According to experts, the former are no threat to government troops, as they are too few and not prone to armed struggle. The latter, on the other hand, play a central role in Myanmar’s peace process. They are self-governing and have close ties with Beijing.

The Wadi (orchard) programme is aimed countering rural depopulation and youth unemployment. Integrated agriculture of fruit and vegetables allows producers to reach consumers directly.

Members of of the People's Peace Movement were marching in Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold, in order to carry a message of peace to the whole country. Since March 2018, pacifists have travelled 1,700 kilometres.

The Church needs "men and women, laity and consecrated people who are passionate, set afire by their encounter with God, redeemed in their humanity, and capable of proclaiming in their lives the happiness born of their vocation."

For the end of Ramadan, the government is opening the area to the public. This is a "political" message for a "new era". For the Auxiliary of Baghdad, security has "improved" but must be guaranteed to everyone.

China holds more than a million people of Turkic ethnicity in concentration camps. Western countries and Turkey have reported the violation of religious freedom. The appeal of Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uyghur Congress.