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

EVENT, 1-3 September 2026: 8th ICLARS Biennial Conference: State Neutrality and Cooperation with Religion: Protecting Freedom of Religion or Belief without Discrimination (Palermo, Italy) (International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

Portuguese, Spanish translations available for HIV, migration, and forced displacement: What can the churches do? (World Council of Churches)

Human dignity has no passport: KAICIID brings interreligious dialogue to Europe’s migration debate (KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Should journalists have an active role in building peace? KAICIID launches flagship policy paper on media and interreligious dialogue (KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Asia

China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly Digest June 01-15 (Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

India: Ethnic Bengalis unlawfully expelled (Human Rights Watch)

Faith leaders hail Japan’s plan to raise LGBT awareness (Keiko Kurane, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Sri Lankans demand Sunday tuition break for religious lessons (Union of Catholic Asian News)

Thailand mourns Princess Bajrakitiyabha as tributes honor her legal and humanitarian legacy (Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, Licas News)

Cambodia, Myanmar seek to promote religious tourism through shared Buddhist heritage (Khmer Times)

Middle East and North Africa

Israel signals status quo shake-up over Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron (David I. Klein, Religion News Service)

Assessing Egypt’s national human rights strategy through the lens of freedom of religion or belief: the Bahá’í community as a case study (Minority Rights Group)

Baptist World Alliance delegation visits Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, holds dialogues with religious, political leaders (Daoud Kuttab, Christian Daily)

Canada

Statement by the Standing Committee for Family and Life to the Catholic faithful in Canada and all people of good will voicing concern and calling for prayers on the 10th anniversary of euthanasia and assisted suicide (“MAID”) (Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Toronto police say young people are being recruited online to shoot at synagogues (Philissa Cramer, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Ukraine: Longest prison sentence yet for conscientious objector (Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Germany: Reports of antisemitism in 2025 remain high (Jens Thurau, Deutsche Welle)

Statement on the re-introduction of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales)

Sikhs alarmed by backlash over Henry Nowak's murder (Frankie Peck, BBC)

Russia: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly News Digest June 01-15 (Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

COMECE President reacts to European Parliament vote on the Return Regulation (The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

Islamic groups ask for protection for mosques after multiple vandalisms, hate letters (NL Times)

New study reveals Americans want a religiously diverse nation (Cassidy Grom, Religion Unplugged)

Feds investigating antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association (Andrew Lapin, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

‘Not a day off’: For Juneteenth, some faith leaders promote political causes (Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Jewish groups rally in support of Milwaukee Muslim leader detained in ICE jail (Ulaa Kuziez, Religion News Service)

States threaten to investigate MLB after issuing warning to players over religious symbols on uniforms (Thomas Schumacher, WSAU News)

‘Violence begets more violence:’ US Catholics seek abolition of death penalty (Devin Watkins, Vatican News)

Being a jerk about religion endangers religious liberty (Tad Walch, Deseret News)