Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 3 February 2023
RFI plays leading role in 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Pope in South Sudan warns leaders as peace process stalls
(Nicole Winfield and Deng Machol, Associated Press)
2023 G20 Interfaith Forum UAE | Summary Document (PDF)
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Taiwanese leader denounces Beijing’s ‘assault on religion’
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)
Religious freedom summit highlights atrocities in China, Russia, Nigeria
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)
US called out for criticizing Xinjiang on religion
(Wang Qingyun, China Daily)
The war and religion in Ukraine: The role of NGOs in evidence collection for future international trials
(Michelle Coleman, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Ukraine: Draft law better than others, freedom of religion or belief concerns remain
(Dmytro Vovk, Forum 18 News Service)
Occupied Ukraine: "Disappeared" clergy, seized places of worship, library purge
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
We must do everything we can so that next year we will be able to pray with thanks for the obtained salvation from evil - Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to the participants of the National Prayer Breakfast in the United States
(Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Presidential Office of Ukraine)
World Hijab Day Conference 2023
(World Hijab Day Organization)
India: Supreme Court refuses to refer conversion issue to Law Commission
(The Hindu)
Tibet: Rights group reveal new findings of Drago County desecration
(Tenzin Nyidon, Phayul)
As Palestine ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi visits, WCC general secretary reiterates solidarity of the WCC
(World Council of Churches)
Bishop Kizito: May February be dedicated to Human Trafficking Awareness
(Phuti Makgabo, The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference)
Russia: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest Jan 16-31
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Iran's Sunni leader says secular people should be in government
(Iran International)
Is ‘Jewish supremacy’ translating into anti-Christian violence in Jerusalem?
(Daoud Kuttab, Religion News Service)
New laws protect religions in Brazil (Portuguese)
(Ricardo Russell Brandão Cavalcanti, Conjur)
Brazil: Religious freedom is not yet a reality': the harsh reports of intolerance attacks in Brazil (Portuguese)
(Andre Bernardo, UoL)
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Religious freedom under threat; summit highlights actions by China, developments in Japan
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Taiwan legislative leader says island has religious freedom, which China lacks
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
China: Religious persecution and issues 16-31 Jan – Bimonthly digest news
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
USCIRF calls for accountability of Tatmadaw at two year anniversary of coup in Burma
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
In its repression of religious freedom, Cuba targets Muslims, too
(Teo A. Babun, Miami Herald)
Global Interfaith Monitor No. 7
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Eritrea likened to ‘giant prison’ as latest mass imprisonment of Christians takes place
(Tola Mbakwe, Premier Christian News)
World Interfaith Harmony Week-February 1-7
(United Religions Initiative)
Indonesia still denies religious minorities freedom to worship
(Haeril Halim, The Jakarta Post)
Indonesia upholds ban on interfaith marriage
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
In Congo, activists look to Pope to boost forest protections
(Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press)
South Korean court says stolen statue must return to Japan
(Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press)
Australia: Police ask court to ban protest at Cardinal’s Sydney funeral
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
Two years after the coup, we must do all we can to stop the carnage in Myanmar
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Iran: Religious issues and persecutions – FORB Monthly digest news January
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
WCC receives top honor from Geneva Engage for online engagement with the world
(World Council of Churches)
West’s double standards vis-à-vis Quran desecration allow Islamophobia to prevail
(Maryam Qarehgozlou, International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Quelling the obsession with burning the Quran
(Omar Suleiman, RNS Column: Islam Beyond Phobia)
The Orthodox Church of Ukraine now has more than 8,000 religious communities, - Metropolitan Epifaniy
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Milestone or missed opportunity? The ECtHR Grand Chamber judgment in Fedotova v. Russia on the legal recognition of same-sex couples
(Giulio Fedele, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Blasphemy charges stoke fear among Bangladeshi minority teachers
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Repression and fear: Life as a hijabi Muslim in Modi's India
(Nabiya Khan, Middle East Eye)
Hindu mobs, enraged by conversions, attack Christians in India
(Gerry Shih and Shams Irfan, The Washington Post)
Pakistan Christians slam religious ministry’s seminar
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Can ‘religious tolerance’ promotion undermine religious freedom? A conversation with David Warren
(Religion & Diplomacy: A Resource of the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy)
Monday, 30 January 2023
Pakistan mosque attack kills more than 60 people
(Sophia Saifi, Saleem Mehsud and Hira Humayun, CNN)
Guterres strongly condemns deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
(United Nations)
Pakistan leader says Islamic societies face ‘duty’ to protect religious freedom
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Australia: Removing fences: the ALRC consultation paper on religious educational institutions and discrimination laws
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Photos of the week: Lunar New Year; Quran protests
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Turkey begins child abuse trial that put spotlight on sects
(Associated Press)
Iranian Christian asylum seekers caught up in Turkey’s deportation drive
(Article 18)
German Federal Court of Justice confirms the first-ever conviction of a Daesh member for genocide
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Conflict survivors to meet Pope Francis on his DR Congo trip
(Al Jazeera)
The Ukrainian Council of Churches met with Pope Francis in the Holy See
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)
Apocalypse delayed: Patriarch Kirill on restraining the Antichrist in Ukraine
(London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Indonesian Muslims protest Quran burning in Sweden
(Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 30 January 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is there a right to same-sex marriage under the ECHR? Fedotova
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Cameroon: Faith leaders call on stakeholders in peace talks to be God-fearing
(Ivan Fernandes, La Croix International)
Vatican shines spotlight on vital role of women in building culture of encounter
(Joseph Tulloch and Tiziana Campisi, Vatican News)
Nigeria’s Muslim-Muslim ticket has implications for national cohesion
(Yunusa Nmadu, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
What do Israel's religious Zionists think of Netanyahu's government? - survey
(Zvika Klein, The Jerusalem Post)
Holy Land church leaders condemn settler attack in Jerusalem’s Christian quarter
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
WCC deeply concerned about increased violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank
(World Council of Churches)
UN to hear report on how exercise of religious freedom is used to violate LGBT rights
(Joel Forster, Evangelical Focus)
Philippines: House leader prods Senate to pass own Magna Carta on Religious Freedom Bill
(Ellson Quismorio, Manila Bulletin)
Friday, 27 January 2023
2023 Holocaust Remembrance and Education
(United Nations)
NATO marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO))
Home, belonging, and the Holocaust
(United Nations)
Politics of hate: Religious majoritarianism in South Asia
(Farahnaz Ispahani, The Middle East File: Religious Freedom Institute)
Zimbabwe Christian Leaders Lament “surge in systematic political violence, repression”
(Magdalene Kahiu, ACI Africa)
Trudeau announces Amira Elghawaby as Canada's first representative to combat Islamophobia
(Peter Zimonjic, CBC News)
Issue 38 (collection of peer-reviewed rolling submissions followed by book reviews)
(The Journal of Interreligious Studies)
Country overview: Algeria
(Religious Freedom Institute)
At least 7 dead, several wounded in Shabbat shooting attack on Jerusalem synagogue
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
One man's struggle to keep Islam alive in Taiwan
(Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Axios)
CEC highlights impact of war in Ukraine at high-level meeting of religious leaders at European Commission
(Conference of European Churches)
Malaysia condemns desecration of Quran in Netherlands, Sweden
(Al Jazeera)
Islamophobia makes democracies less safe for everyone
(Dalia Mogahed, Al Jazeera)
A time to act: Faith in the G20
(Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Nicaragua's government ups Catholic persecution
(David Agren, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Cameroon religious leaders call for peaceful resolution
(World Council of Churches)
High-level meeting of EU and religious leaders | COMECE shares perspectives on the impacts of the war in Ukraine
(Conference of European Churches)
India: Chhattisgarh’s tribal Christian communities continue to live in fear
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
South Korea: Objection to military service to be on the U.N. agenda
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
It’s time to wake up to the realities of global persecution
(David Curry, Religion News Service)
Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries
(Sarah Crawford and Virginia Villa, Pew Research Center)
Clerics in Somalia vow to counter Al-Shabab
(Ahmed Mohamed, VOA)
Brazil: First Municipal Meeting to Combat Religious Intolerance was held in Garanhuns (Portuguese)
(Ailton Vieira, Prefeitura de Garanhuns)
Brazil: First religious freedom protection program in Brazil by the military police turns one year old (Portuguese)
(Andréa Brito, O Dia)
Chhattisgarh’s tribal Christian communities continue to live in fear
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Egypt’s religious body calls for boycott over Quran burnings
(Associated Press)
Lebanese cleric stresses need for int’l religious bodies to confront desecration of sanctities
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
The battle for Holocaust restitution has collapsed - opinion
(Aron Mor, The Jerusalem Post)
Fears for Christians as Pakistan moves to tighten blasphemy laws
(Chris Ward, Christian Today)
Canada: A kingdom of one: The great loneliness pandemic and what (not) to do about it
(Aaron Nava, C2C Journal)
Why there is no political will to bring Daesh to justice?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Articles of interest - 25 January 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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