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With the help of local authorities, the refugees said this year's religious festivities were bigger and brighter than in years past.
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Conservative Hindu groups returned to an Indian hill temple to block women from entering for a second day, in defiance of a court ruling that says banning them is illegal.
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Malaysia freed 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the SE Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak last year because they did nothing wrong there, says Malaysian PM.
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Firebrand monk says he will take up arms if Myanmar’s military leadership is charged at the International Criminal Court.
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A religious court in a Malaysian state ruled by an Islamist party has ordered the jailing and caning of a woman who pleaded guilty to offering sexual services.
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The deal says the Chinese authorities will be involved in selecting future bishops, leading some to fear further suppression of their faith.
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On the 11th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution, we revisit this story from October 2007, in which the editor explained why Burma’s generals fear the influence of the Sangha.
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The Vatican on Saturday signed an agreement giving it a long-desired and decisive say in the appointment of bishops in China. Critics labeled it a sellout to the government.
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Religious leaders detained as group orders all churches built after 1992 to be destroyed.
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A group of Indian Catholic nuns are staging a rare street protest in the southern state of Kerala demanding justice after an alleged sexual assault of a nun by a bishop.
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Beijing city authorities have banned one of the largest unofficial Protestant churches in the city and confiscated "illegal promotional materials”.
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Commentary
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s government must stay the course on its policy of encouraging interfaith dialogue while suppressing Buddhist nationalism.
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Myanmar's main opposition party warned that Friday's decision to outlaw the latest iteration of the country's leading nationalist group could throw the country into turmoil.
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