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, 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, 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, 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)

Middle East

Voicing sharp religious opposition to the war in Iran: A case study from the Roman Catholic Community (Thomas Massaro, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Egypt: We must protect Saint Catherine’s Monastery (Giselle Soares, Orthodox Observer)

Grand Ayatollah Sistani Affirms relief work in southern Lebanon as religious duty (Shia Waves)

Israel’s message to a broad swath of Lebanon: Shiites must go (Christina Golfbaum, New York Times)

Christians in UAE pray for peace in churches and at home as Iran war upends Easter celebrations (Vanessa Ghanem, Alexander Christou, Ramola Talwar Badam, The National)

Asia

Nepal to apologise to ‘untouchable’ Dalits for first time (South China Morning Post)

Nepal court acquits pastor of religious conversion charge (Union of Catholic Asian News)

Religious freedom must not be separated from civic responsibility (Vietnam Pictorial)

Khmer people’s freedom of belief protected (Ngoc Anh, Voice of Vietnam)

Bill would criminalize forced conversion in Punjab, Pakistan (Christian Daily)

When courts interpret doctrine: A Japanese scholar’s concerns about the Unification Church decision (Masaki Nakamasa, Bitter Winter)

Bangladesh religious aid plan draws mixed reactions (Herald Malaysia Online)

The Americas

‘Cuba needs more than words’: Why neutrality is not an option for religious leaders on the island. (FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners in connection with Holy Week, as the US pressures the island’s government (Andrea Rodríguez, Associated Press)

Good Friday across Latin America brings faith into the streets (María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press)

Hindu temples in Canada seek govt protection amid Khalistan rally calls (Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Hindustan Times)

Africa

South African Council of Churches makes submission to African court on climate obligations and fossil fuel finance (World Council of Churches)

Dialogue on faith and HIV in Nigeria yields strong commitment to reposition HIV in the public agenda (World Council of Churches)

Nigeria: Governor Adeleke preaches unity, assures religious freedom as Christians celebrate Easter (Osun State Government)

Zimbabwe churches ordered to halt worship and attend constitutional political rally (Vincent Matinde, Christian Daily)

Prime Minister's Easter message 2026 (GOV.UK)

Germany: Easter peace marches planned in shadow of war (Ben Knight, Deutsche Welle)

Turkish officials urge Muslims abroad to report Islamophobia to ECtHR (Daily Sabah)

French court overrules police ban on annual Muslim event (France 24)

Four more brothers imprisoned for conscientious objection in Ukraine (Jehovah's Witnesses)

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

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8 as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce (Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press)

President Donald J. Trump wishes a Happy Passover (The White House)

Presidential message on Easter (The White House)

Treasury and IRS to provide guidance to religious organizations (U.S. Department of the Treasury)

EEOC sues Blue Eagle Contracting for religious discrimination (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

Legal Spirits 076: A short take on Chiles v. Salazar (Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

CAIR says congress must act after reports of Israel’s ‘religious cleansing’ in Lebanon (Council on American-Islam Relations)

An educator explores Hinduism and belonging in US public schools in new book (Richa Karmarkar, Religion News Service)

U.S. military archbishop doubts Iran war meets just war standard, urges obedience (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

The Vanishing Church: How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us (Ryan P. Burge, Christian Audio)