The Voice of the suffering in Asia
Here you’ll find the latest updates on the struggles and resilience of persecuted communities around the world. These stories highlight both the challenges they endure and the faith that sustains them. Stay connected to learn how hope continues to shine through suffering.
Myanmar: ‘the killings must stop at once’
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“The blood spilled is not the blood of an enemy. It is the blood of our own sisters and brothers, our own citizens."
Bangladeshi Catholic couple prays for justice for martyred son
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SUKHRANJAN HALDER, 75 AND ANNA HALDER, 70, ARE A BANGLADESHI CATHOLIC COUPLE, who have been suffering financial, physical and mental anguish since they lost their only son in a deadly bomb attack at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church of Baniarchar in Gopalganj district two decades ago. Sumon Halder, then 24, was among 10 Sunday Mass-goers killed in the June 3, 2001, attack by an Islamic terrorist group, Harkat-ul-Jihad. The blast also left dozens injured. It was the worst terror attack on ...
Myanmar: ‘I fear there is going to be a bloodbath’
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"But what can the people do against tanks? And tanks are now being deployed everywhere."
Pakistan: ‘For his sake, end the misery’
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“The situation of minorities in Pakistan is still not improving despite all the efforts.”
In India, new anti-conversion law worries Christians
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“The law ... has given the right-wing zealots the chance to crack their whip at any time against the vulnerable minority community members,”
In Bangladesh, Christian family struggles to save its property
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DAVID PAMTHET, 17, AN ETHNIC KHASI PRESBYTERIAN, lives with his mother Welentina Pamthet, 42 and two sisters in Ichhachhara Khasi in northeastern Bangladesh. There are about 300 people from 50 Christian families in the village. Khasi, a mongoloid group, mostly rely on betel leaf farming for survival. There are about 40,000 mostly Christian Khasi people in some 94 villages in northeastern Bangladesh. Since 2020, David’s family has been in a dispute with a Muslim man over a five-acre betel leaf ...
