The arrest of an 84-year-old Jesuit priest accused of terrorist links continues to generate protests from Christians and rights groups across India. But the arrest was just one in a series of suppressive actions authoritarian governments in Asia impose on people standing up for democratic rights and religious freedom.
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UCA News Weekly Summary, October 16, 2020
The arrest of an 84-year-old Jesuit priest accused of terrorist links continues to generate protests from Christians and rights groups across India. But the arrest was just one in a series of suppressive actions authoritarian governments in Asia impose on people standing up for democratic rights and religious freedom.