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3 days ago | asianews.it | Nirmala Carvalho

Bhopal (AsiaNews) - A new particularly brutal case of rape against a tribal woman in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has brought to the forefront the shame of gender-based violence that most easily targets the most disadvantaged social groups. A 45-year-old mother of two was the victim of an alleged gang rape a few days ago in the village of Eitwa in the district of Khandwa.

4 days ago | asianews.it | Nirmala Carvalho

Vilakkannur (AsiaNews) - With a solemn celebration presided over in Vilakkannur, in the Indian state of Kerala, by Apostolic Nuncio Monsignor Leopoldo Girelli, on 31 May the Catholic Church officially recognised as a Eucharistic miracle a prodigious event that took place 12 years ago in the local church of Christ the King.

5 days ago | asianews.it | Nirmala Carvalho

Bhubaneswar (AsiaNews) - Forced off a train on false charges of religious conversion and human trafficking in India's Hindu fundamentalist region. This is what happened in Orissa to a young nun from a religious congregation who was travelling with four candidates and two other young people on the Rajya Rani Express. Late in the evening of 31 May, she was stopped by a group of Bajrang Dal militants at Khorda Road station in the district of Jatni.

1 week ago | asianews.it | Nirmala Carvalho

Delhi (AsiaNews) – Despite legislative efforts, female foeticide remains tragically widespread in India. This was highlighted by a recent operation conducted by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the rural police in Ahmedabad, which uncovered a criminal network performing illegal abortions at a guesthouse in Bavla, in Ahmedabad district.

1 week ago | asianews.it | Arundathie Abeysinghe

Colombo (AsiaNews) – Inaugurated in 2013 with the aim of revitalising the local economy and attracting foreign investment, the port of Oluvil in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province has become what many observers now call a "white elephant" – a foreign-funded development that has lain unused for over two decades and caused significant environmental and social harm. The port has become inoperable due to the accumulation of sand dunes at its entrance, which prevent boats from entering.