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International Headlines
USCIRF releases 25th Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
(Jeremy P. Barker, Religious Freedom Institute)
Kyrgyzstan: US religious freedom watchdog recommends Kyrgyzstan for special watch list
(Catherine Putz, The Diplomat)
Indonesia disputes US call for crackdown over religious freedom violations
(Arie Firdaus, BenarNews)
India: MEA accuses US body of interference in India's elections over religious freedom report
(The Wire)
Here are the countries that rank worst in the world in religious freedom
(Peter Pinedo, Catholic News Agency)
Culture, Secularization, and Democracy: Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville
(Edited by Sophie van Bijsterveld, Hans-Martien ten Napel, Routledge)
Algerian appeals court upholds pastor’s conviction for “illegal worshipping”
(ADF International)
At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
(Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press)
Latest issue of WCC interreligious journal focuses on gender justice
(World Council of Churches)
WCC, Christian Conference of Asia offer training in diakonia, sustainable development
(World Council of Churches)
Sudan: The forgotten war with no winners
(Nick Baines and Paul Swarbrick, The Church of England)
Mexico: 139 Protestant Christians are now living in an auditorium because the Mexican government has not done its job
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Europe Headlines
Georgia: Church joining state in pushing for foreign agents bill
(Eurasianet)
Georgian lawmakers tussle in parliament after crackdown on foreign agent protesters
(Felix Light, Reuters)
Government to lift cap on faith school places
(Department for Education and The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, GOV.UK)
Church of England welcomes opportunities to open Special Schools following Government announcement
(The Church of England)
Russia is suppressing the freedom of religion or belief in Ukraine: UK statement to OSCE
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Neil Holland, GOV.UK)
Consistory court considers organ donation, again
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Students occupy UK university campuses in protest against Gaza war
(Jewish News)
Anthony Julius chairs new group tackling campus antisemitism
(Michelle Rosenberg, Jewish News)
Challenging religious education in Northern Ireland: rights, curriculum and pluralism: JR87
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Center for Countering Disinformation anticipates increased religious information conflicts on Easter
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Metropolitan Ionafan of Tulchyn, UOC MP, requests to be released to Russia, - Media
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Priorities for climate litigation at the European Court of Human Rights
(Lea Raible, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
United States Headlines
A Proclamation on National Day of Prayer, 2024
(The White House)
A Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month, 2024
(The White House)
Catholic leaders, urging cease-fire, call on Biden to halt weapons shipments to Israel
(Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Sacred religious site case needs 29 judges to weigh in, Apache group says
(Jenna Greene, Reuters)
Building Army spiritual readiness - a key part of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps mission
(Bill Green, Jr., U.S. Army)
What the pro-Palestinian campus protests are really about
(Carl R. Trueman, First Things)
Jewish parents & schools asking appeals court to protect children with disabilities
(Becket)
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