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)

CALL FOR INPUTS, deadline 1 May 2026: Country Visit to Nigeria (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

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)

Religious freedom cannot survive without democracy (Freedom House)

Hostility towards religion is a strategic mistake in global diplomacy (KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

April 16: Threats to Religious Freedom: Root Causes and Paths Forward (HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership)

The Americas

Registering faith: Recognition, legal personality, and religious freedom in the Caribbean (Brandon Reece Taylorian, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Legal Journal Number 5 (21): February-March 2026 (Spanish) (Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)

STF [Supreme Court] to review in plenary session rule prohibiting the use of religion in psychology (Portuguese) (Redação, Migalhas)

Asia

International panel seeks sanctions against Muslim rights violators in two Indian states (P. K. Balachandran, Eurasia Review)

King calls for unity and peace on Buddhist Day (Torn Vibol, Khmer Times)

Việt Nam’s draft law tightens state control over cyber religious freedom (Hoàng Nam, The Vietnamese)

Middle East

Iran claims synagogue in Tehran was ‘completely destroyed’ by US-Israeli strike (Grace Gilson, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Iran: Religious persecution and issues – Monthly digest March 2026 (witho, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Africa

Religious cults in SA: Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, Pontsho Pilane weigh in (YouTube Video, SABC News)

State control over religion? The truth revealed. (YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))

World Reflection Day: ADP honours Rwanda genocide victims, urge Nigerians to reject religious extremism (Tom Okpe, Daily Times)

Morocco hosts landmark Holocaust education forum for Arab educators (Annabel Sinclair, Jewish News)

Ugandan bill to establish Sharia courts sparks urgent religious freedom concerns (ADF International)

Dozens killed in Nigeria as violence mars Easter celebrations (Diana Chandler, Religion Unplugged)

Chikli urges Jewish students to leave Belgian universities over Albanese honorary degree (The Jerusalem Post)

‘Poles first turn to the Church for help’: Clergy prepares for potential war (Franciszek Józef Beszłej, TVP World)

Disrespect for religious convictions prompts complaints in the healthcare sector (Portuguese) (Rita Neves Costa, JN)

Russian intelligence enters battle of Georgian Patriarchal throne (Beka Chedia, Jamestown)

Human dignity is non-negotiable: Reflections on rights, religion, and the future of AI in Europe (G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

ECHR: Freedom of belief vs freedom of expression: Word of Life (Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Conference participants in Washington call on international community to intervene against religious persecution in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine (Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Pastor charged over drowning of man at baptism ceremony in Birmingham (Hannah Al-Othman, The Guardian)

Conference celebrates 80 years of religious liberty advocacy in Europe (Adventist Review)

Türkiye urges Greece to respect rights of elected Turkish minority religious leaders (Merve Berker, Anadolu Ajansı)

Pakistani national pleads guilty to attempting to commit ISIS-inspired attack at Jewish center in New York (U.S. Department of Justice)

Why Catholic nuns are suing over transgender care and religious freedom (BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today)

Bible stories would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list drawing attention (Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press)

Nevada Supreme Court interprets scope of ecclesiastical abstention doctrine (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Evangelicals amplify Trump's religious framing of Iran war (Reuters)

Fourth Circuit sides with West Virginia in religious challenge to vaccine mandates (Joe Dodson, Courthouse News Service)

Pentagon-Vatican meeting latest flash point in Trump's clash with religious leaders (Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

Black church leaders revive civil rights playbook to mobilize voters for midterms (Religion News Service)