Law and Religion Headlines
Tuesday, 3 January 2023
China’s state bodies are suppressing religious freedom
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
China sanctions 2 US citizens over action on Tibet
(Arab News)
Articles of interest - 2 January 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Moscow’s former chief rabbi: ‘The best option for Russian Jews is to leave’
(David I. Klein, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Kirill announced that "Russia is to save the world from fascism"
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Clergy or spies? Concerning that New York Times update on accusations inside Ukraine
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Pakistani film on forced conversions wins award at Cannes – analysis
(P. K. Balachandran, Eurasia Review)
Two weeks in review, 19 December – 1 January
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Iran: Religious persecutions and issues – Christians and Baha’is in December
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards set to be labelled as terrorist group by UK
(James Landale, BBC News)
Today’s uprising of Muslim women could change the world
(Fiamma Nirenstein, Jewish News Syndicate)
Russia: Religious persecutions and issues – Bimonthly news digest
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Korean Catholics join call to end death penalty
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Anti-conversion law | Not all religious conversions are illegal, Supreme Court remarks
(Krishnadas Rajagopal, The Hindu)
India: ‘Hate speech denies human beings right to dignity’
(Kasmir Reader)
Priests from Cuba’s Santeria religion see hard year ahead
(Marc Frank, Reuters)
Turkey lowers gas prices for places of worship and industrial consumption
(Duvar English)
Mozambique: A new attack on a village in the north of the country claimed by ISIS-Mozambique
(Agenzia Fides)
Monday, 2 January 2023
Two years after the coup, we must do all we can to stop the carnage in Myanmar
(Benedict Rogers, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Thursday, 29 December 2022
Kenya: Marsabit takes steps in fighting violent extremism, radicalisation
(Abdikadir Chari, The Star)
Australia: Successful religious discrimination claim in foster-carer case
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
USCIRF releases report on state-controlled religion and religious freedom violations in China
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
USCIRF releases new report on religious freedom in Saudi Arabia
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Our Top 10 stories in 2022
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
The court recognizes the law of Ukraine on renaming the UOC-MP as compliant with the Constitution
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukraine's Orthodox Church conflict: A wartime struggle for 'spiritual independence' and security
(Aleksander Palikot, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Ministry of Culture and Information Policy will not recommend extending the lease of two churches in Lavra with UOC-MP, - Tkachenko
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Israel: Will the new gov't drastically change the religion-state status quo? - analysis
(Zvika Klein, The Jerusalem Post)
What role will ‘Religious Zionism’ have in the next Israeli govt?
(Al Jazeera)
Jerusalem's Islamic council warns Israel 'militarising' Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Middle East Monitor)
Jordan king warns of ‘red lines’ in Jerusalem as Netanyahu returns to office
(Zeena Saifi, CNN)
More Nicaraguans are crossing the border because in their country even praying is a crime
(Arturo McFields Yescas, The Hill)
Secular India becoming a religion-based state, says M.B. Rajesh
(The Hindu)
Brazil: What about [government] ministry to evangelicals? (Portuguese)
(Wilson Lima, O Antagonista)
Brazil: Political correctness and the public manifestation of faith at Christmas (Portuguese)
(Gazeta do Povo)
Brazil: Largest Umbanda temple in Curitiba is the target of religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Aroldo Murá)
Nicaragua: New report shows government attempting to eradicate independent civil society and critical voices
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Cuba: Priest decries lack of religious freedom in Cuba
(Catholic News Agency)
Tuesday, 27 December 2022
BYU Law and the United Nations: Creating tools for the promotion of human rights
(Rachel Edwards, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
D.B. and Others v. Switzerland: Tracing the origins of the right to recognition of same-sex parentage in international surrogacy
(Nikos Koumoutzis, Strasbourg Observers)
Iran: Securing ethnic and religious pluralism in a democratic Iran
(Paul Marshall, Hudson Institute)
Afghanistan: Without women, Afghanistan has no future
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
2022 in review: Top ten blogs from LSE Religion and Global Society
(Flora Rustamova, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
India: As another Christmas arrives, Hindu extremists are targeting Indian Christians
(Joseph D'Souza, Washington Examiner)
India: Anti-Christian riots in India surge across 20 villages
(International Christian Concern)
Australia: Devout Christians awarded damages after their application to become foster parents was rejected
(Rebecca Trigger, ABC News Australia)
Identity is complex for Lebanon’s Christian Palestinian camp
(Abby Sewell, Associated Press)
Latin America’s biggest online retailer says it reduced antisemitic products by 89% this year
(Juan Melamed, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Articles of interest - 26 December 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood at the crossroads: Where now for Egypt’s once-powerful group following leader’s death in exile, repression at home?
(Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation)
Taiwanese leader to headline religious freedom summit
(Real Clear Politics)
Pakistan: Karachi religious leaders join #ShineALight campaign to celebrate Hanukkah
(The European Times)
27 journalists from 11 Arab countries graduate from KAICIID’s Dialogue Journalism Fellowship
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
“A great gift” – KAICIID fellows reflect on our programme impact”
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Japanese bishops slam ‘dangerous weaponizing’
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Second boatload of Rohingya arrives in Indonesia in as many days
(Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Radio Free Asia)
Ghana warning against harmful New Year prophecies
(Dickens Olewe, BBC News)
Vietnamese Party, State facilitate practice of religions
(Vietnam Plus)
Religious freedom violations: Do not forget Cuba
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
UOC (Moscow Patriarchate) will not change its name after Constitutional Court’s decision
(Ukrainian News)
Some Ukrainians move up Christmas to part ways with Russia
(Renata Brito and Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press)
Christmas greetings of the President of Ukraine to Western Rite Orthodox Christians
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Leading Brazilian Jewish economist targeted by criticism ripped from ‘antisemitism handbook,’ Jewish groups say
(Marcus M. Gilban, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Bishops-backed groups press Brazil’s Lula on indigenous rights, environment
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Brazil: The complex approach of the future Lula government to evangelicals (Portuguese)
(Mariana Scheiber, BBC Brasil)
Brazil: Approved the creation of the Evangelical Parliamentary Front (Portuguese)
(Carol Teixeira, Senado Federal)
Brazil: Recife City Council approves the Religious Freedom Statute and the Religious Assistance Law; check the details (Portuguese)
(Jones Johnson, JC)
Uruguay: Neither China nor North Korea: the story of the Latin American country that “eliminated” Christmas more than 100 years ago (Portuguese)
(Angela Reyes Haczek, CNN Brasil)
Friday, 23 December 2022
UK Jewish youth groups say it is ‘our duty’ to speak out against Israeli far-right
(Jewish News)
Volume 20, Issue 4 (2022)
(The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Introduction: Religion and Comprehensive Security
(Pasquale Annicchino & Judd Birdsall, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Freedom of Religion or Belief is Security: The 2019 OSCE Policy Guidance on FoRB and Security
(Gabriele Fattori, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Counter-terrorism, Discrimination, and Freedom of Thought, Conscience, Religion, or Belief
(Susan Kerr & Johannes Heiler, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
A Commitment to Religious Freedom as the Bond that Makes Us Free: Reinvigorating Security, Religious Autonomy, and the Good Society
(Brett G. Scharffs, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Comprehensive Security and the Environment: The Challenge for Religions
(Marco Ventura, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Russia’s Spiritual Security Doctrine as a Challenge to European Comprehensive Security Approaches
(Kristina Stoeckl, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Evangelicals and Comprehensive Security
(Judd Birdsall, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Comprehensive Security and LGBTQ Rights
(Nausica Palazzo, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Comprehensive Security and Religion: Moving Away from the Securitization Zeitgeist in the Digital Transition
(Pasquale Annicchino, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Diplomatic Leadership Development after the “Weaponization of Everything”: Approaching Religion or Belief as a Professional Competence
(Francis Davis, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
COVID-19 and Religion: Pandemic Lessons and Legacies
(Katherine Marshall, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Re-framing Common Themes in Religions and Development Research
(Olivia Wilkinson, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
An Examination of the Anti-impeachment Movement of Conservative Protestantism in Korea
(Hyung Chull Jang & Chull Lee, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Book review: We God’s People: Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism in the World of Nations
(Jeffrey Haynes, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Buried story of 2022? The persecution of Christians keeps surging around the world
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Haitian bishops in Christmas message call on gangs to end violence
(Ivan Fernandes, La Croix International)
Indian Buddhist organization says no to Beijing-appointed Dalai Lama successor
(Radio Free Asia)
Russia: 3 trials in 3 weeks: 11 Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced in all to 67 years
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Senegal: 40 years of conflict in the Casamance region
(Carlos Rosas Jiménez, Aid to the Church in Need)
The values that led humanity forward this year
(Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor)
Pictures of the year: Religion
(Reuters)
USCIRF condemns sentencing of Baha’i women in Iran
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Kazakhstan issue update
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
The Vatican and permanent neutrality: A book discussion addressing the Holocaust, the Cold War, and Ukraine
(YouTube Video, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Bahrain: National forums highlight religion’s pivotal role in social progress
(Bahá’í World News Service)
A fear-filled advent for Armenian Christians
(Mark Movsesian, First Things)
Interreligious perspectives on peace and development: A conversation with Jeffrey Sachs
(YouTube Video, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
New book: Faithful Disobedience: Writings on Church and State from a Chinese House Church Movement
(Wang Yi; edited by Hannah Nation and J. D. Tseng, InterVarsity Press)
USCIRF releases report on religious freedom in Cuba
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
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