Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

This week there is a a wave of significant developments across Asia, beginning with a deadly military crackdown in Indonesia's restive Papua province and a shocking instance of animal abuse during an Easter ritual in the Philippines. From widespread human rights protests to a death threat aimed at forcing the marriage of a Christian girl in Pakistan.

Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

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