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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, 17 July 2024 (9:30AM ET): Bridging Divides and Building Peace - Youth, FoRB and the SDGs (New York, NY, USA)
(The Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA))
WEBINAR, 15 July 2024 (3:30 PM CEST/Brussels): A Journey to the UDHR Centenary | EP. 2 Civil Society Engagement
(Paulo Macedo and Fabio Petito, European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
EVENT, 12 July 2024: National Seminar on Cross Cultural Religious Literacy: Religion and Law (South Jakarta, Indonesia)
(Pancasila University, Institut Leimena, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
International Headlines
Canada: Trudeau appoints Jewish lawmaker as new adviser on Canadian Jewish community and antisemitism
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Australia: Faith-based politics will erode social unity: PM
(Kat Wong, North West Star)
Nigeria: Resurgence of suicide attacks concern Nigeria’s Church leaders
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian army respects religious freedom as secular institution -- spokesperson
(Tarkaa David, Leadership Nigeria)
The relentless persecution of Christians in Latin America
(Antonio Graceffo, Mercator)
Pakistan: Christians face ‘devastating’ persecution under Pakistani blasphemy laws, expert says
(Kate Quiñones, Catholic News Agency)
Cuban Christians’ cry for religious freedom comes as pastor lingers in jail
(Diana Chandler, Religion Unplugged)
United Nations denounce discrimination and hate crimes against Jehovah's Witnesses and others in Japan
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights)
How to steal a school: Japan's persecution of the Unification Church extends to Senegal
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights)
Pope to preside over interfaith meeting in Indonesian mosque during longest, most challenging trip
(Nicole Winfield and Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)
Is enforcing hijab crucial to Islam? The 18th session of the Tajikistan’s upper chamber of Parliament (Majlisi Mili) has finally approved the bill banning the hijab after years of unofficial law.
(Harshit Sharma, Modern Diplomacy)
Vietnam requests US to objectively assess religion and belief situation
(VietNam News)
Religion Watch, Volume 39 No. 8
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Experts alarmed by possible extradition of refugee and human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap from Thailand to Vietnam
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Fragmentation in the European and Inter-American Human Rights Courts Regarding the Scope of Religious Autonomy: An Analysis of the Use of Sources and Methodologies
(Gabriela García Escobar, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
Articles of interest - 8 July 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Nepal: Why Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back
(Anne Mocko, The Conversation)
Uganda officially recognizes Muslim martyrs killed in the 1800s
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)
We don’t have to choose between the Enlightenment and religion
(Michael Reneau and Mustafa Akyol, The Dispatch)
Malaysia: The rise of a new breed of Islamic preacher in Malaysia
(Vanitha Nadaraj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
China, “Strict governance of religion” imposed on Christians
(Zhang Chunhua, Bitter Winter)
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