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UCA News Weekly Summary, January 9, 2026

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Human Rights Watch criticizes China for arresting the leader of an underground Protestant church and cracking down on house churches.

This weekly news summary covers religious and human rights issues across Asia, including protests against U.S. interference in Venezuela in Sri Lanka, the withdrawal of a controversial Last Supper painting in India, crackdowns on underground churches in China, a church vandalism case in Pakistan, a high-profile deportation from Cambodia, and tributes to a South Korean Catholic film star.

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