EVENT, 25 November 2024 (17:00 GMT +1): Religion and Belief Discrimination: Where Next? (Cambridge, UK) (Sarah Fraser Butlin, Woolf Institute)

EVENT, 22-23 November 2024: Cache Valley Interfaith Open House (Logan, UT, USA) (Cache Community Connections)

WEBINAR, 29 October 2024 (11AM ET): Ukraine’s Law Banning Russian Orthodox Church and Affiliated Organizations: Legal and Juridical Aspects (International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

EVENT, 24-25 October 2024: Praying for All the Persecuted: A Global Gathering (Dallas, TX, USA) (Institute for Global Engagement, Dallas Baptist University)

CALL FOR INPUT, deadline 18 October 2024: Report on religion or belief and torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (United Nations)

EVENT, 15 October 2024: 7th Annual Summit for Religious Freedom: Finding Common Ground for Religious Freedom (Dallas, TX, USA) (DFW Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity)

Kenya: Ruto: 'We stand firm on religious freedom' in face of proposed church regulations (David Njaaga, Standard Media)

Algeria country update (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Mozambique: Catholic bishops call for transparency and fairness ahead October 9 elections (Wesley Omondi, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Nigeria: Governor Abiodun again promises promotion of religious harmony (Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation)

Israel: 'A duty of the highest order': Top religious Zionist rabbis tell gov't to push for hostage deal (Aaron Reich, The Jerusalem Post)

Israel closes Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim to allow settler celebrations (Middle East Monitor)

Kazakhstan: Global religious leaders convene in Astana to discuss conflict resolution (Aibarshyn Akhmetkali, Astana Times)

Fiji: Archbishop in Fiji says Pacific island nation is free, but not yet democratic (Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Dr. Nazila Ghanea addressed to the Faith and Freedom Summit IV (The European Times)

The Muslim family law reform: Exploring cross-national and historical differences (Yüksel Sezgin, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

OSCE-Pakistan: Why shouldn’t the Ahmadi Muslim asylum-seekers be deported? (Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Vietnam: Freedom of belief, religion in Vietnam guaranteed in both law and practice (Voice of Vietnam)

Malaysia: Competing sectarianisms in Malaysia (Aizat Shamsuddin, The Diplomat)

Indonesia: Will Prabowo’s election end Indonesia’s era reformasi? (Paul Marshall, The Diplomat)

At OSCE, Archon Sisson explains how Turkey’s hostility to religious minorities provides an opportunity for Russia to expand its imperialism and asphyxiation of religious freedom (Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate)

OSCE-Norway: Declassification and discrimination of Jehovah’s Witnesses (EN/ Norwegian) (Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Freedom of religion or belief: UK statement to the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, 2024 (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and UK Delegation to the OSCE, GOV.UK)

MI5 chief: UK facing growing threat from Islamic State, Russia and Iran (Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian)

Evangelical church in Rome, deemed a “shop” by authorities, appeals to top human rights court – Italian state demands 50,000€ (ADF International)

Interreligious vigil in Geneva marks a year of suffering (World Council of Churches)

Occupied Ukraine: Orthodox priest handed 3-year restricted freedom sentence (Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Latin American community leaders in dialogue with the EU at COMECE (The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

Commemoration of the victims of the Hamas attack attended by religious, political leaders (German) (Hamburg Parliament)

Classic video (2016): The mutating virus: Understanding antisemitism (YouTube Video, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks)

Catholic educators in Oklahoma challenge state AG’s hostility to religious schools (University of Notre Dame Law School)

EEOC sues logic staffing for religious discrimination and retaliation (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

Viewing abortion rights through the lens of religious liberty is revealing (opinion) (Andrew Koppelman, The Hill)

Nazi-looted Monet artwork returned to family generations later (Jack Brook, Associated Press)

Colorado’s Supreme Court dismisses suit against baker who wouldn’t make a cake for transgender woman (Matthew Brown, Associated Press)

7th Day Adventists sue Maryland over narrow interpretation of Fair Employment Practices Act exemption (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Tennessee county sued by woman who was required to remove hijab for booking photo (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

What makes anti-Zionist antisemitism different (Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

7 religious charities helping with hurricane recovery efforts (Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)

Video: Why are religious parents fighting Montgomery County School Board’s opt-out policy? (YouTube Video, Becket)

Texas judicial conduct commission withdraws reprimand of judge who refused to perform same-sex weddings (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)