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Friday, 30 March 2012

Church subsidy reform signals Polish revolution
(AFP, France 24 International News)

Drive to release rights attorney in China pushes forward
(Edward Ross, Compass Direct News)

Malaysia in religious row over 'threat of Christianity'
(AFP, Yahoo! News)

Slide from secularism: Turkey's education bill
(The Daily Activist)

Turkish lawmakers adopt disputed education bill
(Suzan Fraser, Associated Press)

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Arizona immigration law threatens religious liberty, USCCB argues in court brief
(Catholic Culture.org)

Faith, Freedom, and the First Amendment: The guarantee of religious liberty
(Thomas Berg, The Heritage Foundation)

Religious freedom and the health-care law
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review Online)

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

"Religious liberty" argument doesn't win over Arizona lawmakers
(Scott Alessi, U.S. Catholic)

Baptist leader says NC crucial in marriage debate
(Tom Breen, Myrtle Beach Online)

Katrina Lantos Swett Appointed USCIRF Commissioner
(Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice)

North Dakota religious liberty measure a reaction to 1990 ruling
(Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald)

The politics of religious freedom: Religious freedom between truth and tactic
(Samuel Moyn, The Immanent Frame: Secularism, religion, and the public sphere)

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Forced religious conversions hike Pakistan minorities' fears
(Associated Press, Fox News)

Monday, 26 March 2012

Can religious freedom be saved?
((An online symposium), National Review Online)

The Constitution vs. Obamacare
(Editorial, National Review Online)

Two USCIRF Commissioners appointed
(Press Release, USCIRF.gov)

Sunday, 25 March 2012

Guest column: The HHS Mandate and the First Amendment
(Patrick T. Gillen, Naples News.com)

Saturday, 24 March 2012

UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of Iran monitor
(Baha)

Friday, 23 March 2012

The Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
(Consulate General of Turkey)

U.S. silent on top Saudi cleric’s call to ‘destroy churches’
(Patrick Goodenough, CNS News)

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Pussy Riot appeal to the European Court of Human Rights
(Grigory Tumanov, Pavel Korobov, Kommersant, Russia Beyond the Headlines)

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Pope: "gratuitous speculation" on the issue of stolen documents, "renewed confidence in my staff"
(AsiaNews.it)

Saturday, 31 December 2011

Ahmedabad couple in trouble for religious conversion
(The Times of India)

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Essex dads to sue over same-sex marriage ban
(Christian Concern)

Wednesday, 1 January 1653

Southern Africa bishops want more coordination on migrants
(La Croix International)

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