Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 10 October 2022
UCCRO Statement on Russian terrorist attacks on the cities of Ukraine
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)
Friday, 7 October 2022
Remedies for religious persecution in China: An international human rights perspective
(Michelle Coleman, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
UN rights body rejects Western bid to debate Xinjiang abuses
(Jamey Keaten, Associated Press)
RFI’s Paul Marshall discusses religious persecution on Catholic radio
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Canada: MAiD expansion takes us to a ‘dark place’
(Charles Lewis, The Catholic Register)
Photos of the week: Durga Puja, Sukkot preparations
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Pope Bahrain trip blends Muslim outreach, Catholic ministry
(Associated Press)
WCC welcomes Nobel Peace Prize award to human rights advocates from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine
(World Council of Churches)
Australia: A statement from the Archbishop of Melbourne (on Essendon FC)
(Peter Andrew Comensoli, Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne)
Latvian Church could follow the path of Estonia, - OCU spokesman
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Occupied Ukraine: Masked soldiers seize Mariupol pastor and wife
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
CAR: Cardinal denounces "poisonous" climate in Central African Republic
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)
Journalists from the Arab world receive dialogue training in Lisbon
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Iranian women have been rebelling since the 1979 Islamic Revolution
(Pardis Mahdavi, Religion Unplugged)
India police flogging Muslims ‘serious rights violation’: Amnesty
(Al Jazeera)
The persecution of Cardinal Zen
(Sean Nelson, First Things)
Church-led political watchdog launched in Philippines
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Ethiopian bishop urges action to save millions in Tigray
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
Evangelicals reflect on the effects of blasphemy laws on religious freedom
(Evangelical Focus)
Türkiye to form institutional body to address Alevi citizens' problems
(Daily Sabah)
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Iran: Will protests in Iran end the Islamic Republic?
(Suzanne Maloney and David Dollar, Brookings Institution)
Iran: News digest about Baha’is and religious issues in Iran
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
How Iran’s hijab protest movement became so powerful
(Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker)
Weekly Highlight #224: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Nairobi Indaba on child protection; terrorism and extremism during COVID-19 emergencies
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Turkey: Hate crimes targeting religious minorities on the rise
(Uzay Bulut, Providence Mag)
Erdogan calls for hijab rights to be made constitutional
(Middle East Monitor)
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber strikes at a center of Taliban power, kills 4
(Associated Press)
Across Ukraine, a somber High Holiday season captures how war has ravaged a growing Jewish community
(David Saveliev and Nicholas Bennett, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Russian Church says its relations with Vatican actually frozen
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin officially embraces theories accusing the West of “Satanism”
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Russia: Four-year jail term if Russia gets back exiled Muslim?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Women of the Tokyo Peace Roundtable, an interview series
(Religions for Peace)
Bangladeshi Hindus celebrate Durga Puja fest in fear
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
PA presidency: 'Islamic and Christian holy sites are a red line'
(Middle East Monitor)
Religious leaders in Zimbabwe participate in male engagement workshop
(World Council of Churches)
New book: To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II
(George Weigel, Basic Books)
Weigel on the Second Vatican Council
(Rick Garnett, Mirror of Justice)
Vatican presents accession to UN and Paris Climate Agreements
(Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican News)
Vatican seeks ways to restore dialogue with Nicaragua
(Loup Besmond de Senneville, La Croix International)
Nigeria: Bishop warn leaders against ignoring plight of citizens at campaigns kick-off
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
India: Law preventing free religious conversion in Karnataka is "contrary to the Constitution and human dignity"
(Agenzia Fides)
India: Students harassed by Hindu nationalists on way to Catholic school event in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pro-Hindu Indian government eyes Church properties
(Ben Joseph, La Croix International)
Modi government’s ban of controversial Muslim organization Popular Front of India worries critics
(Shadab Farooq, Religion Unplugged)
Church opposes gambling law in India’s northeast state
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation should support Xinjiang’s Muslims
(Lama Fakih, Human Rights Watch)
Open letter to the Foreign Ministers of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss human rights situation in Xinjiang
(Human Rights Watch)
Australia: Islamic leaders question why police didn’t lay more serious charges after Brisbane mosque threat
(Eden Gillespie, The Guardian)
Andrew Thorburn, Essendon and the toleration of religion
(Michael F. Bird, Eternity)
Australia: Football CEO dismissed for religious beliefs
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Monday, 3 October 2022
The First Brazilian Symposium on Religious Freedom
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Recordings of Freedom of Religion and Belief London Conference
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Iran: Women, Christians and their powerful resistance to Iran's fanatical regime
(Lela Gilbert, Newsweek)
United Arab Emirates: Examining religion’s role in fostering peace
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Where to go to learn about something religious?
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Message from G20 Interfaith Forum Vice President: Katherine Marshall
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
BVI Christian Council appeals court’s judgment in same-sex marriage
(Caribbean National Weekly)
Jerusalem court orders state to recognize online marriages performed via Utah
(Judah Ari Gross, The Times of Israel)
Qatar World Cup: “Native and migrant Christians risk discrimination, harassment and police surveillance”
(Evangelical Focus)
Photos of the week: Jewish pilgrims in Ukraine; Hurricane Ian
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
IGE hosts roundtable between Vietnam government delegation and U.S. faith-based charities
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing
(Siddiqullah Alizai, Associated Press)
Yet another attack on the Hazara in Afghanistan
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Due to religious intolerance, a woman sets fire to an Umbanda store in Varzea Grande (Portuguese)
(Gislaine Morais, VGN)
Public Note on the Complaint which re-established the mandate of the city councilor of Curitiba [that invaded a Catholic temple] (Portuguese)
(Edna Zilli, ANAJURE)
Japan’s Kishida vows to regain trust in church controversy
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 3 October 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Pakistani Christians oppose politicization of their institutions
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Two weeks in review, 19 September – 2 October
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
A comparison of Islamic political system and democracy
(Muhammad Adam Khan, Eurasia Review)
Religious forum calls on Church leaders to tackle injustice in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In India, where Hindu majority has complex views, Supreme Court liberalizes abortion law
(Kalpana Jain, Religion News Service)
Pope Francis makes passionate plea for Putin to end cycle of ‘violence and death’ In Ukraine
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)
Russia: Special bimonthly freedom of religion or belief (16-30.09.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
How believers in China keep the faith under Xi Jinping's watchful eye
(Karen Tong, ABC News Australia)
International community is failing the Uyghurs but a change may be ahead
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
China: Special bimonthly freedom of religion or belief (16-30.09.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Message on the International Day of Non-Violence
(Twitter, Muslim World League)
Friday, 30 September 2022
Uphold rights, dignity of all people, especially those most vulnerable, says Secretary-General, in message for Non-Violence International Day
(United Nations)
New book: On Salafism: Concepts and contexts
(Azmi Bishara, Stanford University Press)
Australia: Legal issues arising for Christian schools in NSW
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Cuban dictatorship expels superior of Jesuits from the island
(Catholic News Agency)
Israel: Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem intersection over draft
(Associated Press)
Algeria: “A government will never uproot faith in Jesus from the hearts of Algerians”
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus)
After Pope outreach, Nicaragua's Ortega calls Church a 'dictatorship'
(France 24)
Brazil: Afro-Brazilian religions targeted by counter-cult violence in Brazil
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Recognised, studied and put to good use: Religious actors in global affairs
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))
Religions for Peace partners with the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion
(Religions for Peace)
The Role of Religious Actors in Dialogues For Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention in Afghanistan: A Case Study in The Faculty of Shari’a (Islamic) Law And The Faculty of Public Policy, Kabul University
(Mohammad Afzal Zarghoni, Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Ushuluddin)
Iranians are ready for a different approach to religion and government
(Zoha Qamar, FiveThirtyEight)
Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 – with renewed hope that protests this time will end differently
(Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation)
Bangladeshi Buddhists denied justice for a decade
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Iraqis embracing allocation of state budget for Arbaeen pilgrimage: poll
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
UN releases Uighur human rights report despite Chinese intimidation
(Eric Patterson, Providence Mag)
Myanmar: In a world of crises and tragedy, we must not forget about Myanmar
(Benedict Rogers, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
OSCE diplomats received evidence of Russian crimes against religious communities and religious figures of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainian religious actors and organizations after Russia's invasion: The struggle for peace
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Russian bishops: Nation must recognize conscientious objection to war
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Azerbaijan: Conscientious objector jailing "very unexpected decision"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Effective Altruism and Religion: Synergies, Tensions, Dialogue
(Dominic Roser and Stefan Reidener, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
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