EVENT, 14 April 2026: Multi-faith presentation and breakfast (Des Moines, IA, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council) (Iowa State Capitol Rotunda, Iowa Religious Freedom Day)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 April 2026: How Society Cares for the Dead - A Matter of Freedom of Religion or Belief and Human Dignity (missio Aachen, Justitia et Pax, Renovabis)

EVENT, 16 April 2026 (12-4:30 PM MDT): 3rd Annual Bridging Religious Divides Symposium: Disrupting the Cycle of Genocide. Prevention in Practice (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) (Bellwether International and Utah Global Diplomacy)

EVENT, 16 April 2026: America 250: Cradle of Religious Freedom (Denver, CO, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council) (Colorado State Capitol)

EVENT, 21-23 April 2026: Religion & Human Flourishing: Building Pathways to Peaceful Societies in South Asia (Laie, Hawaii, USA) (Religious Freedom & Human Dignity Initiative at BYU–Hawaii)

EVENT, 30 April 2026: 5th Annual Freedom of Religion Roundtable (Kennesaw, GA, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council) (Freedom of Religion Roundtable)

EVENT, 7-8 May 2026: FORB and the European Union (Leuven, Belgium) (Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief, ETF Leuven)

EVENT, 17-20 May 2026: 13th Annual Conference on Law and Religion in Africa – Theme: Law, Religion, and Youth (Kigali, Rwanda) (The African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

EVENT, 20 May 2026: Strengthening Religious Freedom Through Civil Dialogue (Chattanooga, TN, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council) (Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum, Chattanooga Faith Forum)

EVENT, 16 June 2026: Religious Freedom Annual Review: The USA at 250: Life, Religious Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Provo, Utah, USA) (International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

Freedom in the World 2026 (Freedom House)

The OIC welcomes the adoption by consensus of a UN Human Rights Council resolution on combating intolerance (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation)

Canada

Factum of the Intervenor, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (Bill 21) (Supreme Court of Canada)

Statement by Minister Miller on Sikh Heritage Month (Government of Canada)

Latin America

Chile’s new President José Antonio Kast brings openly religious views to a changing country (María Teresa Hernández and Nayara Batschke, Associated Press)

Ecumenical delegation meets Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (World Council of Churches)

Committee approves work schedule change for religious reasons (Portuguese) (Poder 360)

STF [Supreme Court] reviews rule prohibiting the use of religion as a technique in psychology (Portuguese) (Redação, Migalhas)

Asia

China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest March 16-31 (Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

South Asian Christians demand Easter holiday, Holy Week exemption (Union of Catholic Asian News)

Kyrgyzstan: Freed, fined, to be deported (Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Middle East

Iraq Report (All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB))

Muslims in Iraq celebrate Easter with Christians to promote solidarity (Sonia Sarkar, Religion Unplugged)

Beirut International Conference on Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue for sustainability (International Society for Human Rights)

Shiite grief over attacks on Iran’s sacred cities has deep historical roots (Mary Thurlkill, Conversation)

Joint statement regarding Al-Aqsa Mosque by 8 Foreign ministers (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates)

KAICIID statement – Closure of access to religious sites in Jerusalem (KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Africa

In South Sudan, a prophet’s sacred stick helps fuel a violent struggle for political power (Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press)

Nigerian leaders allegedly ignore intelligence as Christians slaughtered during Holy Week (Derek Vanbuskirk, AOL)

Small steps to justice: Why recent assessments of Sudan’s warring parties are significant, and how the international community must respond (FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Kremlin responds to Zelensky’s proposal for Easter truce (Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Fans warned about anti-Muslim chants during Spain-Egypt match (Sam Marsden, ESPN)

PM hears Jewish students’ fears over campus antisemitism at mock Seder (Lee Harpin, Jewish News)

Why Finland's conviction of Päivi Räsänen reverberates beyond europe (Paul Marshall, Religion Unplugged)

Summer School 2026: The European System of Human Rights Protection - Council of Europe, EU, OSCE (Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder))

US Supreme Court condemns Colorado’s unconstitutional censorship (Alliance Defending Freedom)

Supreme Court protects compassionate counseling for kids struggling with their biological sex (Becket)

Supreme Court says conversion therapy is protected free speech (Mark Wingfield, Baptist News Global)

LGBTQ faith leaders say Supreme Court's conversion therapy ruling will harm youth (Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)

2026 Annual Report (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Judge rejects Johnson Amendment settlement, keeping ban on pastors endorsing candidates (Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)

Oklahoma families, teachers, and clergy seek to block unconstitutional religious public school (ACLU)

Court orders removal of Arkansas 10 Commandments monument from state capitol grounds (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe (Mark Scolforo and Collin Binkley, Associated Press)

Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — by turning a religious freedom law against the evangelical right (Hannah Feuer, Forward)

Alabama House approves religious instruction release time bill (Trisha Powell Crain, Alabama Daily News)

Tennessee: Bill allowing religious charter schools clears House Education Committee (Lillian Avedian, Nashville Banner)