Law and Religion Headlines

Wednesday, 20 July 2022

Iran cracks down on house churches
(International Christian Concern)

Russia’ Security Council: New law needed to “neutralize” “cults” and “foreign” religions
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Russian court nullifies acquittal of Jehovah's Witness
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

How Russia’s war is undoing 30 years of Jewish community building in Ukraine
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

UGCC Patriarch meets with the US ambassador to Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Metropolitan Onufriy meets with the US Ambassador to Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Monday, 18 July 2022

High-level attention to freedom of religion and belief and its linkage to sustainable development
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))

Morocco: King Mohammed VI recognizes Jewish community as part of Moroccan culture
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)

Pakistan: The right to have rights: The intense hatred towards a religious community
(Raza Habib Raja, The Express Tribune)

Pakistani Christian mechanic sentenced to death for blasphemy
(Kevin Zeller, Mission Network News)

Religion Watch, Volume 37 No. 8
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

New book: Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis
(John T McGreevy, W. W. Norton & Company)

Lebanon LGBTQ community suffers setback amid wider clampdown
(Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 18 July 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Nigerian prelate sees attacks on Christians as part of broader government failures
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Antisemitism scandal roils international art exhibition Documenta 15, held in Germany
(Toby Axelrod, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

'War on Women' needs forceful response, not glib statements
(Shada Islam, EUobserver)

China: Freedom of religion or belief: Bimonthly FORB newsletter (01-15.07.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Photos of the week: Shinzo Abe assassination; Eid al-Adha commemorations
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Japan: Abe’s assassination: An anti-cult hate crime?
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

Japan: Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan’s politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups
(Kaitlyn Ugoretz, The Conversation)

Iran: Book discussing compatibility of Islam with democracy published in Iran
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Canada: Alberta's human rights commission chief under fire for Islamophobic book review
(Mrinali Anchan, CBC News)

Sri Lankan bishops want tainted politicians away from power
(Quintus Colombage, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Korean religious groups call for abolition of death penalty
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Bishops renew peace calls for Africa's Great Lakes Region
(Prisca Materanya, La Croix International)

Book review: Spiritualizing Humanity by Rafael Domingo Oslé & Gonzalo Rodríguez-Fraile Díaz
(Mónica García-Salmones, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Nazila Ghanea: The new UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Roghayeh Rezaei, Iran Wire)

200+ religious buildings destroyed or damaged by the Russians in Ukraine
(Ruslan Khalikov, Bitter Winter)

Chief Army Rabbi appointed in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Australia: ‘We don’t trust in governments’ or UN, Scott Morrison tells Margaret Court’s Perth church
(Josh Butler, The Guardian)

India: Muslims have become a persecuted minority in India, experts warn
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

India: After DMK MP’s outburst, an old Dravidian divide over religion comes to fore
(Arun Janardhanan, The Indian Express)

Overpopulation and religion – The Connection
(Debidatta Mahapatra, The Times of India)

With parents in detention centers, Rohingya children in India face uncertain future
(Shadab Farooq, Religion Unplugged)

Renewed focus on brining Daesh to justice urgently needed
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Beyond Apologies: Children, Mothers, Religious Liberty, and the Mission of the Catholic Church
(David M. Smolin, SSRN)

Russian Embassy employees visited bishops of the UOC-MP every Friday, - Yuri Chornomorets
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Members of the UN Security Council consider Russia's actions aimed at destroying the cultural heritage of Ukrainians
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia will “neutralise internal threats” posed by “radical” religious associations
(Evangelical Focus)

Friday, 15 July 2022

IRF Summit: Human Dignity Initiatives
(YouTube Video, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

A conversation with Judge J. Clifford Wallace
(David F. Levi, Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke University School of Law)

Filipino Catholic law school dean trashes divorce bill
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Myanmar: Religious actors protect human rights: Focus Myanmar
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))

Terrorism has no nationality, ethnicity or religion
(Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Al Jazeera)

Landmark judgment against Turkey for ignoring European ruling
(Human Rights Watch)

ECtHR failed to meet Turkey's expectations on Kavala case: Ankara
(Daily Sabah)

Rights court slams Turkey’s refusal to release political prisoner
(Molly Quell, Courthouse News Service)

Interview on Radio Vaticana on “Liberalism’s Limits: Religious Exemptions and Hate Speech”
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Law School hosts second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome
(Kevin Allen, Notre Dame News)

Despite reiterating support for freedom of religion or belief the UK Africa Minister declines to raise the demolition of a church in Kaduna with the Nigerian Government.
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)

India: Interfaith coalition wants prayer in nation’s schools, but rotating among religions
(Madhu Patel, India Post)

Weekly Highlight #213: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Religious celebrations and pilgrimages; legal action on vaccinations
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Reinvigorating calls for religious freedom
(Marianne Rozario, Theos)

UN point man on anti-Semitism
(Mike Wagenheim, Intermountain Jewish News)

Biden should use Middle East trip to push religious tolerance
(John Azumah, Real Clear Policy)

Israeli policy on ‘kosher cellphones’ outrages Haredi rabbis
(Eetta Prince-Gibson, Associated Press)

Why I oppose the Abraham Accords
(Omar Suleiman, RNS Column: Islam Beyond Phobia)

How to understand Israel and Saudi Arabia’s secretive relationship
(Bruce Riedel, Brookings Institution)

Iran: USCIRF releases new report on religious repression in Iran
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Australians reject discrimination that is based on religious belief: new research
(Kate Gleeson, Robert Ross, Shaun Wilson, The Conversation)

Australia: Christian college tells staff to sign ‘gender identity’ document
(Madeleine Heffernan, The Age)

Dalai Lama travels to remote Ladakh region bordering China
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)

China: How documentation is critical to exposing China’s abuses of the Uyghurs
(Lauren Baillie and Rachel Vandenbrink, The United States Institute of Peace)

China’s Xi, in Xinjiang, signals no change to Uyghur policy
(Associated Press)

London Ministerial: What we have learned about China, Pakistan, and the world
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter)

Explainer: The Unification Church’s ties to Japan’s politics
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)

New York Times report says the Unification Church is a 'church' and it's as simple as that
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Iraqi cleric shows power as thousands attend mass prayer
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)

Panama hopes Church can help with social unrest, avoid Nicaraguan example
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Eastern Africa bishops explore consequences of climate change on daily life
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)

New Zealand bishops urge action to end Palestinian suffering in Holy Land
(Catholic News Service)

Indonesian criminal code changes 'put key freedoms at risk'
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Is Indonesia’s “Civil Islam” a model for the Muslim world?
(Farah Adeed, Acton Institute)

Kyrgyz special services claim to have prevented terrorist on Eid al-Adha in Bishkek
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia to crack down on foreign radical religious organizations
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: Administrative prosecutions for opposing Ukraine war
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Bangladeshi university introduces prayer rooms for minority students
(Stephan Uttom Rozario, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Syria: WCC delegation visits Syria, expresses solidarity with those who “remain steadfast in their land”
(World Council of Churches)

DRC: Church troubled by instability causing mass immigration in Central Africa
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Russia: Freedom of religion or belief: Bimonthly newsletter (1-15.07.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Should Ukraine have rejected the Istanbul Convention?
(Andrew Sorokowski, Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

“It is with your blessing that the churches are being destroyed,” - Poroshenko addresses Kirill in a ruined church
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Bishop Victor: The RF attack cannot be justified by anything
(Taisia Lazarenko, Union of Orthodox Journalists)

Churches highlight their humanitarian response to Ukraine at European Parliament
(Conference of European Churches)

Vietnamese police try to stamp out religious sect
(Radio Free Asia)

Panel discussion: Realising human rights to end inequalities and end AIDS by 2030
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Rabbis forge special bond in Islamic world
(Susanne Güsten, Al-Monitor)

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Religious freedom in civic society (podcast)
(Elizabeth Clark and Michael La Civita, Just Love)

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