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VIRTUAL EVENT, 7 May 2024 (10:30AM ET): Challenges to Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 2 May 2024 (9:30AM ET): Harmony in Diversity - "Buddhism" with Debra Boudreaux
(European Union and United Nations Offices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 1 May 2024 (10AM ET): 2024 Annual Report: Key Findings and Recommendations - 25 Years of IRFA
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
ONLINE COURSE, application deadline 30 April 2024: Religion & Conflict Transformation
(swisspeace)
EVENT, 27 April 2024 (9AM - 6PM BST): New Perspectives on Revival & Renewal of the Muslim Civilization (Birkbeck, UK)
(Islamic Courses)
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)
HYBRID EVENT, 26 April 2024 (8AM CT): Christian Nationalism and Public Policy in the US
(Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy)
International Headlines
2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
(Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State)
Iran: Christian prisoner of conscience denied medical care
(Article 18)
Philippine secular organizations convene for Philippine Secular Summit 2024
(Dugout Philippines)
Pakistan: Activist says, exploitation of religious minorities continues in Pakistan
(ANI)
China: How the Chinese state is hollowing out religion in Xinjiang
(The Economist)
South Africa: Parliament Voting Scorecard
(Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))
Death & Immortality (Volume 60 - Special Issue S1 - May 2024)
(Religious Studies, An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, Cambridge University Press)
Bangladesh: Fear of sectarian violence after Bangladesh lynching
(Emran Hossain, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Nicaragua: Rights advocate: Dictatorship profanes Nicaraguan churches
(David Agren, OSV News)
Sudan: In solidarity visit to Sudan, WCC strengthens foundations for peace
(World Council of Churches)
Japan: Over 600% increase in hate speech and crimes against Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Morocco: Silenced voices… freedom of expression and religious minorities in Morocco
(Dahmani Youssef, Yabiladi)
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