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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
Australia has its first antisemitism special envoy, with an Islamophobia special envoy to follow. What will this mean?
(Matteo Vergani, Dan Goodhardt, and Susan Carland, The Conversation)
Australia: Fatima Payman advises Muslims: ‘Don’t establish a political party’
(Michelle Grattan, The Conversation)
India: Right to freedom of religion doesn’t encompass the right to convert others: Allahabad HC
(OpIndia)
India’s Muslims voted for justice and equality, but this remains a distant future
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Rulers of Islamic nations not fulfilling duties towards Palestinians: Iranian Sunni cleric
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
The church is radicalizing over Gaza: strange extremist bedfellows
(Scott Gustafson, Religion News Service)
Quakers view the Palestinian narrative as just and righteous - opinion
(Asaf Romirowsky, The Jerusalem Post)
Uzbekistan: Planned new punishments for parents allowing children's religious education
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
How faith-based projects are helping to stem Africa’s growing eco-anxiety
(Cyril Zenda, Religion Unplugged)
Teaching within a tradition: A common cause for religious and cultural minority groups
(Alexis de La Ferriere, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Cuba: CSW calls for human rights reforms and release of political prisoners on third anniversary of protests
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
In Venezuela, détente is confirmed between the church and state
(FSSPX News)
Nicaragua: International human rights court condemns Nicaraguan government’s imprisonment of Christian ministry leaders, calls for immediate release
(ADF International)
Nicaragua: Radio María in Nicaragua shut down by country’s dictatorship
(Walter Sánchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)
Mexico ‘cancels’ statue of Greek god Poseidon after dispute with local deity
(Fabiola Sánchez, Associated Press)
Europe Headlines
11 July: International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
(Marija Pejčinović Burić, Council of Europe)
Record number of 25 Muslims elected to UK Parliament amid rising Islamophobia
(Muslim Mirror)
In letter to the new prime minister, UK church leaders express concern about ‘conversion therapy’ ban
(Evangelical Focus)
How the new Labour government can craft a robust foreign policy with FoRB at its core
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Jews in Europe still face high levels of antisemitism
(European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Roundtable in Brussels: Power of Partnerships to Improve the Well-being of Women and Children
(YouTube Video, The Church of Jesus Christ Europe)
Azerbaijan is a top violator of religious freedom. Accountability is a must | opinion
(Artak Beglaryan, Newsweek)
Ukraine: The war, religious beliefs and conscientious objection: the case of Protestants
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
CEC condemns attack on Ukrainian children's hospital, and calls for peace and accountability
(Conference of European Churches)
Holy warheads: Russian Orthodox Christianity as weaponized culture
(Elaine Wilson, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Why French Protestants seem to be afraid of a right-wing surge in the elections
(Marc Derœux, Christian Network Europe)
Verhoeven v. France – Reconciling private international law and children’s rights law in international child abduction cases remains a difficult task
(Tine Van Hof, Strasbourg Observers)
At Taizé, a countercurrent dialogue between young Christians and Muslims
(Fanny Uski-Billieux, La Croix International)
EU-China Human Rights Dialogue, a dialogue of the deaf
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Palliative care and assisted suicide at the ECtHR: Dániel Karsai v. Hungary
(Gabriela García Escobar, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Legal criteria for the primacy of business confidentiality over the right to freedom of expression in Boronyák v. Hungary
(Strasbourg Observers)
Turkish authorities crack down on Christianity; deny church land for worship space
(ADF International)
United States Headlines
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