Security law will suppress Hong Kong’s freedoms, warns peer

The arrest of Catholic Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai illustrates how the Chinese Communist Party will use its new security law to “drive a stake into the very heart of Kong Kong’s freedoms and liberties”, a prominent Catholic peer has warned. Lord David Alton of Liverpool said the arrest of Mr Lai showed that the... Read More

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July 28, 2020

French police arrest cathedral volunteer who confesses to Nantes fire

A Rwandan is facing up to 10 years in prison after he confessed to deliberately setting fire to the city’s Gothic cathedral. French media reported the 39-year-old man, named only as Emmanuel A, admitted lighting two fires in the area of a 17th-century organ and a third above an electrical panel in the Cathedral of... Read More

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July 2, 2020

Cardinal Zen says he’s prepared for arrest under Hong Kong security law

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has said that while he will remain prudent, he is prepared to suffer arrest and trials under Hong Kong’s sweeping new national security law. “If right and proper words were considered against their law, I will endure all the suing, trials and arrests. Numerous predecessors have endured similarly,” the 88-year-old cardinal... Read More

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August 28, 2019

Indonesian police arrest suspects linked to 2018 church bombings

Indonesian police have arrested six terrorist suspects, two of whom have been linked to last year’s bombings at three churches in Surabaya, the country’s second-largest city. Police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo told reporters during an media briefing on 26th August that the arrests were made in mid-August in several locations in East Java province and that... Read More

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April 25, 2019

Reward offered for Lyra McKee information

A reward of up to £10,000 has been offered for information about the murder of journalist Lyra McKee. The Crimestoppers charity said the cash was available to anyone providing information which directly led to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the dissident republican shooting in Derry last week. UK Prime Minister Theresa May... Read More

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March 7, 2019

Police in India arrest one of 26 men accused in 1998 rape of four nuns

A man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the mass rape of four Catholic nuns that occurred more than two decades ago in central India. Police Superintendent Vineet Jain told ucanews.com that authorities arrested Kalu Limji on 5th March over his alleged involvement in the 1998 mass rape of nuns from the Foreign... Read More

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June 18, 2018

Philippine authorities arrest suspect in priest’s murder

Philippine authorities announced on 15th June that they had arrested their “prime suspect” in the killing of Fr Richmond Villaflor Nilo, reported ucanews.com. The suspect, identified as Adell Roll Milan, was arrested in San Isidro on 14th June, the same day Fr Nilo was buried. A witness reportedly identified Milan, an alleged former drug user... Read More

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April 18, 2018

Philippines to deport Australian nun, 71, who advocated for farmers

Philippine authorities have arrested, detained and intend to deport a 71-year-old Australian nun for allegedly engaging in illegal political activities. Ucanews.com reported immigration officers arrested Sr Patricia Fox, Philippine superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, at her convent in Quezon City on 16th April. Although the prosecutor in charge “found no probable... Read More

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