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Events Headlines
EVENT, 24-25 July 2024: The Impact of Emergency Rules on Religious Freedom, With Special Regard to Religious Minorities (Messina, Italy)
(Università degli Studi di Messina, ICLRS, ICLARS, DiReSoM, ADEC, and more)
EVENT, 7-10 July 2024: 11th Summer School on Human Rights: Security, Financial, Political and Legal Protection of Worship Places and Cultural Heritage (Malaga, Spain)
(Conference of European Churches)
WEBINAR, 27 June 2024 (12PM MT): Towards Indigenous Sovereignty: Exploring Rights and Solidarity in Self-Governing Territories
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
EVENT, 24 June 2024: Believers and Our Ethics in the Public Square (Washington DC, USA)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
International Headlines
Iran: USCIRF condemns severe medical mistreatment of imprisoned Gonabadi Sufi in Iran
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
China: Beijing’s crackdown on Islam is coming for kids
(Ruslan Yusupov, Foreign Policy)
Vatican doubles down on courtship of China
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
New book: Culture, Secularization, and Democracy: Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville
(Edited by Sophie van Bijsterveld, Hans-Martien ten Napel, Routledge)
New book: The Crisis of Civil Law: What the Bible Teaches about Law and What It Means Today
(Benjamin B. Saunders, Lexham Press)
New book: The New Governance of Religious Diversity
(Tariq Modood and Thomas Sealy, Wiley)
World Jewish Congress launches Institute for Technology and Human Rights
(World Jewish Congress)
Pakistan police register a case against a mob that killed a man suspected of desecrating the Quran
(Associated Press)
Pakistan: Authorities must end escalating attacks on minority Ahmadiyya community
(Amnesty International)
Pakistan: Ten long years: Reflections on the Supreme Court ruling that promised much for Pakistan’s religious minorities
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
South Africa: Parental rights discussion (video)
(YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))
Mexico: Peace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests’ violent deaths in Mexico
(María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press)
Brazilian Supreme Court justice accuses bishops of ‘disinformation’ on marijuana debate
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
New report, side event highlight faith actors and their role in civic space
(World Council of Churches)
Nigeria: MURIC urges Kwara government to protect rights of female Muslims
(The Guardian)
In Nigeria, churches stride forward together in response to HIV and AIDS
(World Council of Churches)
Tajikistan: Hijab ban: Know all details and reasons behind government’s decision here
(Organiser)
Israelis are getting religion, in spite of a coercive Chief Rabbinate
(Kenneth Brander, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Nicaragua: Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes attends masses under surveillance of the Sandinista Police (Spanish)
(Nicaragua Actual)
Europe Headlines
Macron condemns antisemitism after Jewish girl is raped
(BBC News)
As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign
(Associated Press)
France launches widespread raids on Muslims ahead of Olympics
(CAGE International)
Information regarding the situation of Iranian Christian refugees (with focus on Türkiye)
(Article 18)
Mine Yildirim and the Freedom of Belief Initiative: Monitoring religious freedom and hate crimes in Turkey
(European Endowment for Democracy)
Major Archbishop Shevchuk says Ukraine’s freedom is essential for religious freedom
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The 2024 General Election manifestos on the Prevent Duty and extremism
(Rebecca Riedel, Law & Religion UK)
Canterbury Cathedral to offer Prayers of Love and Faith for same-sex couples
(Canterbury Cathedral)
Nigel Farage comments worrying for Muslims, says community leader
(The Independent)
Free speech and how Christianity in Ireland will be persecuted under hate speech laws
(Theo McDonald, The Irish Catholic)
German government reports rise in extremist crimes, partly due to Israel-Hamas war
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Russia: Heavy prison terms for 9 Jehovah’s Witnesses in the occupied territory of Crimea
(Willy Fautré, The European Times)
Russia: Who ordered torture of Jehovah's Witness prisoner of conscience?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Macedonian courts’ failure to recognize rights and balance interests concerning adoption in the case of Mitrevska v. North Macedonia
(Vesna Stefanovska, Strasbourg Observers)
One Sunday, the new NATO leader, Mark Rutte, preached in the church about the talents from Matthew 25
(Bart-Jan Spruyt, Christian Network Europe)
United States Headlines
US lawmakers meet Tibet's Dalai Lama, pressure China on talks
(Charlotte Greenfield, David Brunnstrom and YP Rajesh, Reuters)
Free exercise of religion and Catholic responsibility
(Thomas Farr, The Catholic Thing)
Arizona is sending taxpayer money to religious schools — and billionaires see it as a model for the US
(Casey Tolan, Rene Marsh and Nelli Black, CNN)
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments mandate violates its own religious freedom heritage
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law challenges bad Supreme Court precedent
(Natan Ehrenreich, National Review)
New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
(Kevin McGill and Sara Cline, Associated Press)
FFRF, coalition to file lawsuit against new Louisiana 10 Commandments law
(Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Communication bridges differences at the 9th Annual Interfaith Solidarity March
(Scientology)
Colorado town faces religious liberty lawsuit after cracking down on church's shelter ministry for homeless
(Taylor Penley, Fox News)
Americans want values-based foreign policy
(Knox Thames, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs)
Wheeler Trucking to pay $65,000 to resolve EEOC discrimination and retaliation lawsuit
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
How churches are stepping up to fill the affordable housing gap
(Sydney Jezik, Deseret News)
9th Circuit reverses dismissal of suit challenging refusal to grant religious exemptions to vaccine mandate
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court says EEOC exceeded its authority in new rules under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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