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RNS Opening Budget — Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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NEWS STORY
RNS-Open-Doors: Open Doors’ 2021 watch list highlights impact of COVID-19 on religious persecution worldwide
(RNS) — Not surprisingly, the impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, features prominently in Open Doors’ 2021 World Watch List report, released Wednesday (Jan. 13).  For the 20th straight year, North Korea tops the annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most persecution for their faith. By Emily McFarlan Miller. 600 words.  (category: a)

COMMENTARY
RNS-DSouza-Oped: Indian farmers’ protests reveal desperate effort to maintain human dignity
(RNS) — Since November, hundreds of thousands of farmers have surrounded New Delhi in the largest mass protest India has seen in decades. Although these protests are largely leaderless, millions of farmers across the nation are united in their struggle for human dignity. Here’s what we can learn from them. By Joseph D’Souza. 1,200 words. (category: k)

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