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, 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, 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)

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

Middle East

Israel’s death penalty law: “Jewish and Democratic”? (Ori Aronson, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Iraqi court rules in favour of Christian woman challenging Muslim religion status (Obianuju Mbah, Christian Today)

Religious freedom and rule of law in Syria (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Jordan condemns Israeli far-right minister storming of Aqsa Mosque (The Jordan Times)

Asia

Thailand: What happens when Buddhism is twinned with political power? (Aatish Taseer, New York Times)

Catholic ministries in Bangladesh face new challenges from Islamic extremists (Stephan Uttom Rozario, America: The Jesuit Review)

Chinese authorities arrest six Christians over children’s Sunday school classes (China Aid)

Karnataka government withdraws 2022 hijab ban order in educational institutes, permits 'limited' religious symbols (Times of India)

Disputed Bhojshala site is temple of Goddess Saraswati: Madhya Pradesh High Court (Ravish Pal Singh, India Today)

China: Religious persecution and issues – bimonthly digest May 01-15 (Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Africa

Quran memorization office opens in Egypt’s Sinai (International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Threats to religious freedom in Somalia (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Advocate says sentence of Egyptian Coptic scholar has created a ‘chilling effect’ on Christians (Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Expanding religious freedom through self-regulation: A joint convening of ACRL and Religions for Peace (JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

East African Court case filed: Christian communities in DRC left unable to worship after targeted attacks on churches, charities (ADF International)

Australia and New Zealand

Muslim group presses NZ police over mosque arson probe transparency (Muslim Network TV)

Australia bans a neo-Nazi network under new law that criminalizes hate groups (Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press)

Cuba

Cuba maintains poor religious freedom conditions (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

The technical government of Kosovo approved 50.000 euros for the reconstruction of the mosque on the Ibar, Bogujevci about the "genocidal regime of Serbia" (KoSSev)

‘Protect us from the perils of division and hatred’ – Bishops’ prayer for nation (The Church of England)

Archbishop Sarah pledges solidarity with the Jewish community during visit to Sternberg Centre for Judaism (The Archbishop of Canterbury)

Statement of the UCCRO on the new crimes against humanity committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine (Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO))

French Senate rejects assisted dying bill; Christian groups urge lawmakers to uphold decision (Chris Eyte, Christian Daily)

KAICIID and the Organization of Ibero-American States sign memorandum of understanding to advance dialogue, education and social cohesion across the Ibero-American region (KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

From vision to action: KAICIID gathers Europe's changemakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina (KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Halki and the Adana's church-library: the (uncertain) future of Turkey’s Christian heritage (PIME Asia News)

Churches called to remember refugees who died at European borders (Conference of European Churches)

Defendant pleads guilty to damaging the Brooklyn headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement (U.S. Department of Justice)

Iraqi national arrested and charged with providing material support to Iranian-backed terrorist organizations and directing attacks targeting U.S. citizens and interests (U.S. Department of Justice)

How Americans feel about religion’s influence in government and public life (Chip Rotolo and Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center)

EEOC sues Hatch Trick, Inc. for religious discrimination (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

Trump’s ‘Shabbat 250’ proclamation divides America’s Jews ahead of National Mall prayer rally (Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The government shouldn’t be organizing prayer for America 250 (Annie Laurie Gaylor, The Hill)

SCOTUS to hear religious preschool funding bias (Erika Navarrete Nagle, The Hill)

4th Circuit upholds exclusion of theology and religion majors from Virginia's college tuition grant program (Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)