Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 23 September 2022
Brazil: Report points to growth in reported cases of religious intolerance in the State of Rio (Portuguese)
(GloboNews)
After the UN’s allegations of crimes against humanity, the world must mobilise on China’s actions in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
International Day of Peace 21 September: 2022 Theme: End racism. Build peace.
(United Nations)
Report: Global Futures of Political Islam
(The Hollings Center for International Dialogue)
Is Pope Francis’ diplomacy of dialogue failing?
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
India: Hijab row: Karnataka order on uniform "religion neutral", says govt; blames PFI for trouble
(The Economic Times)
India: Christians in India call Karnataka anti-conversion law ‘draconian’
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Nigerian bishops urge commission to use new tech to ensure fair elections
(Peter Ajayi Dada, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Iran hijab protests: Young woman's death puts Tehran under pressure
(Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle)
USCIRF condemns Iran’s government for killing of young woman with “improper hijab”
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Iran protests: Women burn headscarves in anti-hijab protests
(David Gritten and Oliver Slow, BBC News)
In a rarity, Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority republic, hosts Jewish festival with global reach
(Larry Luxner, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A forgotten champion of religious liberty: Dirck Coornhert's 1582 Synod on the Freedom of Conscience speaks to our polarized age.
(Joseph Loconte, Law & Liberty)
Qatari ambassador faces LGBT-rights appeal before World Cup
(Ciarán Fahey, Associated Press)
China says will do all it can for peaceful Taiwan ‘reunification’
(Al Jazeera)
Ethnic minority Christians arrested in China
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
China faces pressure at United Nations after Xinjiang report
(Al Jazeera)
New global poll: Where’s religion? Media coverage doesn’t meet demand
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Weekly Highlight #222: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Continuing issues, taking stock
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Religious freedom in Uzbekistan: still space for reform
(Catherine Putz, The Diplomat)
Pin on hate speech on the web
(Andrea Pin, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
King Abdullah blasts Israel: Christianity in Jerusalem is under fire
(Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post)
Brazil president offers to take in priests persecuted in Nicaragua
(AFP, France 24)
Brazil: "Vote according to your conscience", bishops tell Brazilians
(La Croix International)
Defying Ukraine’s wartime warnings, thousands of Hasidic pilgrims have made it to Uman for Rosh Hashanah
(Jacob Judah, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Cardinal Joseph Zen set to go on trial in Hong Kong on charges tied to pro-democracy fund
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)
1 in 3 Southeast Asian Muslims more devout than parents: Report
(Al Jazeera)
Hinduism and discriminatory experiences
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Vatican opens new embassy in Timor-Leste
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Russia: 33 Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to prison since 1 January 2022
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Sudan: Apostasy charges against Christians in Sudan dismissed
(Morning Star News)
Pope Francis launches strong appeal for peace and religious freedom (Portuguese)
(ACI Digital)
In a speech at the UN, Jair Bolsonaro calls for the fight against "Christophobia" (Portuguese)
(ONU News)
Statute of religious freedom is approved by the Chamber of Olinda (Portuguese)
(Redação Portal, CBN Recife)
Cuba’s referendum on 25 September is about far more than gay marriage
(Anna Lee Stangl, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Monday, 19 September 2022
Israel: Yesh Atid MK criticized for comments on religious society
(The Times of Israel)
Diplomatic spat after Chile leader snubs new Israeli ambassador
(Al Jazeera)
Chile: Violence and corruption won’t build up Chile, cardinal says at independence prayer service
(Walter Sanchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)
Tolerance versus toleration: The lost civility of the Muslim empires
(Jocelyne Cesari, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Indonesian Christians mourn pro-minority Islamic scholar
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
IGE speaks at Indonesian virtual conference on religious freedom and rule of law
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Lugato on the international legal framework for hate speech and its limits
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Uganda: Noise control: What NEMA, Church leaders agreed upon
(Uganda Christian News)
Photos of the week: Kazakhstan religious conference, fire destroys historic LA church
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
India: Job discrimination against Indian Muslims up 9% in 15 years
(Daily Sabah)
Russia: Special bimonthly freedom of religion or belief (01-15.09.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
TPNRD releases report on religious responses to the Russian invasion
(Religion & Diplomacy: A Resource of the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy)
Iran: Mahsa Amini: Iran police say woman's death was 'unfortunate'
(David Gritten, BBC News)
Articles of interest - 19 September 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
A country of churches: Why Ukraine will prevail
(Adrian Bonenberger, Commonweal)
Hong Kong: Why is 90-year-old Cardinal Zen standing trial in Hong Kong?
(Kate Mayberry, Al Jazeera)
Cameroon: ‘Enough is enough,’ say Cameroon bishops after kidnapping, church burning
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
An old question that's back in the news: Why can’t non-Muslims visit Mecca and Medina?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Brazil: Walk against intolerance brings together representatives of religions in Rio (Portuguese)
(Mariana Tokarnia, Agência Brasil)
‘Brazil under Constitution’: Religious freedom is a right guaranteed to all Brazilians (video)(Portuguese)
(Globo Play)
Protection of the fundamental rights of religious leaders in the context of violence in Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Friday, 16 September 2022
UAE chief Chabad rabbi married in the Gulf's largest Jewish wedding
(Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post)
Not gone, but forgotten? Syrian refugees struggle to move forward.
(Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor)
Iran: Mahsa Amini: Woman dies after arrest by Iran’s morality police
(Al Jazeera)
'The world is watching': Australian daughter of Iranian Baha'i in prison pleads for her release
(Nassim Khadem, ABC News Australia)
Martinez-Torron on religious exemptions
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Rinella on sharia in the state system
(Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
The Saudi mirage of religious freedom
(Gabriella Perez, Providence Mag)
African nations stand alone against abortion rights, gender ideology at the UN
(Edie Heipel, Catholic News Agency)
Iraq: Arbaeen pilgrimage brings millions to Iraqi city of Karbala
(Usaid Siddiqui, Al Jazeera)
Sri Lankan monks protest electricity price hike
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Christians wary as Indian state outlaws conversion
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
WCC expresses solidarity, urges advocacy for the human rights and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples across the world
(World Council of Churches)
WCC statement urges confronting racism, revisiting “complicity of some religious bodies”
(World Council of Churches)
China: Special bimonthly freedom of religion or belief (01-15.09.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Afghanistan: Taliban torture and execute Hazaras in targeted attack – new investigation
(Amnesty International)
"Made" in Jordan: Assessing the legacy of the Amman Message
(Mackenzie R. Poust, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Brazil: Clergy take sides in Brazil’s presidential election
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Chad: Bishops in Chad say African country’s national dialogue is a ‘monologue’
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope says supplying weapons to Ukraine is morally acceptable for self defence
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Pope asks Nicaraguan government to let expelled nuns return
(Philip Pullella, Reuters)
Pope’s presence in Kazakhstan to help ‘map way out of conflicts’
(Devin Watkins, Vatican News)
Uzbekistan: "Go on dreaming!" prison governor replies to tortured prisoner of conscience's medical need
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Why are Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted?
(Mathew N. Schmalz, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
WCC, CEC letter to OSCE chairman urges avoiding further escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh
(World Council of Churches)
European churches urge EU to establish peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan
(Conference of European Churches)
Council of Parties appoints new KAICIID leadership
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Secretary-General's video message to the 7th Congress of World and Traditional Religions
(United Nations)
Volume 20, Issue 3 (2022)
(The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Volume 20, 2022 - Issue 3 - Introduction
(Elizabeth A. Clark and Dmytro Vovk, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Piecing the Puzzle—Women and Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Nazila Ghanea, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Advancing Gender Equality Without Forfeiting Religious Autonomy: Squaring the Circle?
(Montserrat Gas-Aixendri, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Church-State Cooperation and its Impact on Freedom of Religion or Belief and on Gender Issues in Russia
(Mikhail Antonov, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
International Obligations and Internal Tensions: Individual Religious Autonomy and Gender Equality in Russia and Central Asia
(Merilin Kiviorg, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Ukrainian Churches and the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Ukraine: Being Europe Without Accepting “Gender”
(Regina Elsner, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Gender Equality in the Netherlands: Between Pillars, Polders, and Principles
(Jeroen Temperman, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Becoming Through Belonging: Women of Faith and Global Leadership
(Margaret J. Weber, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Book review: Rethinking Religion and Politics in a Plural World: The Bahá’í International Community and the United Nations
(Geoffrey Cameron, The Review of Faith & International Affairs)
Vietnamese authorities call 'Jesus Church' in northern provinces an 'evil religion'
(Radio Free Asia)
Libyan convert sentenced to death under controversial apostasy law
(International Christian Concern)
Don't forget to aid predominantly diverse countries when giving
(Syed M. Hassan, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)
How teaching tolerance can promote peace
(Knox Thames, The United States Institute of Peace)
How religious actors can help address the Western Hemisphere’s biggest challenges
(Andrés Martínez and Melissa Nozell, The United States Institute of Peace)
China’s atrocities against Uyghurs demand a response
(Ewelina U. Ochab and Knox Thames, The Hill)
Weekly Highlight #221: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: COVID-19 addressed in various global events, emerging research
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
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