A Christian woman recognises her husbands assassin after meeting him at the market. The police intervenes and arrests the man, but immediately Hindu fanatics protest in front of the police station for his release.
Monsignor Dabre joined his new diocese on Sunday. His priorities include a dialogue between religions and cultures, aid for the poor and concern for the young. For him the Church is called to meet the “challenges of our time.” Priests and lay people must “understand the real nature of our faith.”
Professor Asghar Ali Engineer, an Indian Muslim, comments on the American President’s speech at the University of Cairo to AsiaNews . “It marks a happy change with the past”. Obama’s words are important for the situation in the Middle East, but will have no impact on issues between India and Pakistan.
Mid-May police took the monks from the Labrang monastery to “interrogate” them. They have not been seen since. Pro-Tibet groups denounce a strategy to weaken the determination of Tibetans.
The victims identified the ring leaders, but the police have advised them against naming him on the report. The attack took place on May 31st, the very day the armies sent to protect Christians in the area withdrew.
A seminar promoted by the Ecumenical Christian Forum For Human Rights on the “situation of the Tamil population in Sri Lanka”. Interventions tell the story of a people that has “become a minority” in its own homeland; the dramatic conditions of the refugees in the “death camps”; the appeals to India, the UN and the international community.
Agatha Sangma is Catholic and the youngest of the 78 ministers. She is only 28 and is the Minister for Rural Development. Msgr. Fernandes, secretary of the Indian Bishops Conference, asks the new executive to work “to bring about an end to the culture that tolerates corruption, inefficiency, discrimination and fundamentalism”.
Mgr Cheenath, archbishop of Bhubaneshwar, led a delegation of Christian leaders for talks with Chief Minister Patnaik. In a memorandum handed to the State’s top official they call on the authorities to respond to the needs of Christians, many of whom are still in refugee camps and threatened by Hindu extremists.
They are guilty of having praised the Dalai Lama. Since March 2008 the Chinese police have been hunting out protesters non stop. The more fortunate succeed in fleeing to India after months on the run. Another monk is sentenced to life in prison.
A few days before World Communications Day, Indian Bishop Thomas Dabre, who is a member of the Pontifical Council fro Inter-religious dialogue, talks to AsiaNews about the importance of the media in Indian society.
In Tamil Nadu police have been deployed to counter possible attacks by the Tamil minority. The Indian Minister for defence also deploys the Navy to patrol the waters of the Palk straight which divides the two nations: the arrival of boats carrying rebels is feared.
The second day of the trial of Myanmar’s main opposition leader ended today as appeals for her release multiply. Christian activist raises the “moral question” of governments who promote democracy on one hand and sign deals with the Burmese junta on the other. ASEAN says it is “concerned” for the fate of the prisoners but excludes sanctions as a response.
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