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Events Headlines
EVENT, 20 June 2024: Religious Freedom Annual Review: Becoming Peacemakers Through Supporting Religious Freedom and Pluralism (Provo, UT, USA)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 18 June 2024 (9AM ET): Religious freedom and integral human development: a new global platform
(Atlantic Council)
WEBINAR, 7 June 2024 (11AM ET): Addressing Polarisation through Interfaith Dialogue
(United Religions Initiative)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 5 June 2024 (9:30AM ET): Harmony in Diversity - "Latter-day Saints"
(Francesco Di Lillo and Ryan Koch, European Union and United Nations Offices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
EVENT, 5 June 2024 (18:00 CET): Governmental responsibility and personal ethos (Brussels, Belgium)
(COMECE, the Chapel for Europe and Europäischen Zukunftsgesprächen)
HYBRID EVENT, 31 May 2024 (8:30AM CT): 10th Annual Law and Religious Freedom Conference (Kansas City, MO, USA)
(University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)
International Headlines
Egypt: 1,400 years of Christian persecution
(Uzay Bulut, The European Conservative)
Islamic Universities in Egypt and Indonesia as Tools of Liberal Governance: How States Use them to Canonize Reformed Versions of Islam
(Aria Nakissa, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
Haiti: What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti
(Dánica Coto and Jim Salter, Associated Press)
Pakistan: 100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran in Pakistan
(Babar Dogar and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 27 May 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Kazakhstan: Conscientious objector's 6 months in military detention
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Kazakhstan: Regime ignores UN alternative service recommendations
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Ecumenical Patriarch: In the sphere of Orthodoxy, there is no uniform attitude towards human rights
(Orthodox Times)
Australia: Michaelia Cash calls for focus on antisemitism in Labor’s new hate speech law
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Australia: Richard Marles urges for social cohesion after high school targeted with anti Semitic graffiti
(Eleanor Campbell, News.com.au)
India: Delhi voters, scarred by Hindu-Muslim riots, want peace
(Shivam Patel, Reuters)
Cape Verde: Religious freedom, free and transparent elections and political freedom are the most respected human rights in Cape Verde (Portuguese)
(Edisângela Tavares, Expresso das Ilhas)
Brazil: Culture, music, diversity and tolerance (Portuguese)
(Babalawo Ivanir dos Santos, O Dia)
Brazil: Jandira Chamber approves project on the inviolability of religious freedom in the municipality (Portuguese)
(Redação, O Reporter Regional)
Brazil: Municipal laws guarantee freedom of worship and combat religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro)
Europe Headlines
Föderation der Aleviten Gemeinden in Österreich v. Austria: the ECtHR’s silent expansion of the associational dimension of the freedom to manifest religion
(Thibaut Lesseliers, Strasbourg Observers)
The importance of religious freedom in a critical election year
(Miles P. J. Windsor, Newsweek)
Timely call for Kirk to help people prepare for General Election
(The Church of Scotland)
Law and religion roundup – 26th May
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Isle of Man: Bishop’s vote Bill to go to Legislative Council
(Peter Edge, Law & Religion UK)
Do not instrumentalize the gospel by speaking of 'Holy War,' say church leaders at Ukraine meeting
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Russian military interrogated every OCU priest on the Left Bank of the Kherson Region
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
More than 90 different religious denominations and movements represented in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Bagrat Galstanian: The Armenian archbishop taking on the government
(Joshua Kucera, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
France: Should Muslim soccer players who refused to wear an anti-homophobia badge be sanctioned?
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Anja Haga campaigns for a seat in the EP: Green with religious freedom
(Evert van Vlastuin, Christian Network Europe)
4th International Conference on Religious Freedom begins in Athens
(Constantine S. Sirigos, The National Herald)
Where does the idea of religious freedom come from? (Portuguese)
(José Brissos-Lino, Visão)
United States Headlines
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