CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, deadline 8 May 2026: Clinical Program 2026/2027 (Kraków) (Centre for Law and Religious Freedom, Jagiellonian University)

EVENT, 12 May 2026: Brussels Family Policy Exchange & 2026 European Family Values Award (European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Sutherland Institute)

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)

HYBRID EVENT, 29 May 2026: 12th Annual Law and Religious Freedom Conference (Kansas City, MO, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council) (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)

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)

New Events

EVENT, 14 June 2026: Flag Day Fireside: Discussion on the Blessings of Religious Liberty (Nashua, New Hampshire, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council)

EVENT, 15 June 2026: RFAC Dinner (Provo, Utah, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council)

EVENT, 30 August 2026: Festival of Faiths (Indianapolis, IN, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council)

Symposium delves into complex space where faith meets global values (World Council of Churches)

Latin America

A generation determined: How Cuba’s Christian influencers have caught the regime off-guard (FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Colombia: Campaign calls for restoration of protections for religious leaders (CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Nicaragua continues its unrelenting campaign to eliminate religious freedom (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

TJ-DFT grants temporary teacher alternative work schedule based on religious observance of the sabbath (Portuguese) (TJ-DFT, Bom Dia Advogado)

Church to refund R$ 33,000 to autistic parishioner who donated to "drive away a demon" (Portuguese) (Redação, Migalhas)

What is the limit of judicial intervention in religious procedures (Portuguese) (André Fagundes, Conjur)

Magistrates may hold positions in religious organizations, CNJ rules (Portuguese) (Redação, Migalhas)

Asia

Kazakhstan: Anti-war Orthodox priest "kept in forced, absolute isolation from the world" (Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

International Religious Freedom Roundtable Pakistan consultation flags religious discrimination, misuse of blasphemy laws (Akashvani)

South Korea’s robot monk Gabi joins Buddhist ceremony, takes vows at temple (Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering)

Middle East

Shiite cleric killed in grenade attack near Syrian capital of Damascus (Associated Press)

Iran: ‘Main elements’ of ‘Christian evangelistic network’ arrested, says prosecutor (Article 18)

Geography of discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities in Iran (Iran Human Rights Monitor)

Africa

Faith leaders go door to door in Congo preaching peace amid renewed war (Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)

Islamists reduce historic church to rubble in northern Mozambique (Aid to the Church in Need)

Catholic bishops in Africa urge end to xenophobic attacks in South Africa (Fredrick Nzwili, OSV News)

Israel, US condemn Belgium over planned prosecutions tied to Jewish circumcisions (Grace Gilson, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Ecumenical Patriarch calls for peace at Greek Parliament in historic session (Orthodox Times)

Turkey seeks stewardship over the Muslim community in Greece (Nicoletta Kouroushi, Middle East Forum)

Historic Orthodox church becomes public library in Adana, Turkey (Greek Reporter)

EU: Europe’s new “managerial secularism” is putting freedom of religion or belief at risk (Hans Noot, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

State control and foreign influence: Securitization of foreign religious actors in Belarus – analysis (Martina Uliarta Siringoringo, Eurasia Review)

France reckons with Nazi-looted art in a new Paris museum gallery (Thomas Adamson, Associated Press)

Counterterror police probe arson attack at a former London synagogue amid antisemitic attacks (Brian Melley, Associated Press)

Met announces new dedicated Community Protection Team as further antisemitic hate crime arrests made this weekend (Metropolitan Police)

There is structural antisemitism in Portugal, which dates back a long time (Portuguese) (Paulo Mendes Pinto, CNN Portugal)

Two words: Why Frank Ravitch no longer supports the overturning of Employment Division v. Smith (Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Opinion: Williams, et al. v. Legacy Health, et al. (COVID-19 vaccination accomodation) (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Abbott threatens to cut funding to Grand Prairie over Muslim water park event (Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News)

The Last Five Minutes: Joint religious support teams master 'care for the wounded' in intense Role 1 simulation (U.S. Army)

City of Quincy, Massachusetts defends statues honoring first responders at state high court (Becket)

ADL reports a sharp drop in US antisemitic incidents in 2025, driven by a steep fall on campuses (David Crary, Associated Press)

Prosecution need not refer to defendant by his religious name during his criminal trial (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Targeted sanctions in response to violations of international religious freedom (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)