EVENT, 10 April 2025: 11th Annual Iowa Religious Freedom Day Celebration, "The Role of Religion in Peacemaking" (Des Moines, IA, USA) (Iowareligiousfreedomday.org)

EVENT, 4-5 February 2025: IRF Summit 2025 (Washington, DC, USA)

CALL FOR PAPERS, deadline 31 January 2025: Religious Freedom in Africa (International Journal for Religious Freedom)

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, deadline for submission 31 January 2025: Young Scholars Fellowship at Oxford (International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS, new deadline 29 December 2024: Eighth Annual Conference: Religion and Socio-Cultural Transformation: European Perspectives and Beyond (Vienna, Austria) (The European Academy of Religion)

HYBRID EVENT, 10 December 2024 (10AM in Rio de Janeiro): Autonomia constitucional do Direito Religioso (Portuguese) (Instituto dos Advogados Brasileiros)

The Faith Pavilion at COP29 and the Forgotten Virtue of Reverence (W. Cole Durham, Jr., G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Cameroon: Archbishop Kleda critiques Cameroon's democracy: "It exists only in name (Cameroon Concord)

Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference affirms commitment to SafeCare, church-state health partnership (Emmauel Dzivenu, Joy)

Zimbabwe: Church, state: A partnership for peace, social progress (Gibson Mhaka, Herald)

Nigeria: United Nations experts call for immediate release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, denounce blatant human rights violations in Nigeria (ADF International)

Syria: Christians under threat after Syria’s second city falls into Islamist hands (Hélène de Lauzun, The European Conservative)

Syria: HTS Islamists pledge to show tolerance for minorities (Jennifer Holleis, Deutsche Welle)

Australia saw antisemitic incidents quadruple after Oct. 7, Jewish group reports (Shira Li Bartov, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Catholic Church denounces martial law order in Korea (Union of Catholic Asian News)

Egypt’s Mufti emphasizes religious, moral responsibility to support Palestine (International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Brazil: University will have to adjust classes to accommodate Adventist students (Portuguese) (Migalhas)

Brazil: STF [Supreme Court] maintains the use of religious symbols in public buildings as a historical-cultural manifestation (Portuguese) (Bom Dia Advogado)

China detains 3 Taiwanese followers of banned I-Kuan Tao religion (Hsia Hsiao-hwa, Radio Free Asia)

Relic of the Buddha loaned by China gets a warm welcome in Thailand (Associated Press)

Atlas of Religious or Belief Minority Rights in Europe (Project Coordinator: Cristiana Cianitto, ICLRS, Confronti, FBK, FSCIRE, REDESM, UNIMI, Università degli Studi di Trento, Otto per Mille Valdese, Chiese Avventiste)

Humanist weddings and the House of Lords (Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Assisted Dying: how MPs voted and what it tells us about ‘cross-party consensus’ (Philip Cowley, The Conversation)

Religious beliefs put two captains in spotlight during Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign (Associated Press)

The Star of David on Church of England gravestones? (Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Assisted dying: why this parliamentary process is the worst way to consider such an important issue (Tony McNulty, The Conversation)

Missaoui and Akhandaf v Belgium: Cold shower for Belgian applications (Timothy Roes, Strasbourg Observers)

Hindu Forum Belgium celebrated a first step to state recognition of Hinduism (Willy Fautré, The European Times)

Samuel Paty’s beheading and the limits of speech and religion (Paul Marshall, Religion Unplugged)

States’ international obligation(s) to repeal domestic legislations incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (Lorenzo Acconciamessa, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

What are the limits of religious freedom at the university? (Spanish) (Universidad de Alcalá)

USCIRF commends administration’s efforts negotiating release of religious prisoners, including a U.S. citizen, held in China (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

US military takes pride in religious diversity. Would things change if Pete Hegseth takes charge? (Peter Smith, Associated Press)

Fort Buchanan enables spiritual readiness with a Thanksgiving prayer luncheon (David Hernandez, U.S. Army)

Outside Supreme Court, religious protesters mostly rally in favor of transgender rights (Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

What to expect as the Supreme Court weighs in on gender-affirming care for trans youth (Orion Rummler, The 19th News)

2 very different stories being told about people stepping away from faith (Jacob Hess, Deseret News)