WEBINAR, 16 April 2026 (17:00 SA, 15:00 UTC, 16:00 NIG, 18:00 EAT): SACLARS Webinar Series: Law, Religion and Social Justice in Southern Africa (Southern Africa Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

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)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 30 April 2026: Hearing on The Impact of FoRB Violations on Children (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

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)

SEMINAR: Statesmanship and Religious Freedom Seminar: Washington, D.C. (Religious Freedom Institute)

The transformative power of women of faith highlighted at CSW70 (Religions for Peace)

BIC explores justice as a shared capacity at UN Commission (Bahá’í World News Service)

The global crisis of human trafficking and financial crime (Marianna Richardson, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Asia

How a deeply Buddhist Bhutan keeps religion and politics from mixing (Sushmita Pathak, The World)

China: Pressure on Catholics escalates (Human Rights Watch)

Vientiane to Hold Grand Lao New Year Procession of Sacred Buddha Images (Lao News Agency)

Thai religious leaders rally behind papal call for global prayer vigil for peace (Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, Licas News)

Outrage as Thais announce public tours of occupied temples (Raksmey Hong, The Phnom Penh Post)

Control and fear inside the clergy (Bangkok Post)

Hardest task is declaring belief of millions as wrong: Supreme Court in Sabarimala reference case (Debayan Roy, Bar and Bench)

Africa

Egypt, Philippines boost interreligious ties with exchanges, trainings (Nikko Balbedina, CBCP News)

Pope Leo XIV should raise human rights issues during his visit to Algeria (Human Rights Watch)

Christians and Muslims can ‘live together in peace’ – Pope Leo says on plane leaving Algeria (Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Not forgotten: an interfaith call to kep Sudan in focus and demand peace (Caritas International)

Statement of inputs to Parliament (X, Zimbabwe Council of Churches)

The Americas

T&T: Muslim groups slam Govt terror listing as islamophobic (Vivian Bowen and Michelle Loubon, Daily Express)

Nicaragua: A Holy Week with many restrictions, but more faith from local Catholics (ZENIT)

Company ordered to compensate worker barred from observing the sabbath for religious reasons (Portuguese) (Redação, Migalhas)

Australia and the Pacific

The reality of biological sex in law- one step closer (Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

WCC general secretary meets state minister from Tuvalu (World Council of Churches)

Faith leaders warn of 'chilling effect' of new protest clause (Donna Birrell, Premier Christian News)

Dutch mosque attack raises alarm over targeting of worship sites (Anadolu Agency)

Turkish identity, or Shiism? The choice that determines Azerbaijan's fate (Elbeyi Hasanli, Media News Azerbaijan)

Turkey detains 60, including doctors and civil servants, over Gülen links (Turkish Minute)

Top court overturns Karaca and others’ convictions in alleged plot against religious group (Stockholm Center for Freedom)

Orbán's defeat is a defeat for Christian nationalism (Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)

Belarus: Supreme Court rejects last-ditch challenge to Greek Catholic parish liquidation (Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Germany’s far-right targets church funding (Fionn Shiner, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

New “Mapping Migration” report views trends, role of churches across Europe (World Council of Churches)

Religious Liberty Commission holds final hearing on the past, present, and future of religious liberty in America (U.S. Department of Justice)

“Universal” pre-K causes court to re-re-reconsider major religious precedent (John Elwood, SCOTUSblog)

Orthodox groups ask Supreme Court to hear case of Ohio man barred from hosting home prayer services (Grace Gilson, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Federations call on Congress to protect communities and institutions (Jewish Federations of North America)

Why Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon prayer services challenge traditional notions of separation of church and state – but might be blessed by the Roberts Supreme Court (John E. Jones III, Conversation)

Mike Johnson ‘taken aback’ by pope’s comments about war (Sarah Davis, The Hill)

Supreme Court decisions affirm rights of parents (Rich Osborne, AG News)