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Events Headlines
EVENT, 23-25 April 2024: Oceania Perspectives on Human Dignity (Laie, Hawaii, USA)
(Brigham Young University – Hawaii, The Human Dignity Initiative)
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)
ESSAY CONTEST (for high school juniors and seniors), deadline 29 March 2024: Witnesses to Freedom
(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 27 March 2024 (9:30AM ET): Harmony in Diversity | Episode 1 "Catholicism"
(Nicola Speranza, European Union and United Nations Offices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
EVENT, 26 March 2024 (1:30PM ET): Women in FoRB: Making a Difference
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 26 March 2024 (3PM CET / 8AM MDT): Education, Health, and Human Flourishing: The Family's Crucial Role
(European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
EVENT, 26 March 2024 (12:30PM ET): The Role of Religion in Resilient Societies: Lesson’s from Africa’s Development Journey (Cambridge, MA, USA)
(Harvard Law School)
International Headlines
Dominican Republic: Religious institutions call for end to harassment of Haitians in Dominican Republic
(Francine-Marie Cooper, Vatican News)
Statement on UN's Ramadan ceasefire resolution
(X, Muslim World League)
China: Summer training on religion and rule of law recruiting students
(John Zhang, The China Christian Daily)
China: A Chinese pastor is released after 7 years in prison, only to find himself unable to get an ID
(Huizhong Wu, Associated Press)
India: USCIRF raises alarm over India’s exclusionary Citizenship Amendment Act during Congressional hearing
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Articles of interest - 25 March 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Argentina’s Church releases harsh critique of Milei’s administration
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Governing Religious Diversity in Global Comparative Perspective
(Edited By Tariq Modood and Thomas Sealy, Routledge)
Conservatism and Grace: The Conservative Case for Religion by Establishment
(Sebastian Morello, Routledge)
Kenya: Migori County religious leaders consultative forum
(National Council of Churches of Kenya)
Iran: Article18 calls for renewal of Special Rapporteur and Fact-Finding Mission mandates
(Article 18)
Indonesia: Ramadan, religious constitutionalization, and authentic nationalism
(Ferdian Andi, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University)
Australia: Will religious freedom reforms secure bipartisan support? (audio recording)
(with Philip Ruddock, ABC News Australia)
Guinea Bissau: Religious leaders in Guinea Bissau decry surge in attacks on places of worship
(João Vissesse, ACI Africa)
Guinea-Bissau: Religious leaders presented a declaration calling for peace and tolerance (Portuguese)
(Ecclesia)
Brazil: Woman sentenced for disturbing religious service (Portuguese)
(TJ-DFT)
Brazil: International Religious Freedom Seminar gathers more than 150 people in Boa Vista (Portuguese)
(Roraima em Foco)
Brazil: Uberization and religious freedom (Portuguese)
(Correio Braziliense)
Brazil: In Teresina, Marina Silva preaches religious freedom and says the country is divided (Portuguese)
(Yala Sena, Cidade Verde)
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