Law and Religion Headlines - 9 December 2024

Syria: Solidarity and support for the Syrian people in their pursuit of security, stability, and dignity (Muslim World League)

Syria: Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the Islamist rebel leading the Syrian advance? (Adam Taylor, The Washington Post)

Syria: US pounds ISIS camps in Syria after Assad flees (Jack Detsch, Paul McLeary and Joe Gould, Politico)

China: Human rights lawyers and religious leaders decry systematic accusations of 'fraud' against unregistered churches (CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Iran’s Catholic archbishop admits churches ‘closed to almost everyone’ (Article 18)

Uzbekistan: Demands to reopen, not demolish, church and mosque (Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Summary of global summit of religious leaders (JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

South Korea: Churches in South Korea condemn declaration of martial law (World Council of Churches)

Haiti gang kills 110 people accused of witchcraft (Vanessa Buschschlüter, BBC)

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources (Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 9 December 2024 (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nicaragua: Religious sisters face government pressure to leave Nicaragua (Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar)

Canada: Praying in public? Pas au Québec (Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Pakistan interfaith group urges dialogue in latest blasphemy row (Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: West Bengal OBC case: Reservation can't be on basis of religion, says SC (The Economic Times)

Mexico: Indigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status (Teresa de Miguel, Associated Press)

Mexico: Sacrifices: the conflict between religious freedom and animal welfare (Spanish) (Alejandra Islas, Noticia Criminis)

Brazil priests condemn ‘institutionalized violence against the poor’ by police (Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Brazil: Public Defender's Office sends recommendation for the State to guarantee freedom of worship to inmates who follow religions of African origin (Portuguese) (Amanda Sobreira, Defensoria Publica do Estado do Ceara)

Brazil: The obligations of religious organizations (Portuguese) (William Galle Dietrich, Consultor Juridico)

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