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US religious freedom envoy on Pakistan, Gulf states
Pakistan has a desire to change its ways and be removed from an American blacklist of countries that infringe on religious freedoms, a U.S. special envoy said Sunday.
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Trump met with victims of religious persecution
President Donald Trump met with victims of religious persecution at the White House Wednesday in the Oval Office, the group of survivors from religious maltreatment came from 17 countries, including Myanmar, Iran, China and Turkey.
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Islamic organisation slams Austria headscarf ban
An Islamic religious organisation is threatening legal action after Austrian lawmakers approved plans to ban girls in elementary schools from wearing headscarves, a move that would add to existing restrictions on veils.
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Vatican re-asserts authority over other Christian faiths
1. Wide of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City
2. Tighter shot of the Basilica
3. Journalists in Vatican press office
4. Close-up of Vatican Bulletin
5. Stacks of documents released at Vatican press office
6. Close-up of document...
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USA: WASHINGTON: PRESIDENT CLINTON CHINA VISIT PRESS CONFERENCE
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U-S President Bill Clinton says he will be blunt about the issues of religious freedom and persecution during his forthcoming visit to China.
He also said China should resume talks with the Dalai Lama on the future of...
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RUSSIA: RELIGIOUS GROUPS WAIT TO SEE IF DUMA PASSES NEW LAW
Eng/Russ/Nat
Religious groups across Russia will be anxiously watching the Duma on Friday, which is set to pass a controversial law curbing their activities.
Three months ago, the Russian President, Boris Yeltsin, seemed to bow to...
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EU to push for talks on human rights in Vietnam at ASEM
1. Various street scenes
2. Exterior of cathedral
3. Interior of cathedral - tilts down to altar - with AUDIO of choral music
4. Congregation singing
5. Nave of cathedral
6. Various of followers praying
7. Father Du-xe Dang Duc Ngan...
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Christians react to ban on newspaper using the word Allah
The editor of a newspaper at the centre of a dispute over the word Allah expressed disappointment on Tuesday that Malaysia's top court had upheld a government ban on non-Muslims using the word to refer to God.
Reverend Lawrence Andrew,...
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US Chinese ambassador on Tibet
1. Wide of China's US Ambassador, Zhou Wenzhong, seated in National Press Club with other officials
2. UPSOUND (English) Reporter: "I wonder if you would comment a bit on China's image, whether it has been hurt by the Tibetan...
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Tunisia passes constitution, laying foundations for new democracy
After decades of dictatorship and two years of arguments and compromises, Tunisians finally have a new constitution laying the foundations for a new democracy.
The document is groundbreaking as one of the most progressive constitutions...
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CHINA: XINGJIANG PROVINCE: VIOLENCE BY MUSLIM SEPARATISTS CONTINUES
Natural Sound
Islamic militants are continuing a campaign of violence against the Chinese in Xinjiang province in western China.
This month alone, Muslim separatists have claimed five bomb attacks in the region which they say have...
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US State Department report on international religious freedom
1. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walks to podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"This year we redesignated eight countries of particular concern; Burma, China, the Democratic People's Republic of...
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Demonstrators in front of Brandenburg Gate call for freedom for Tibetans
1. Wide of demonstration at Brandenburg Gate
2. Activist from Tibet Initiative Germany group, Wolfgang Grader at podium addressing protest
3. Protesters holding banner reading (German): "Peking (Beijing) 2008 Olympics without human...
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Anti Dalai Lama protesters stage demo as Tibetan leader attends Nobel summit
Members of the International Shugden Community protested in Rome on Saturday against the Dalai Lama's visit to the Nobel summit, accusing him of discrimination and preventing religious freedom.
Supporters of the California-based...
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CHINA: BEIJING: BILL CLINTON ATTENDS PROTESTANT CHURCH SERVICE
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From the sanctuary of China's largest Protestant church, U-S President Bill Clinton preached a message of unity and freedom in a nation where Christian leaders have been jailed or harassed.
Clinton's attendance at the...
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa in Washington
1. Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa walking down hallway of one of the US congressional buildings
2. Cutaway of photographer
3. Tung Chee-hwa walks into congressional office
4. Shots of a photo op of meeting between Tung Chee-hwa...
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President Bush urges China to hold dialogue with Dalai Lama
AP Television
1. United States President, George W. Bush sitting with Singapore Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, zoom in
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"And the other issue is China and its relations with Tibet, we...
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Israel angered by Polish ban on Jewish slaughter, Jewish leaders meet in Brussels
Jerusalem
1. Close-up of meat being sliced
2. Wide of butcher chopping meat, putting it into bag
3. Close-up of meat being sliced
4. Mid of meat fridge on the pavement
5. Close-up of meat in fridge
6. SOUNDBITE: (Hebrew) Shimon Osery,...
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TIBET: WEEK LONG SHOTON FESTIVAL OF RELIGION AND CULTURE ENDS
Mandarin/Tibetan/Nat
Tibet's Shoton Festival has drawn to a close after a week of religious and cultural celebrations.
From the unveiling of a giant Buddha portrait at the historic Drepung Monastery to Tibetan opera performed at the...
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USA: KING OF SPAIN JUAN CARLOS I IS GUEST OF HONOUR AT GALA DINNER
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Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, received on Thursday the 1997 World Statesman Award from the Appeal of Conscience Foundation.
The Foundation aims to promote religious tolerance and freedoms throughout the world.
Spain's...
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British FM Jack Straw meets US Sec of State, comments
1. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw enter room and walk to podium
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"I believe we closed whatever...
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RUSSIA: 400 NEW JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES BAPTISED
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A stadium full of Jehovah's Witnesses have gathered in Moscow's Olympic stadium to welcome four-hundred new converts to their sect.
Those wishing to become a member of the group must undergo a total immersion baptism before...
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US President holds dinner for Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday
1. US President George W. Bush taking a glass from a waiter and going to sit down as music starts
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"For me, Cinco de Mayo is a chance to say that Mexico and the United States are...
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4:3 Pope celebrates Mass with thousands of faithful, canonises Sri Lanka's first saint
Pope Francis pressed his call for Sri Lankan unity and reconciliation on Wednesday with a Mass in Colombo to canonise the country's first saint and a visit to the war-ravaged north to pray at a shrine revered by both Sinhalese and Tamil...