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, 23 April 2026: Strategic Religious Engagement in Peacebuilding: Tools, Applications, and Insights (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

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)

VIRTUAL EVENT, 5 May 2026: Rising Anti-Muslim Hatred: FoRB Violations Against Muslims Abroad (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

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)

Strengthening the interpretation and implementation of UN Resolution 55/17, human rights and a culture of peace (Brett G. Scharffs, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Articles of interest - 20 April 2026 (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Middle East

Outrage after photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon (Al Jazeera)

Christian satellite TV has broadcast evangelical faith – and end‑times prophecies – into Iran for decades (Febe Armanios, Conversation)

Yemen’s female journalists face Islamic cleric-led harassment campaigns (Ibrahim Abdullah, Religion Unplugged)

The Americas

While the Supreme Court deliberates on Quebec’s secularism law, Jewish schools and hospitals wait (Joel Ceausu, Canadian Jewish News)

New study: Most Canadian Sikhs face hate, however very few report it (Aadya Arora, New Canadian Media)

Quebec’s Bill 9: When secularism treats religion as a problem (Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Mexico: Evangelicals in Hidalgo take religious intolerance case to national human rights commission (Ommar Ayala, Christian Daily)

Asia

Government urges rapid data completion for ethnic, religious sectors (Vietnam Net Global)

Property dispossession and the exodus of Hindus in Bangladesh – OpEd (Sangeeta Mohanty, Eurasia Review)

Repression of Uyghurs persists as the world moves on (Yalkun Uluyol, ABC News Australia)

South Africa

KZN government removes children from controversial religious sect in KwaMaphumulo (Nkosikhona Cele, IOL)

The Council of Europe is accompanying countries in the fight against all forms of religious intolerance online (The Council of Europe)

Argüello denounces the Government's «ideological drift» in life, family, and institutional freedom (Infovaticana)

Recognition & registration of religions in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary & Slovakia (Brandon Reece Taylorian, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Slovakia: State registration and recognition of religious or belief communities (Marek Smid, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

ISIS member convicted in landmark Yazidi genocide trial (Ewelina U. Ochab, Religion Unplugged)

US to ban European politicians from World Cup over 'antisemitism' (Eddy Wax, Euractiv)

CEC Pathways to Peace steering group advances work on just peace in Europe (Conference of European Churches)

Budapest pharmacy refuses to prescribe any form of contraception due to religious reasons (Daily News Hungary)

Appointment of the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland: 15 April 2026 (GOV.UK)

Two arrested over Kenton synagogue attack (Aurelia Foster, BBC)

Ye concerts scrapped in Poland, Switzerland as backlash over antisemitic remarks continues (Grace Gilson, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Supreme Court takes up religious liberty case over Colorado's universal preschool program (CBS News)

Supreme Court to decide whether Colorado can exclude Catholic families from “universal” preschool program (Becket)

Supreme Court will hear religious liberty case on Catholic preschools and LGBTQ families (Amy Howe, SCOTUSblog)

Trump to read Bible verse from Oval Office after feud with Pope and deleted AI image (Kaanita Iyer and Aleena Fayaz, CNN)

Vermont bill advances to increase oversight of health care sharing ministries (Kim Roberts, Religion Unplugged)

States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech (David A. Lieb, Associated Press)

Indiana Supreme Court will hear challenge to religious-based abortion lawsuit (Tyler Haughn, Fox 59 News)

Faith groups seek out founding documents in bid to rescue democracy (Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

New Yorkers recall Sikh history of social justice at Vaisakhi festival (Kyle Desrosiers, Religion News Service)

2025 PRRI Census of American Religion (PRRI)

Are American young men really surpassing young women in faith? Digging into Gallup and PRRI’s new reports (Jacob Hess, Deseret News)

Rise in young men's religiosity realigns gender gaps (Frank Newport and Lydia Saad, Gallup)

God, death, and the right to choose: A religious divide on assisted suicide (Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion)