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Events Headlines
EVENT, 18 April 2024 (1PM - 6PM PDT): Finding Common Ground: Protecting Freedom of Religion and Human Dignity (Las Vegas, NV, USA)
(Las Vegas Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity)
EVENT, 18 April 2024 (6PM EDT): 3rd Annual Freedom of Religion Roundtable (Kennesaw, GA, USA)
(Paul Murray, Hannah Clayson Smith, Barry Loudermilk, David Wilkerson, Alexandria Shuval-Weiner, Kemal Korucu, John H. Vaughn)
EVENT, 27 March 2024 (6PM EDT): Tanenbaum Film Screening: Long Line of Ladies (New York, NY, USA)
(Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding)
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 15 March 2024: Islamophobia, antisemitism and philosemitism after October 7
(Cambridge Interfaith Programme)
HYBRID EVENT, 14 March 2024 (13.30 GMT+1): Rethinking Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
(Başak Çalı and Laurence R. Helfer, Maastricht Centre for Human Rights)
EVENT, 14 March 2024 (18:30 GMT+1): Self-Censored Live Premiere (film in English, discussion in German) (Vienna, Austria)
(Ralph Schöllhammer, P. Simon De Keukelaere, Pamela Chavez-Reder, Markus Bauer, Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe)
WEBINAR, 14 March 2024 (17:30 CET): Being a Christian in politics and society
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
International Headlines
India: 'CAA is not anti-Muslim': Govt calls Al Jazeera's report as 'misleading'
(The Economic Times)
India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
India: US, UN express concern about India's religion-based citizenship law
(Reuters)
India: How urbanisation – and Hinduisation – is stripping India’s indigenous communities of their cultural heritage
(Smytta Yadav, The Conversation)
Australia: Queensland – new proposed discrimination law
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia: NSW gay conversion therapy bill offers exemptions for religion, parents
(CathNews)
Mexico’s presidential candidates sign commitment for peace with church leaders concerned by violence
(María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press)
Alarming religious freedom trends in democracies demand attention
(Johnnie Moore, Real Clear Politics)
Religion and diplomacy in the Middle East – student event blogger report
(Alison Carter, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Public bodies slandering religious minorities: A wrong decision by the Osaka district court
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Sierra Leone: Africa's high tolerance for other faiths
(Kate Hairsine, Deutsche Welle)
Canada: ‘No empty words’: Muslim Canadians use Ramadan to urge Gaza action
(Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, Al Jazeera)
Canada: Hate and harm: Rethinking dignity, dissent & equality in Canadian law
(Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University)
Rallies held around the globe for Tibetan Uprising Day
(Radio Free Asia)
China: Pastor John Cao’s first testimony after release
(China Aid)
Pakistan’s Christians still ‘living in fear’ after 2023 Punjab violence
(Anne Preckel, Vatican News)
Uzbekistan: “Protection of rights of artistic expression and other cultural rights and diversity in Uzbekistan” - International Expert Discussion was held at the Ilkhom Theater under EU-funded project
(Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Uzbekistan)
South Africa: Three Egyptian Coptic monks killed in S.Africa, Coptic Orthodox Church says
(Reuters)
Iran: USCIRF calls for accountability for Iran’s crimes against humanity
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Cuba: Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — Catholics, Santeria followers, exiled and back on the island
(Luis Andres Henao and Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press)
Spirituality, culture, and politics: A conversation with Andrew Prevot
(Andrew Prevot, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Ghana bishops oppose new anti-gay law passed by parliament
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hong Kong: Cardinal Chow: Taoists and Christians can join hands to build harmonious society
(Joseph Tulloch and Devin Watkins, Vatican News)
Vatican engages Hong Kong, Taiwan in interfaith dialogue
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Religious objections to vaccines in Africa complicates cholera fight
(Cyril Zenda, Religion Unplugged)
Haiti on the brink: Did Evangelicals break the Caribbean nation?
(Warren Cole Smith, Religion Unplugged)
Faith sector's engagement with migrants, refugees for health and HIV services highlighted
(World Council of Churches)
Orientation session opens ecumenical participation at UN talks on women’s rights
(World Council of Churches)
Brazil: Church must compensate employee called 'demoniated' (Portuguese)
(Eduardo Velozo Fuccia, Conjur)
Brazil: It is necessary to combat the “abusive use” of religion in politics, says Barroso (Portuguese)
(Gabriel Bandeira, Poder 360)
Europe Headlines
Russia: Religious freedom survey, March 2024
(Victoria Arnold and John Kinahan, Forum 18 News Service)
Imminent risk of irreparable harm: why failure to protect Russians fleeing the Putin regime would be a serious blow to the Court’s reputation
(Eszter Benkő, Tamás Fazekas And Zsolt Szekeres, Strasbourg Observers)
Why we must ban Russian Orthodox Church’s activities in Ukraine
(Mykyta Poturaiev, Kyiv Post)
Unexpected defeat of referendums shows growing power of Ireland’s traditional Catholics
(Daniel O'Connor, Religion News Service)
Pro-Palestinian protesters target Israeli president during opening of Dutch Holocaust museum
(Shira Li Bartov, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Bishops back pro-European Project candidates in upcoming EU elections
(Guillaume Daudé, La Croix International)
EU Bishops in view of the 2024 elections: “For a responsible vote promoting Christian values and the European project”
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Sadiq Khan hails Jewish attendance at Ramadan Lights switch-on as sign of ‘hope’
(Justin Cohen, Jewish News)
Hate Crime Act Scotland: Concerns raised as controversial new laws due to come into force
(Alistair Grant, The Scotsman)
Vindicated charity volunteer arrested for silent prayer in an abortion "buffer zone" testifies to Scottish Parliament
(ADF UK)
British parliament questions ‘false baptism’ by asylum seekers
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Lords Spiritual: future composition
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Religious Freedom Commission says it always has new requests to analyze (Portuguese)
(RTP Noticias)
Number of Orthodox increases more than that of Muslims (Portuguese)
(Redação, JN)
Legal clarity on ayahuasca in Portugal (Spanish)
(International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service)
Constitutional Court of Spain protects rights of mother who opposed her minor daughter receiving a religious education, as was the father's wish (Spanish)
(Diario Constitucional)
United States Headlines
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