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Herald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
Herald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
By Nirmala Carvalho
The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court will examine on March 2 a new appeal for the release on bail of Father Stan Swamy, a 83-year-old Indian Jesuit held in Taloja prison, near Mumbai, since October 9.
Father Stan is accused of terrorism for his long-term commitment to the rights of tribal communities. The hearing will come just a few days after the Mumbai High Court on 22 February ordered the release on a six-month bail of poet and activist Varavara Rao, who is in the same prison as Father Swamy,.
Like the elderly Jesuit and 14 other people, Rao is also accused of instigating the violence that broke out in 2018 in Bhima Koregaon, Maharashtra, during the Elgar Parishad, the commemoration of a historic battle 200 years ago, seen as a milestone in the struggle to assert the rights of Dalits and tribal communities in India.
By Devin Watkins
The “Respira Peru”, or “Breathe, Peru”, campaign has had rousing success, raising almost 8 million Euros for Covid-19 sufferers.
The initiative began last July as a fundraiser to support hospitals across Peru as they treat coronavirus cases.
Organizers say the funds are used to guarantee much-needed oxygen supplies and other medical equipment in the fight against Covid-19.
Telethon of tenderness
“Breathe, Peru” held its second, 4-hour telethon last Saturday on Pan-American Television.
Pope Francis even got in on the action by sending his support for the initiative and inviting donors to give generously.
He said they are helping “make God’s tenderness reach everyone through care, building a more humane and fraternal society, in which we ensure that no one is left alone, or feels excluded or abandoned.”