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Events Headlines
ONLINE COURSE, application deadline 30 April 2024: Religion & Conflict Transformation
(swisspeace)
WEBINAR, 26 April 2024 (4PM CEST): Strengthening Families: A Cornerstone of Sustainable Societies. Episode 3: Families and Freedom of Religion or Belief
(David Dollahite, Marcela Szymanski, William Duncan, Alessandro Calcagno, European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Sutherland Institute)
EVENT, 23-25 April 2024: Oceania Perspectives on Human Dignity (Laie, Hawaii, USA)
(Brigham Young University – Hawaii, The Human Dignity Initiative)
EVENT, 22 April 2024 (9:30AM ET): 2024 Symposium on Religious Speech in the Context of Anti-Blasphemy and Anti-Proselytism Laws (Notre Dame, IN USA)
(University of Notre Dame Law School)
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)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 17 April 2024 (9:30AM ET): Harmony in Diversity - "Hinduism" with Gopal D. Patel
(European Union and United Nations Offices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Cults, spirituality, and new religious movements
(London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
International Headlines
Australia: Sydney church stabbing was 'terrorist' attack, police say
(Tiffanie Turnbull and Simon Atkinson, BBC)
Australia must not lose the war within over religion, ideology and politics
(Chip Le Grand, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Australia: A bipartisan approach to religious freedom is possible — it involves the recovery of a fundamental human right
(Patrick Parkinson, ABC News Australia)
Second international religious institutions conference kicks off
(Ethiopian News Agency)
Indian protesters pull from poetic tradition to resist Modi’s Hindu nationalism
(Krupa Shandilya, The Conversation)
India: IAMC Annual Report on Human Rights and Religious Freedom in India (2024)
(Indian American Muslim Council)
Religion as a soft power tool: Iran’s export of Twelver Shia Islam to Syria
(George Hancock, The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security)
Clash of the patriarchs: A hard-line Russian bishop backed by the political might of the Kremlin could split the Orthodox Church in two.
(Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic)
Chad’s bishops urge successful presidential elections amid controversy
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Saudi Arabia: football fans imprisoned for chant
(Human Rights Watch)
South Korea: 1,700 killed for their religion during Korean War: panel
(Yoon Min-sik, The Korea Herald)
The role of interfaith education and cross-cultural religious literacy in combating intolerance
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Kenyan bishops accuse government of impeding church's mission
(Fredrick Nzwili, Union of Catholic Asian News)
China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest April 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Witch hunting and religious freedom in Africa
(Leo Igwe, Modern Ghana)
New book: Religious Paradigms of Indigenous Communities in Mexico (Spanish)
(Jose Luis Llaquet de Entrambasaguas, Tirant Lo Blanch)
Europe Headlines
A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules
(Associated Press)
Banning ritual prayers in school: Michaela Schools Trust
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
High court upholds top London school’s ban on prayer rituals
(Sally Weale, The Guardian)
Sanctions imposed for illegal boiler installation
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
European court decision shows that a safe climate is a human right, former UN rights chief says
(Seth Borenstein, Associated Press)
CoE report says freedom of assembly violations topped new violations in Georgia in 2023
(Civil Georgia)
Do nuns in France have employment rights?
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
France: Nearly 1,000 anti-Christian acts in 2023, says the Ministry of the Interior
(Grégoire Gindre, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Paris Olympics 2024: The controversial hijab ban at sport's biggest party
(Tyrese King, BBC)
France: Spectacular SWAT raids on Romanian yoga centers: Fact checking (I)
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Government, religious denominations consolidate their collaboration. Romania to establish Religious Freedom Day
(Aurelian Iftimiu, Biserica Ortodoxă Română)
Free speech prevails for “NatCon”: Belgian court strikes down order shuttering conservative conference
(ADF International)
A Mosque set on fire in Dnipro of Ukraine
(AhlulBayt News Agency)
Leaders of 15 Protestant denominations in Ukraine urge Mike Johnson to vote for aid package allocation
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest April 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
A right for judges to challenge legislation? Strasbourg’s untenable ambiguity
(Mathieu Leloup, Strasbourg Observers)
Analysis: freedom of religion and human rights (German)
(Elizabeta Kitanovic, Conference of European Churches)
Analysis: freedom of religion and human rights (French)
(Elizabeta Kitanovic, Conference of European Churches)
United States Headlines
The Rev. Barber and other faith leaders issue a bold call to reject Christian nationalism
(John Nichols, The Nation)
Apache Stronghold asks 29-judge appeals court to save Oak Flat
(Becket)
Supreme Court limits scope of injunction against Idaho's gender-affirming treatment ban
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How schools like Harvard emerged as defenders of religious liberty
(Mariya Manzhos, Deseret News)
Indian Americans warn that Hinduphobia resolution, linked with Hindu far-right groups, will be weaponized against critics
(Indian American Muslim Council)
Religious charter schools: A new horizon for the Establishment Clause and school choice
(Charles J. Russo, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years
(Dara E. Purvis, The Conversation)
Transgender rights vs. parent rights. California goes to court to settle school divide
(Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times)
House brands Palestinian slogan as antisemitic
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Denial of religious exemption from vaccine mandate upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
5th Circuit denies further relief to Native American church objecting to park modifications
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why religion is becoming an even stronger force within the Republican Party
(Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)
FBI monitoring anti-Jewish threats ahead of Passover, Wray tells security group
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Nuns battle New York abortion mandate in court
(Becket)
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