Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 30 September 2022
Zimbabwean government blames religious anti-vaxxers for deadly measles outbreak
(Cyril Zenda, Religion Unplugged)
Argentina: Are civil rights at risk in Argentina?
(Cecilia Fernández Castañón, Fair Planet)
Blasphemy Day: Raising awareness about religious tolerance, criticism
(Aaron Reich, The Jerusalem Post)
Anglican Church of Southern Africa asks parishes to highlight the plight of the Palestinian people
(Anglican Ink)
In a world of crises and tragedy, we must not forget about Myanmar
(Benedict Rogers, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Blasphemy and Choudhury v. the United Kingdom revisited in light of the attack on Rushdie
(Natalie Alkiviadou, Strasbourg Observers)
Podcast: Brett Scharffs discusses human dignity with Peggy Fletcher Stack
(SoundCloud)
Cardinal Parolin: Nuclear weapons threaten human existence
(Linda Bordoni, Vatican News)
Peacebuilding, the focus of latest ‘Women’s Voices’ webinar
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Japan: The church linked to Abe’s killing, Japan’s political troubles
(Zaheena Rasheed, Al Jazeera)
Summary of the 10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
(Masamichi Kamiya, Religions for Peace)
Afghan Taliban deputy calls for reopening schools for girls
(Riazat Butt, Associated Press)
Pakistan Church demands criminalizing torture
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
WCC begins work to bring HIV back to national agendas with focus on sustainability
(World Council of Churches)
Canada: Senate committee looks at Islamophobia across Canada
(CBC News)
Canada: Quebec Muslims share fears and concerns at travelling Senate hearings
(Émilie Warren, CBC News)
Benin in the dock at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin
(Reuters)
India cracks down on Islamic group for 'anti-national activities'
(Reuters)
Indian Church steels itself for govt onslaught
(John Dayal, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Tajikistan’s ban of Jehovah’s Witnesses illegal, UN Human Rights Committee says
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Weekly Highlight #223: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Religious engagement through and beyond COVID-19; religious tourism; spirituality
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
South Sudan: Archbishop of Juba: "Tribalism is the enemy of peaceful coexistence and incompatible with faith"
(Agenzia Fides)
Kenyans 'clash' over plans for monthly prayers at the presidency
(Ghana Web)
Iran’s anti-veil protests draw on long history of resistance
(Amir-Hussein Radjy, Associated Press)
Pope presses Muslim dialogue message with Bahrain visit
(Associated Press)
Jerusalem church leaders thank Jordan’s king for defending their rights
(Catholic News Service)
Consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine discussed at the COMECE Autumn Assembly in Brussels
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukraine religious leaders call for return of POWS, criticize ‘referendums’
(Catholic News Service)
Tolerance as the supreme political principle
(Michael D. Thomas, Law & Liberty)
Hong Kong: The stakes of Cardinal Zen’s trial
(Nina Shea, Hudson Institute)
Algeria orders Catholic charity Caritas to shut: Church
(AFP, Barron's)
Nigeria: Hamzat warns against discrimination on account of religion
(Ishola Balogun, Vanguard News Nigeria)
Nigeria: USCIRF condemns recent attacks on worshippers in Nigeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Brazil: Bolsonaro campaign to evangelicals: Brazil's soul at stake
(David Biller, Associated Press)
Brazil: Lula challenges Bolsonaro's grip on Brazil evangelical vote
(Jimin Kang, Reuters)
Brazil: In October, Ilhéus hosts the 6th edition of the Walk for Peace and Against Religious Intolerance (Portuguese)
(Tropa de Elite)
“Jai Shri Ram” on the streets of Leicester as India’s Hindu nationalism stretches beyond its borders
(Ellis Heasley, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Monday, 26 September 2022
Iran: What to know about the Iranian protests over Mahsa Amini’s death
(Anisha Kohli, Time)
Iran: UN experts strongly condemn death of Mahsa Amini
(Modern Diplomacy)
Dissident: ‘Iranian women are furious’ over headscarf death
(Associated Press)
Canada: Protesters march through downtown Ottawa, burn headscarf in demonstration against Iran
(Michelle Allan, CBC News)
Canada: 'Staggering': Religious organizations create $10.3M in ripple-effect benefits to Georgina community
(Amanda Persico, Toronto Star)
Pakistan: On financial governance and freedom of faith in Pakistan
(Charles Ramsey, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Children in Pakistan expelled from school just for being Ahmadi Muslim
(Twitter, International Human Rights Committee (IHRC))
India: Hijab ban: Before court judges the practice of a religion, it must understand tradition of a faith
(Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui, Scroll)
India: The crusade for uniform civil law: Personal laws and the crisis of Muslim women’s rights in India
(Sucharita Sen, The Organization for World Peace)
India bishops say “forced conversion” law is actually an obstacle to helping poor
(John Burger, Aleteia)
Palestinians arrested, injured as far-right Jews enter Al-Aqsa
(Al Jazeera)
Using religion in Kazakhstan to find common bonds, ground
(Judith Sudilovsky , The Jerusalem Post)
Say ‘yes to a world united among peoples,’ urges Holy See
(United Nations)
Grim briefs Vietnam delegation at Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Mexican psychology graduate won’t lose license over conservative remarks, school rules
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Mexico: Win for university valedictorian prosecuted for graduation speech decrying woke agendas
(ADF International)
Islam, women and sport: The case of visible Muslim women
(Haifaa Jawad, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Cuba approves same-sex marriage in unusual referendum
(Cristiana Mesquita, Associated Press)
Hong Kong: Cardinal Zen, 5 others stand trial in Hong Kong over fund
(Zen Soo, Associated Press)
Death toll from boat capsize in Bangladesh rises to 41 [Hindu pilgrims]
(Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 26 September 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Brazil: Religion is shaping Brazil’s presidential election – but its evangelicals aren’t the same as America’s
(Amy Erica Smith, The Conversation)
Brazil’s Catholic Church frowns on proposals to legalize homeschooling
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Fighting religious intolerance around the world
(Gregory Tosi, Real Clear Religion)
Hindu nationalists now pose a global problem
(Somdeep Sen, Al Jazeera)
Of parties, third parties, and treaty interpretation: Ukraine v. Russia (X) before the European Court of Human Rights
(Justine Batura, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
"Ukraine has already won, for strength lies in the unity of the nation, not missiles," - Chief Rabbi of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: 200 people on criminal trial for exercising freedom of religion or belief
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
For children with HIV, inequality must be addressed, urge faith-based leaders
(World Council of Churches)
Nigeria: Ganduje inaugurates religious tolerance committee in Kano
(Ted Odogwu, Punch)
Australia: The unnervingly specific holiday greetings of the Australian Bureau of Statistics
(Zachary M. Seward, Quartz)
Australia: Did the Morrison government change the relationship between religion and politics in Australia?
(Elenie Poulos, The Conversation)
Ireland’s Birth Information and Tracing Act: Reconciling the right to identity
(Jamie Aspell, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Friday, 23 September 2022
Podcast: A special ‘Mormon Land’ from Spain: Why everyone should care about religious freedom, not just Latter-day Saints
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Iran: Mahsa Amini’s death sparks anger towards Iran’s morality police
(Al Jazeera)
Iran: The death of Mahsa Amini in Iran demands consequential diplomacy by US
(Knox Thames, Religion News Service)
New book: Human Rights Commitments of Islamic States: Sharia, Treaties and Consensus
(Paul McDonough, Bloomsbury Publishing)
Smith on liberalism and hate speech
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Photos of the week: Queen Elizabeth II funeral; Iranian unrest
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Indian government warns of rise in hate crimes, 'anti-India activities' in Canada
(Richard Raycraft, CBC News)
Taliban: Car bomb near Kabul mosque kills 7, wounds 41
(Ebrahim Noroozi and Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
Why Pope Francis chose to highlight religious freedom during his visit to Kazakhstan
(J. Eugene Clay, The Conversation)
Why China feels threatened by the moral authority of a 90-year-old Catholic bishop
(Scott D. McDonald, The Conversation)
Top Vatican diplomat meets Russian foreign minister
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pakistan: Transgender rights in focus amid religious complaints
(Haroon Janjua, Deutsche Welle)
Peru: Catholic bishops in Peru address refugee issue
(La Croix International)
Japan mixes religion and politics
(Aurelia George Mulgan, East Asia Forum)
Japan: Unification Church pledges reforms after Abe’s assassination
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Business, religion, and the law—a primer
(Matteo Corsalini, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The Parliament of the World’s Religions announces a new Director of Climate Action
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Philippines: Church and govt pair up to protect Filipino migrants
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesian minister sticks to his guns on church permit
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Islamic banking in Africa to gain foothold over next decade despite regulatory challenges: Moody’s
(Zawya)
Interfaith voices want UN General Assembly to hear: “There is so much that needs to be done—and time is running out”
(World Council of Churches)
Crimea: Religious freedom survey, September 2022
(Felix Corley and John Kinahan, Forum 18 News Service)
Tajikistan: The UN declared illegal the ban of Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Cuba’s referendum on 25 September is about far more than gay marriage
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
New Zealand: COVID-19 church restrictions justified, New Zealand court rules
(David Crampton, Christianity Today)
Brazil: Religious Liberty Commission expresses respect and solidarity in note (Portuguese)
(Comunicação OAB/DF, OAB Distrito Federal)
Brazil: Cleo vents about criticism of her religion: 'Religious intolerance kills' (Portuguese)
(O Globo, ClickPB)
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