by Sean Reilly | May 12, 2008
Smoke rose into the sky above Colombo in July 1983 as Sinhalese men burned the homes and businesses of Tamils, and killed some, while others hid or fled. Twenty-five years later, violence is again tearing Sri Lanka apart. A former Olympic athlete, the national coach...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 24, 2008
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev Thabo Makgoba, has joined others in calling for an arms embargo against Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe, amid growing evidence that his government is planning a campaign of intimidation against opponents....
by Sean Reilly | Mar 24, 2008
Pro-Tibet freedom protesters from media rights group Reporters Without Borders broke through the cordon of 1,000 police officers in Olympia, Greece, as China’s envoy spoke and the Olympic torch was lit prior to the Beijing games. Human rights and free speech...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 17, 2008
The new Orthodox metropolitan of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia says his priorities include dealing with the Chinese government to bring about the recognition of Orthodox Christians in mainland China – writes Francis Wong. “There are many Orthodox in the...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 11, 2008
Recent religious conflict in the Indian state of Orissa has been aided by the aggressive evangelising of missionaries from outside the region, says an official with the largest traditional Protestant denomination in northern India – writes Kristine Greenaway...
