Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 10 August 2022
India’s so-called secularism?
(Amjed Jaaved, Pakistan Today)
What Christians in Muslim lands must endure
(Alexandra Greeley, National Catholic Register)
António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on World's Indigenous Peoples Day 2022
(United Nations)
On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, WCC reiterates commitment to renewal of creation
(World Council of Churches)
Iraq Shiite cleric behind parliament sit-in steps up demands
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
Japan PM purges Cabinet after support falls over church ties
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Sri Lankans rally against crackdown on protesters
(Eranga Jayawardena, Associated Press)
Argentine Church launches pilgrimage to draw attention to narcotics crisis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Haiti: Religious orders call for international intervention in Haiti
(Catholic News Service)
Presidents of Russia, Israel agree to continue departmental contacts regarding Jewish Agency for Israel
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia’s religious freedom violations in Ukraine
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
"No jihad is possible in this war," - the Head of the Crimean Religious Administration appeals to Muslim POWs from Russia
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
A new Iron Curtain descends on Russia’s Jews
(Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, Common Sense)
Speakers at CEC seminar highlight the role of religion in Ukraine conflict
(Conference of European Churches)
Libya: Restoring Libya’s ancient Jewish community
(Samuel Zarrugh, Algemeiner)
Nigeria: The politics of religion in a transitional society
(Rotimi Akeredolu, Premium Times)
Philippines: Seizing the opportunity offered by the Bangsamoro Transition extension
(Mary Ann M. Arnado, The United States Institute of Peace)
Iran's morality police warn clothesmakers to avoid 'loud colors or face closure
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Monday, 8 August 2022
Nicaragua police investigating bishop critical of government
(Gabriela Selser, Associated Press)
Nicaragua bishops rally to support prelate detained by Ortega’s forces
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
South Korea: Church seeks help for families of Korean suicide victims
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Global prayer for peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula will call for healing grace
(World Council of Churches)
Afghanistan: Taliban: Bomb blast kills 2 people in Shiite area of Kabul
(Associated Press)
Afghanistan: Top Pakistani Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan; Shiites targeted in Kabul
(Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)
Nigeria: State and non-state violations of religious freedom and implications for national unity in Nigeria
(Dodeye Uduak Williams, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Nigeria: A religious dilemma
(Ebenezer Obadare, Council on Foreign Relations)
Nigeria Catholic Archbishop decries country’s “subtle persecution” sidelining Christians
(Agnes Aineah, ACI Africa)
Tunisia: New constitution in Tunisia could add to the vulnerability of its Christians
(Open Doors)
Iraq: Hundreds of thousands gather for mass prayer in Baghdad
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
Photos of the week: Iraqi unrest, Indian wrestlers
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Yezidi genocide: Remembrance is essential but not enough
(Knox Thames)
Iran: FCDO Minister statement on treatment of Baha'i in Iran
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon)
Iran: Special monthly FORB digest about Baha’is and Christians in July
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Iran: UN should condemn renewed crackdown on persecuted Baha’i faith in Iran
(Center for Human Rights in Iran)
Religion Watch, Volume 37 No. 9
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
People, Progress, Provision: IGE 2021 Annual Report
(Institute for Global Engagement)
India: Study finds Muslim woman in India face discrimination when it comes to hiring
(Naila Khan and Uzair Usmani, Religion Unplugged)
India: Police break up Muslim gathering in Kashmir, dozens detained
(Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 8 August 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious liberty is at the core of what it means to be human
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News)
Illegal dissolution of religious organisation: Bryansk-Tula Diocese v Russia
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Indonesia: Hijab rules are raising rights concerns
(UCA News, Eurasia Review)
Israel and Palestinian militants declare Gaza truce
(Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell, Reuters)
Myanmar: Global coalition of religions assures solidarity with people of Myanmar in wake of executions
(Jose Torres Jr., Licas News)
WCC condemns escalation of violence in Gaza
(World Council of Churches)
Baptist churches in war-torn Mariupol fuller than ever
(Christian Network Europe)
A kosher home for Jewish-Ukrainian refugees in Hungary
(Tal Spungin, The Jerusalem Post)
Ukrainian Churches in dispute with state over ‘gender ideology’ Convention
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Church Times)
Pope meets Russia envoy; decrees Ukraine-based priest martyr
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Religious communities in Ukraine meet with World Council of Churches, call to stop the war
(World Council of Churches)
Pakistan: USCIRF releases new report highlighting religious freedom in Pakistan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Pakistani Church continues struggle against blasphemy laws, abductions
(John Burger, Aleteia)
Mohammedan law
(Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy)
Canada: Hate crimes surge in Canada during pandemic
(Shreya Jain, Reuters)
Japan PM to reshuffle cabinet amid Taiwan, Unification Church issues
(Kantaro Komiya, Reuters)
The Cambridge Companion to Christianity and the Environment
(Edited by Alexander J. B. Hampton and Douglas Hedley, Cambridge University Press)
Friday, 5 August 2022
China: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly newsletter (16-31.07.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: Intensifying religious persecution in China
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
When religious liberty is personalized
(Cooper Shull, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission)
Australia: Victorian crossbench MP launches bid to compel religious hospitals to provide abortions
(ABC News Australia)
Australia: Social media, free speech, and religious freedom in Australia
(Colette Langos and Paul Babie, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Iran: USCIRF condemns crackdown on religious minorities in Iran
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Iraqi cleric calls for dissolution of parliament, early vote
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Samya Kullab, Associated Press)
Iraq: What’s behind Moqtada al-Sadr’s bid to shake up Iraq’s politics?
(Sarhang Hamasaeed, The United States Institute of Peace)
USCIRF commemorates the eighth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Israel: Lapid demands UN head disband commission of inquiry against Israel
(Mike Wagenheim, Jewish News Syndicate)
Pakistan Church welcomes remission for minority inmates
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Pakistan: The illusion of equal citizenship in Pakistan
(Knox Thames)
Mali’s capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks
(Baba Ahmed, Associated Press)
Afghanistan: 2 police killed in clash with IS gunmen in Afghan capital
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
Lebanon: Clergy, bags of cash set off new sectarian brawl in Lebanon
(Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press)
Why does religious liberty matter? ‘Consider where society would be … if we did not have religious freedom,’ says President Oaks
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News)
Japan: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left survivors wrestling with spiritual questions – here’s how Buddhists and Catholics responded
(Yuki Miyamoto, The Conversation)
In Sri Lanka, Buddhist monks’ involvement in protests raises familiar questions
(Haley Barker, Religion News Service)
Ethiopia: Nuns and priests flee, more churches shut in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
(Fredrick Nzwili, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
New book: The Christian Structure of Politics: On the De Regno of Thomas Aquinas
(William McCormick, Catholic University of America Press)
Book review: How Thomas Aquinas desacralized the state
(Samuel Gregg, Law & Liberty)
'Foreign ministers' of Russian Orthodox Church, Holy See meet in Vatican
(Interfax-Religion)
The Ukrainian Muslims fighting against Russia
(Micah Reddy and Anastasia Levkova, Al Jazeera)
Russian strike hits crowd at bus stop: many dead, they damaged a church, wounding a priest
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Protecting cultural and religious heritage: The battle of unknown soldiers
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Pope Francis’ delayed African visit muddies hope for peace-building in DRC, South Sudan
(Tawanda Karombo, Religion Unplugged)
An interview with the Greek Orthodox environmental chief for ‘The Green Patriarch’
(Jovan Tripkovic, Religion Unplugged)
India: Muslim women in India allege bias in hiring for jobs
(Zubair Amin, Al Jazeera)
Cuba cracks down on religious citizens despite constitutional ‘guarantees,’ experts say
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Singapore: Church calls for safeguarding marriage, family in Singapore
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Bahraini regime tightens crackdown on Shias ahead of Ashura commemorations
(Press TV)
Nepal: Pastor sentenced to one year in prison for missionary activities
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Belize: Church and State agree on deferment of cannabis referendum
(Aaron Humes, Breaking Belize News)
Mexico: Could priests in Mexico avoid being killed by wearing a cassock?
(Walter Sanchez Silva, Catholic News Agency)
In Sudan, a gradual return of the Islamist regime
(Katarzyna Rybarczyk, Modern Ghana)
With Al Qaeda down but not out, killing Zawahiri is symbolic
(James M. Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy)
Nigeria: Persecution of Christians in Nigeria is driven by Islamism, not climate change
(David Landrum, Premier Christianity)
Canada: Starbucks apologizes to Sudbury family following racist, bottle-throwing incident
(Casey Stranges, CBC News)
Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Iran: “Senseless cruelty”: Fresh wave of arrests and raids across Iran as Bahá’ís absurdly accused of “colonialism”
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Iran: Baha’is accused of “colonialism” and “infiltrating kindergartens” as 52 fresh acts of persecution add to more than 100 in recent weeks
(Bahá’í International Community)
Iran: Shocking demolition of homes and land grabs signals intensifying persecution of Iran’s Baháʼís
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Iran: Lawyer who helped overturn pastor’s death sentence now in prison with him
(Article 18)
Iran: Islamic Human Rights Award kicks off
(Mehr News Agency)
Sri Lankan Church concerned over crackdown on dissent
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
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