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Friday, 1 July 2022

Central African Republic bishops warn of ‘convulsions’ from Ukraine war
(Catholic News Service)

Mozambique: Relocating or expanding? Islamic State Mozambique’s reaction to foreign intervention
(Ryan O'Farrell, Long War Journal)

Russia: Lavrov thanks the Jewish Museum of Moscow for carefully preserving the memory of important pages of history
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukraine's Lviv symbolically votes to ban formerly Moscow-affiliated church
(Max Hunder, Reuters)

Ukraine: Council of Churches to be created in Ivano-Frankivsk to resolve conflict situations
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukraine: Contesting reunification: Autocephaly and sovereignty in Ukraine
(Kathryn David, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Nigeria: Evangelical church in "forceful conversion" controversy in Nigeria
(Justine John Dyikuk, La Croix International)

Creativity builds social cohesion: How to turn art into a tool for coexistence
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Sri Lankan leaders ignore us, says Buddhist chief
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

WCC joins side event of the Human Rights Council on the intersectionality of human rights and climate justice
(World Council of Churches)

Azerbaijan: Bahá’í principle of unity inspires national conference on coexistence
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Australia: Shifting from chaplains to secular student welfare officers can be divisive. Here’s how schools can manage the risks
(Allan Dale, The Conversation)

Australia: Census results mean religions should stop getting special treatment
(Heidi Nicholl, The Sydney Morning Herald)

IGE Global Horizons | June 2022
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

The role of religious women in advancing religious freedom
(Palwasha L. Kakar, Religious Freedom Institute)

Cornerstone forum: Translating diplomatic engagement to on-the-ground improvements in religious freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Religious freedom summit to call out China
(Susan Crabtree, Real Clear Politics)

ADF International to highlight defense of persecuted Christians at International Religious Freedom Summit
(ADF International)

A ripe moment for building peace by promoting international religious freedom
(Peter Mandaville and Knox Thames, The United States Institute of Peace)

Canada: Bill 21: Hijabs disappearing from view in Quebec classrooms as teachers retire
(Olivia O'Malley, Global News)

India: Scratching the wounds of the past: India’s disputes over mosques and temples are only increasing religious tensions
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

India: Who is Mohammed Zubair, Indian journalist arrested by Modi gov’t?
(Bilal Kuchay, Al Jazeera)

India's Supreme Court to hear plea for protecting Christians
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: Arrest of Indian Muslim journalist sparks widespread outrage
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)

In Lebanon, how to say ‘I do’ sparks fierce debate
(Mariam Fam and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press)

Four priests, one religious sister murdered in one week
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Syriac Catholic bishops highlight complex challenges in Middle East
(Doreen Abi Raad, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ecuador: Pope, bishops urge peace in protest-hit Ecuador
(La Croix International)

Opening Plenary: The Second Interreligious Forum of the Americas (FIDELA)
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Islamophobia
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Malaysian govt seeks to halt 'dubious' online divorce
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Indonesia: Bar workers accused of blasphemous drink promotion in Indonesia
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Jihad against capitalism: FNKSDA and the Islamic Eco-socialist Movement in Indonesia
(Sawyer Martin French, Sightings - The University of Chicago Divinity School)

Singapore's archbishop hails Zoroastrians for faith, tolerance
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Guyana committed to Muslim-friendly tourism -Ambassador tells Organization of Islamic Co-operation meeting
(Stabroek News)

Statement of the General Secretary of COMECE on the Morocco-Spain border cross tragic incident
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

Australia: ‘No religion’ is Australia’s second-largest religious group – and it’s having a profound effect on our laws
(Renae Barker, The Conversation)

Kenya: Bishops hit out at outgoing government over rising inflation, high cost of living
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine Larisa Galadza visited UCU
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Izyum Diocese in Ukraine's Kharkov Region refuses to be independent of Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)

Borrel regrets Kirill does not fall under the EU sanctions
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia: Founder of Jehovah's Witnesses cell in Krasnoyarsk jailed for 6 years
(Interfax-Religion)

Christian massacres in Nigeria a top topic at global religious freedom summit
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)

Bracing for global impact as Roe v. Wade abortion decision overturned
(Adva Saldinger, Devex)

What the Pope's visit to Canada means for indigenous residential school survivors
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)

A helicopter’s alleged involvement in Kaduna terrorist attacks could mean one of two things
(Ellis Heasley, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Scratching the wounds of the past: India’s disputes over mosques and temples are only increasing religious tensions
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Monday, 27 June 2022

Qatar: USCIRF releases new report on Qatar
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Ukraine: Four churches in areas now under Russian control harassed by officials
(Eric Foley, Do the World)

Ukrainian govt refuses to cancel lease with Ukrainian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)

Church of England: territorial integrity of Ukraine is indisputable
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukrainian Council of Churches: the Istanbul Convention was ratified in a rush without the public discussion promised
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Overheard: Russian ambassador talks Ukraine war and ‘Jewish guys’ at Cafe Milano
(Daniel Lippman, Politico)

Canada: 2-year Uighur resettlement plan must include releasing prisoners of conscience
(Justice For All Canada)

Canadian Hindu leader says he supports killings of Muslims, Sikhs in India
(The New Arab)

Pakistan: Death sentence upheld for two Christians in Pakistan
(International Christian Concern)

Pakistan: Religious Freedom & Business films make headlines in Pakistan
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

Vatican to start monthly newspaper by and with the poor
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 27 June 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Mexico: Explainer: What led to priests being killed in Mexico?
(Mark Stevenson, Associated Press)

Cameroon: Archbishop says peace a prerequisite for justice in Cameroon
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Indonesia criminal code update risks backsliding on freedoms
(Eva Kusuma Sundari, The Diplomat)

Indonesia's Islamic school helping people with psychological disorders and addiction
(Andreas Pamungkas and Yusuf Pamuncak, Deutsche Welle)

Restricting public worship during covid: The response of courts across the globe
(Mark Movsesian, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Russian diplomats continue to help Moscow Patriarchate get backing of ancient but small Orthodox Patriarchates
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)

Patriarch Kirill urges not to doubt the correctness of Russian way
(Interfax-Religion)

Auschwitz Museum says it’s a target of Russian propaganda
(Vanessa Gera, Associated Press)

Saudi religious soft power diplomacy eyes Washington and Jerusalem first and foremost – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)

UN, world leaders condemn US Supreme Court ruling on abortion
(Al Jazeera)

India: Christians condemn article defaming India's first layman saint
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s resolution about the alleged mistreatment of minorities in India
(Priyali Prakash, The Hindu)

Asian Catholics urged to tackle deforestation before it's too late
(Fabian Antony, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Sri Lankan Buddhist monks call for new constitution
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Bangladesh Church kept away from drafting education policy
(Stephan Uttom Rozario, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Dahmash Mosque faces Judaisation risk
(Middle East Monitor)

Risks of Muslim genocide: MEMO in conversation with Dr Gregory Stanton
(Middle East Monitor)

Nigeria: Church plan to mobilize voter registration ahead of 2023 election
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

African faiths launch climate change justice network
(World Council of Churches)

Countries with bad record on persecution request to attend UK religious freedom summit
(Tola Mbakwe, Premier Christian News)

FoRB Conference will help champions of religious freedom to build a coalition
(Lianne Kolirin, Religion Media Centre)

Australia: ACT discrimination law reforms narrow religious freedom
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Turkey: Arrests in Istanbul as LGBTQ marchers try to defy Pride ban
(Associated Press)

Turkey: Islam and Friday prayers in Turkish prisons: Abdullah Yalçın
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Friday, 24 June 2022

Religious arguments and political goals behind the Russian-Ukrainian war
(Dmytro Vovk, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

The government deems the attempts to ban activities of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine "unfounded"
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Patriarch Kirill builds on Putin’s attack on Leninism to promote idea of restoring Orthodoxy as Russia’s state church – OpEd
(Paul Goble, Eurasia Review)

Only sermons agreed with the occupiers are allowed in Crimean mosques — State Service for ethnic policy
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia, Ukraine, and the Orthodox church: Where religion meets geopolitics and war
(Engjellushe Morina and Andrew Wilson, The European Council on Foreign Relations)

Weekly Highlight #210: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Government support for and restrictions on religious practice; COVID-19, mental health, and gender-based violence
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Pakistan: Afghan Christians find new hope in Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Iraq parliament swears in new members after walkout of 73
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)

Pope orders online release of WWII-era Pius XII Jewish files
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

India: Evangelicals warns about the violation of minorities’ rights in India
(Evangelical Focus)

Kashmir Hindus in mourning after wave of killings
(Channi Anand, Associated Press)

Brazil: World Rainforest Day (PDF)
(Religions for Peace)

Brazilian rabbi goes viral for paying Jewish tribute to journalist and expert killed in the Amazon
(Marcus M. Gilban, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

US envoy to combat anti-Semitism to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel
(Al Jazeera)

US antisemitism envoy to visit Saudi Arabia in first trip abroad
(Middle East Eye)

Saudi Islamic university achieves second world record with 170 nationalities on campus
(Zaid Khashogji, Arab News)

Kazakhstan: Religious freedom survey, June 2022
(Felix Corley and John Kinahan, Forum 18 News Service)

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