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

EVENT, 6 February 2025: National Prayer Breakfast (Washington, DC, USA)

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

EVENT, 3 February 2025: IRF Summit University Partnership Program 2025 (Washington, DC, USA) (IRF Summit)

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)

EVENT, 15 January 2025 (9AM - 5PM EST): South Carolina Religious Liberty Conference (Columbia, SC, USA) (South Carolina Religious Liberty Conference)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, due 13 January 2025: Moratoriums on Islamic Criminal Punishments: Legal Debates and Current Practices (Journal of Islamic Law)

Pakistan court rules Ahmadis cannot inherit property from their Muslim parents (Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights)

A decade after ‘Charlie Hebdo’ killings, we are still failing blasphemers (Sarah McLaughlin, The Fire)

World religion - National/regional profiles (The Association of Religion Data Archives)

Cameroon Bishops tell President Biya to not seek another term (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Afghanistan: Haqqani warns religious leaders against alienating people from Islam (Siyar Sirat, Amu TV)

Turkmenistan: First conscientious objector punishment since 2021 (Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Libyan authorities confiscate over 1,000 Quran copies over irregular content (International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Nicaragua: A 50-page report about the persecution of Christians (A report by European Center for Law & Justice, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

China’s middle class searches for faith and meaning (John Osburg, Asia Society)

General briefing: China (CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

The global outrage machine skips the Uyghurs (Michael Schuman, The Atlantic)

Iran’s judiciary boasts about Christmas leave for Christian prisoners, as arrests continue (Article 18)

Mozambique: Church promotes peace amid political unrest (João Filimone Sambo, UM News)

Czech Republic in the footsteps of Russia? Jehovah's Witnesses threatened with liquidation (Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights)

'In here we have only one leader, Jesus Christ' (Eve Webster, BBC)

Lessons from the current Scottish consultation on religious observance in schools (Russell Sandberg, Law & Religion UK)

The mask askew: How the Turkish Protestant movement recognized and surmounted religious discrimination (James Bultema, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Behind the new Italian ban on surrogacy (Marianna Orlandi, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Ukraine: Religious freedom in Ukraine under Moscow’s rule and Kyiv’s rule (Liudmyla Fylypovych, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Georgia: About the role of the Georgian Orthodox Church after the elections (Tolerance and Diversity Institute, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

PM of Bulgaria: The Orthodox Church of Bulgaria is the representative of the traditional faith in our country (Orthodox Times)

Religious schools challenge antidiscrimination law at federal appeals court (Kaitlyn Budion, Maine Public)

Religious schools appeal decision requiring adherence to Maine’s anti-discrimination law (Eesha Pendharkar, Maine Morning Star)

Parents & Catholic school take state to court for punishing faith-based education (Becket)

The true cost of Maine’s religious education ban on families (YouTube Video, Becket)

Religious freedom, Maine anti-bias law clash at First Circuit (Allie Reed, Bloomberg Law)

USCIRF welcomes news of Mubarak Bala’s release from prison in Nigeria (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Gender identity, religion and political ideology in 2023 (Ryan Burge, The Association of Religion Data Archives)

What would Bonhoeffer do? Anti-Nazi pastor’s legacy claimed, debated across political spectrum (Peter Smith, Associated Press)

Statement from President Joe Biden on Orthodox Christmas (The White House)

4th Circuit: Covid vaccine religious accommodation suit should not have been dismissed (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

How ‘So help me God’ entered the Presidential oath of office (David B. Parker, Religion Unplugged)

Georgia: Christian college students gain access to state aid (Liam Knox, Inside Higher Ed)

CAIR-NY condemns vandalism of a menorah in the Bronx (Ismail Allison, Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Rural hospital says religious law supersedes state in California abortion case (Matt LaFever, SFGate)

National Council of Jewish Women leads multi-faith amicus brief against Ten Commandments mandate in Louisiana (Natonal Council of Jewish Women)

Arsonist accused of hate crimes sentenced for fire that destroyed Arizona Episcopal church (Melodie Woerman, Episcopal News Service)

Freedom from Religion Foundation dissolves honorary board in spat over trans issues (Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

The 19th Explains: Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress? (Orion Rummler, The 19th News)

Bridging divides: Covenantal pluralism as a path to religious freedom and LGBT inclusion (Marian Edmonds-Allen, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Advancing religious freedom with refugee resettlement (Knox Thames, Deseret News)