Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 1 March 2024
China: Free detained Tibetan demonstrators
(Human Rights Watch)
Indonesia: End hijab-linked bullying in schools
(Human Rights Watch)
Iranian women 'ready to pay the price' for defying hijab rules
(Caroline Hawley, BBC News)
Prince William condemns rise in antisemitism during synagogue visit
(Alex Binley, BBC News)
UK Catholic groups glad committee doesn’t endorse assisted suicide
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ordination after remarriage: Synod motion approved
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Stakeholder update from the Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households
(The Church of England)
Church of England’s divisions over same-sex marriage sink unity measure at General Synod
(David Paulsen, Episcopal News Service)
Bishop welcomes MPs' recommendations for end-of-life care
(The Church of England)
First Minister urged to review ‘advancement of religion’ as a charitable purpose
(Emily Harle, Third Sector)
A heckler’s veto on Christian street preaching in the UK
(Kelly-Ann Cannon, Law & Religion UK)
Holy See: Religious freedom is violated in one third of the world
(Lisa Zengarini, Vatican News)
Asylum-seekers who convert in EU can’t be automatically rejected, court rules
(Article 18)
USCIRF urges sanctions on Russian officials abusing FoRB prisoners
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Landmark ECJ ruling recognises conversion in subsequent asylum application
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
Far-left vandals threatening priest in Barcelona
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
Argentina: Milei ends Argentine government use of ‘inclusive language’ promoted by gender ideology advocates
(Julieta Villar, Catholic News Agency)
Georgia Republicans say religious liberty needs protection, but Democrats warn of discrimination
(Jeff Amy, Associated Press)
Austria’s top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press)
Jewish students sue Columbia University charging pervasive antisemitism
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Election of student school board member by public school students did not violate Free Exercise clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
BJC: New rule from nine federal agencies safeguards religious freedom
(Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
The right way to cover the intersection of religion and politics
(Heidi Przybyla, Politico)
Uzbekistan: Large fines for sharing beliefs with permission
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Evangelicals urge Biblical response to immigration reform
(Diana Chandler, Religion Unplugged)
Church leaders accuse Nigerian military of being complicit in the murder of Christians
(Tom Osanjo, Religion Unplugged)
In New York, Israeli conscientious objectors find community after ostracism
(Carolyn Gevinski and Claudia Gohn, Al Jazeera)
Atheist group demands IRS pull tax-exempt status of church over endorsement of Steve Garvey
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
A discussion with Kevin Hyland on human trafficking
(G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Lao house church reopens after being attacked
(Radio Free Asia)
WCC and partners share insights on debt crisis, climate, land and food sovereignty at World Social Forum
(World Council of Churches)
European Sunday Alliance issues new Manifesto promoting a Work-free Sunday for all
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Czech lawmakers approve more rights for same-sex couples, just not marriage
(Reuters)
Christians come together in Latvia to influence society
(Christian Network Europe)
Trial by media and the right to respond in Narbutas v. Lithuania
(Donatas Murauskas, Strasbourg Observers)
Federal court greenlights destruction of Oak Flat
(Becket)
Supreme Court asked to prevent pro-life doctors from being forced to perform abortions
(Lauren Canterberry, World)
From a funeral image, the textures of faith and state in Russia
(Valerie Hopkins and Oleg Matsnev, The New York Times)
Russia jails Jehovah's Witness for 8 years after 'mole' secretly films worship meeting
(Reuters)
Russians hit Jesus Christ Church in Kupiansk. A pastor found dead under rubble
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
My Malaysia ordeal shows how religion can fuse with populist nationalism to silence dissent
(Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation)
Brazil: Debaters defend choosing a day off according to the worker's religion (Portuguese)
(Agência Senado, Senado Federal)
The conflict between animal welfare and the right to religious freedom in Europe (Spanish)
(Anastasio Argüello Henríquez, Noemí Castro Navarro, Sergio Romeo Malanda, The Conversation)
The Government creates the General Directorate of Religious Freedom (Spanish)
(Jesús Bastante, El Diario)
Thursday, 29 February 2024
HYBRID EVENT, 29 February 2024 (10AM GMT+1): Assessing China’s Governance and Human Rights Landscape (Brussels, Belgium)
(Benedict Rogers, Geoffrey Nice, Roy Chun Lee, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
WEBINAR, 29 February 2024 (9AM EST): Global Histories of Coexistence
(Pankaj Mishra in Conversation with Mohsin Hamid, Ranjit Hoskote, and Ece Temelkuran, Georgetown Global Dialogues)
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Russian beaten by Chechen leader's son is jailed for Koran burning
(Reuters)
Hamas raises stakes in Gaza truce talks by calling for Ramadan march
(Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jana Choukeir and Maayan Lubell, Reuters)
Palestine’s Vatican envoy urges Gaza ceasefire for Ramadan, Easter
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Israeli officials to meet on a proposed pause in Gaza while the Cabinet is set to OK a Rafah plan
(Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Associated Press)
Fiona Scolding to review Pilavachi links to New Wine
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Lee Anderson refuses to apologise for Islamist claim about Sadiq Khan
(Kate Whannel, BBC News)
More than half of Tory members in poll say Islam a threat to British way of life
(The Guardian)
Alabama IVF ruling divides devout Christians: 'Fewer children will be born'
(Nomia Iqbal, BBC News)
India’s Assam state repeals British-era Muslim marriage law
(Al Jazeera)
Algeria inaugurates world’s third-largest mosque ahead of Ramadan
(Al Jazeera)
West Virginia House passes bill to allow religious exemptions for student vaccines
(John Raby, Associated Press)
Alabama justice's ties with far-right Christian movement raise concern
(Odette Yousef, NPR)
The Alabama ruling on embryos claimed to be Christian. Christians aren’t so sure.
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
India: Anti-Muslim hate speech soars in India, research group says
(Kanishka Singh, Reuters)
Burkina Faso mosque attack: Dozens killed during prayers
(Natasha Booty, BBC News)
Pakistan woman in Arabic script dress saved from mob claiming blasphemy
(Caroline Davies, BBC News)
Germany is driving religious freedom off the road
(Lidia Rieder, The European Conservative)
How Hakeem Jeffries’ Black Baptist upbringing and deep-rooted faith shapes his House leadership
(Darren Sands, Associated Press)
Cambodia: Tep Vong, the leader of Cambodia’s Buddhist community, dies at 93
(Associated Press)
Florida Senate unanimously passes bill to define antisemitism
(Brendan Farrington, Associated Press)
Tennessee legislature passes healthcare sharing ministries exemption
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Court upholds Maine's law barring LGBTQ discrimination by Christian school receiving state funds
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Man to plead guilty in ‘killing spree’ of eagles and other birds for feathers prized by tribes
(Matthew Brown, Religion News Service)
New survey finds pockets of support for Christian nationalism across the country
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Malawi: Bishops blast government of Malawi, saying oversight ‘rendered useless’
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Irish official rejects call for No vote on family amendment by bishops
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hulu reverses course, accepts Texas church's ad after demand letter
(Kristine Parks, Fox News)
SBU initiated 73 investigations against clergymen collaborating with the enemy
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Thailand persecutes the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. Why?
(Willy Fautré and Alexandra Foreman, The European Times)
O.G. and others v. Greece: A belated vindication for (some) sex workers living with HIV
(Dimitrios Kagiaros, Strasbourg Observers)
Indonesia: Is there a new strongman leading the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation?
(Paul Marshall, Religion Unplugged)
Australia: Muslim peak bodies in NSW and Victoria reject invitations to premiers’ iftar dinners
(The Guardian)
Iran: Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest February
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Tibet: Mass detention of Tibetans trying to save monasteries
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Japan: The Unification Church Case in Japan: A politician speaks up. 2. Spies and fake news
(Toshikazu Masubuchi, Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights)
Kentucky debates increasing religious freedom protections
(World)
Group, Dutch embassy rally religious leaders, others on freedom of religion
(Tina Abeku, Guardian.ng)
Japan: Religious believers should not acquiesce to religious freedom violations
(Haruhisa Nakagawa, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals)
African Philosophy of Religion and Western Monotheism
(Kirk Lougheed , Motsamai Molefe and Thaddeus Metz, Cambridge University Press)
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
WEBINAR, 27 February 2024 (4PM CET): Strengthening Families: A Cornerstone of Sustainable Societies. Episode 1: Families: The foundation of economic prosperity
(Michał A. Michalski, Bradford Wilcox, Vincenzo Bassi, and Aimee Winder Newton, European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
HYBRID EVENT, 27 February 2024 (6:30PM ET): "Faith Under Fire", a panel and discussion on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela (Miami, Florida, USA)
(Outreach Aid to the Americas)
Monday, 26 February 2024
FoRB Podcast: Qur’an-Burning Cases in Europe
(Dmytro Vovk, Merilin Kiviorg and Ed Brown, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Cuba reiterates respect for religious freedom
(Beatriz Montes de Oca, Radio Havana Cuba)
Utah passes religious freedom bill with language to prevent discrimination
(Bridger Beal-Cvetko, Deseret News)
EVENT, 26 February 2024: Writing and Publishing in the Law of the ECHR: A Workshop for Early Career Researchers
(University of Essex and Academy for European Human Rights Protection, University of Cologne)
Nigeria: Islamist Nigerian militants press attacks against Christians to foment religious war
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)
Catholics rally around Annunciation House after lawsuit
(Aleja Hertzler-McCain, Religion News Service)
Backlash to trans activist’s St. Patrick’s funeral reveals deep fault lines
(Aleja Hertzler-McCain, Religion News Service)
Trump tells religious broadcasters he’ll defend Christianity against perceived threats from the left
(Will Weissert, Associated Press)
Hinduism has no rules against marrying outside the faith. But couples say it has its bumps.
(Richa Karmarkar, Religion News Service)
Georgia GOP senators seek to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries, reduce sex education
(Jeff Amy, Associated Press)
Anti-Muslim hate incidents soar in UK amid Israel's war on Gaza: monitor
(TRT World)
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