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Thursday, 4 February 2021

WEBINAR, 4 February 2021, 3:00 PM GMT: Addressing the Many Faces of Complicity in Genocide
(All Party Parliamentary Group on Uyghurs, Coalition for Genocide Response, and Rene Cassin)

Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Apaches' fight over Arizona copper mine goes before US court
(Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press)

What to expect from President Biden on international religious freedom
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News | InDepth)

Strasbourg Court Publishes the 2020 Annual Report
(Kushtrim Istrefi, ECHR Blog)

Annual Report 2000 - European Court of Human Rights

An overview of religion and secularism in France
(Aljazeera, Aljazeera)

Biden-Harris Is diminishing India’s Hindutva lobby in the White House
(Manmeet Sahni, Religion Unplugged)

International community must act after Myanmar coup, say Christian leaders
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Aung San Suu Kyi is arrested as Myanmar’s generals seize power
(The Economist)

Religions for Peace International Statement on Unfolding Events in Myanmar
(Religions for Peace)

Message of Cardinal Charles Maung Bo to the People of Myanmar
(Religions for Peace)

Prayers needed for Myanmar, says Yangon's auxiliary bishop
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, UCANews)

Southeast Asia: Scant Condemnation of Myanmar Coup
(BenarNews)

USCIRF worried about violence against Rohingya and other religious communities following military coup in Burma
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Atmospheric pollution relevant to asylum claim, holds French court
(Ruby Peacock and Susana Ferrin Perez, UK Human Rights Blog)

French Catholic bishops: Fight against anti-Semitism ‘must be everyone’s business’
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

How France's separatism law affects Muslim working-class women
(Salahuddin Mazhary, TRT World)

Macron's Islamic charter is an unprecedented attack on French secularism
(Alain Gabon, Middle East Eye)

Man saved from deportation to Bangladesh after pollution plea in French legal 'first'
(Jon Henley, The Guardian)

First Guantanamo court date set for terror suspect Hambali, 2 Malaysians
(John Bechtel, BenarNews)

Chiefs’ gathering in Chad opens new horizons
(Baha'i World News Service, Baha'i World News Service)

Church of Jesus Christ service project impacts prison in Canada
(Johanna Lewis, Cardus)

Pastoral Home Care of the Archdiocese of Montreal has great impact during pandemic
(Andrew Bennett, Cardus Religious Freedom Institute)

Americans more likely than others to have stronger faith amid pandemic
(John Burger, Aleteia)

CEC expresses concern over suggested legislation on translating sermons into Danish
(Conference of European Churches)

WEBINAR, 3 February 2021 (12:30PM EST): Catholicism, Joe Biden, and U.S. Politics: A Conversation with Massimo Faggioli
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Under guise of protecting workers, California defines (and demonizes) Hinduism
(Religion News Service)

Most Christians welcome the COVID-19 vaccines, but some are skeptical
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)

Virginia governor protected by 11th Amendment in church's suit challenging COVID-19 orders
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge dismisses Virginia church’s lawsuit against governor over COVID-19 restrictions
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Faith and the COVID-19 vaccine: ‘The scientific community has a storytelling problem’
(Julie Schonfield, Religion News Service)

On the Value of Interim Measures by the ECtHR on Inter-Sate Disputes
(Vassilis P. Tzevelekos, Strasbourg Observers)

Is pornography a human right?
(European Centre for Law & Justice)

How Evangelical media ministry Focus on the Family fueled lies and insurrectionists
(Steve Rabey, Religion Unplugged)

‘We can name the evil that is racism’: A conversation with Archbishop Thabo Makgoba
(Matt Gardner, Anglican Journal)

'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape
(Matthew Hill, David Campanale, and Joel Gunter, BBC News)

International Catholic project launched to promote ‘truth of love’ to 21st-century world
(Catholic News Agency)

Australian federal police find no criminal misconduct in mysterious Vatican transfers
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Kansas lawmakers advance constitutional amendment to exclude 'right to abortion'
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis adds feast of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus to Church calendar
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis dismisses uncertainty over upcoming Iraq trip
(Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

One of the world’s oldest churches sits in small town in the West Bank
(Taghreed Ali, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Christian leaders killed in middle belt of Nigeria
(Morning Star News)

Nigeria must rethink responses to women displaced by Boko Haram
(Titilope F. Ajayi, The Conversation)

Christians in Kenya fearful after five church buildings burned
(Morning Star News)

Public Nativity Scenes Don’t Violate the Constitution, Appeals Court Rules in Major Religious Liberty Case
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Is censorship escalating against evangelicals? Three biblical responses
(Jim Denison, Denison Forum)

Court blocks Vermont from barring religious school students from tuition program
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)

Indian govt rules out national anti-conversion law
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Senate panel rejects bill to protect Pakistan's minorities
(Zahid Hussain, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pope talks about Iraq trip, Catholic journalism, church in U.S.
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)

Pope: Violence against women displays cowardice, degrades all of humanity
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)

Who is Ali al-Sistani, the Muslim leader whom the Pope will meet in Iraq?
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

Hong Kong Catholic nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
(Luke Hunt, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Ash Wednesday: Different look, same message
(Carol Zimmermann, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Sanctuary leaders sue over targeting and excessive fines
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Women in sanctuary file lawsuit against ICE to challenge retaliatory and excessive civil fines
(Center for Constitutional Rights)

7th Circuit OK's nativity scene in Christmas display
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Court rules Indiana courthouse can display nativity scene
(Justine Coleman, The Hill)

Nativity scenes win big in Indiana
(Becket: Press Release)

Indiana county wins appeal to display Nativity scene
(Catholic News Agency)

Scientific Investigations Of Believed Remains Of Two Apostles
(Eurasia Review)

Churches in LA’s working-class neighborhoods urge: ‘bring the vaccine to the people’
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

African prelate laments Biden’s disregard for ‘human dignity’
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Survey: White evangelicals most likely to say they’ve been harassed online for their faith
(Roxanne Stone, Religion News Service)

About one-in-five Americans who have been harassed online say it was because of their religion
(Brooke Auxier, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

Vatican stamps highlight papal engagement in interreligious dialogue
(Catholic News Service)

India court directs government to respond to petition challenging anti-conversion law
(Ananaya Agrawal, Jurist)

Bill aims to cement religious protections for North Dakota inmates
(Jeremy Turley, Grand Forks Herald)

As Poland's Church embraces politics, Catholics depart
(Justyna Pawlak, Alicja Ptak, Reuters)

In Israel, haredi Orthodox Jews wield enormous political power. Could that change because of Covid?
(Sam Sokol, Jewish News of Northern California)

New COVID-19 legislation and guidance to 6 February 2021
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Volume 8 (2020): Issue 2-3 (Dec 2020): Special Issue: Religion, State and COVID 19 edited by Itzhak Brand
(Journal of Law, Religion and State)

Weekly highlight #141: COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions - Faith communities worldwide balance concerns about rising cases with mixed hopes and fears about vaccine rollouts
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Equitable COVID Vaccine Distribution and Access: Enforcing International Legal Obligations under Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the Right to Development
(Diane Desierto, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

David French on Christian nationalism and evangelicals’ existential angst
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Renewed hope of Uyghurs as Genocide Amendment passes in Lords again
(Jewish News)

Ecclesiastical court judgments – January 2021
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

What Catholics need to know about Biden’s executive order on gender identity
(Mary Rice Hasson, Our Sunday Visitor)

“The Four Chaplains Day”: Honoring sacrificial service
(Eric Patterson, Religious Freedom Institute)

Kazakhstan: 131 administrative prosecutions in 2020
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Jurisdictional win for Germany in lawsuit seeking to recover art taken by Nazis
(Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)

Conflict over Buddhist monastery in Russia resolved
(TASS, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Two protestants suffer misapplication of Russia's anti-evangelism law
(Tulskie Prianiki, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Russian customs confiscates Jehovah's Witnesses' books
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Coronavirus: Sri Lanka's forced cremations spark anger among Muslims
(Akanksha Saxena, Deutsche Welle)

Cyprus Orthodox Church to restore historic homes amid outcry
(Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press)

Exiled Uighurs in Turkey fear China’s long reach—‘We are all panicking now’
(Eva Xiao, The Wall Street Journal)

Turkey sees uptick in religious freedom violations
(Ahval)

Russia: Special bimonthly FORB (17-31.01.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Iran: Prison sentences against Christian converts upheld
(Middle East Concern)

Escalation of religious freedom violations in Turkey
(International Christian Concern)

Cardinal Ayuso: ‘We must work for a culture of peace and inclusion'
(Vatican News)

Twitter blocks Vox account for "inciting hatred" against Muslims (Spanish)
(Miguel González, El Pais)

The Catalan Muslim community denounces Vox for inciting hatred (Spanish)
(Miguel González, El Pais)

Holy See reiterates calls against all forms of anti-Semitism
(Vatican News)

Unbelief, no religious affiliation, secularization and fundamentalism (Spanish)
(Elio Masferrer Kan, El Universal)

The strategic alliance of Jesuits and Human Rights that challenges authoritarian governments (Spanish)
(Cristiano Morsolin, Religión digital)

United States scholars call for coalition centered on life, family, religion, education
(Catholic News Agency, Catholic News Agency)

Monday, 1 February 2021

South Africa's army allows hijab for Muslim women
(Aljazeera)

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