “trick”. The prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile explains that the Dalai Lama made the decision for all Tibetans. It is in an example “for China and the world.”

On 11 March 1951 the People's Army occupied the then independent state of Tibet and annexed it. Since then, countless protests, tens of thousands dead, the genocide of a people and a culture. Interview with leader of the group Free Tibet.

Evangelicals denounce new wave of attacks. Bishop Sarat warns: "No religious persecution. We need a continuos work to promote peaceful coexistence between Hindus and Christians."

Born in the second half of the 1800 to a high ranking Hindu family, she became a pioneer of women's rights in her country. She converts to Christianity because in Jesus she discovers her "best Liberator."

The judges reject author’s petition for active euthanasia for a nurse paralyzed since 1973. Doctors confirm: "she takes food in a normal manner and responds with facial expressions" and she also reacts “in an intermittent manner to commands, expressing sounds. " The verdict greeted with joy in the hospital: "It is a gift for Women's Day."

Municipal authorities order the razing of four crosses out of 729 deemed illegal in spite of the fact that Christian residents were told that demolition would not occur before they had the time to produce the necessary papers to prove that the structures met regulations. Mgr Gracias describes the action as “unjust and illegal”, and demands they be rebuilt. The chief minister phones the prelate to apologise for the deed.