About this episode

The episode covers protests by Indonesian Catholic students against a government meal program, human rights violations in India, and detentions of church leaders in China.

Indonesian Catholic students joined nationwide protests against the government's flagship free meal program amid corruption allegations, food poisoning incidents and a constitutional challenge. In India, Human Rights Watch accused authorities of forcibly expelling ethnic Bengali residents to Bangladesh without due process, leaving families stranded along the border. Meanwhile, Chinese authorities detained two leaders of a prominent Protestant house church following a police raid, as the government continues its crackdown on unregistered religious groups. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia.

People in this episode

Hosts: Fr. Michael Kelly, John Laurenson, Father William Grimm, Binu Alex, Grithanai Napasrapiwong

Topics covered

• protests
• human rights
• religious freedom
• government corruption
• food safety
• ethnic issues

Keywords

• Indonesia
• protests
• Human Rights Watch
• China
• food poisoning
• religious groups
• ethnic Bengali
• government corruption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Human Rights Watch, Chinese authorities, Protestant house church

Places: India, Bangladesh, Asia

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