Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 13 June 2022
World Assembly of Islamic Awakening condemns Israeli regime’s recent criminal acts
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
World: Intolerance and discrimination against Christians, a new report
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia: A pacifist Orthodox priest defrocked, arrested and facing 10 years in prison
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Crimean bishoprics directly subordinated to Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
"The ROC and Patriarch Kirill must be held liable for the crime of blessing the murder of peaceful Ukrainians," - Head of OCU
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
"The Russian religious and state machine is doomed" - Cyril Hovorun
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Ukrainian prosecution of ICC statute crimes: Fair, independent and impartial?
(Kai Ambos, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Tanzania: Religious leaders should work with the government
(Daily News)
Canada: Manitoba will intervene if Supreme Court hears battle over Quebec secularism law
(Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press)
Canada: Jewish York University students sound alarm over antisemitic graffiti found near campus
(Kayla McLean, Global News)
Canadian megachurch discloses 38 reports of sexual misconduct by 4 pastors
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Canada awaits Pope Francis visit as Pontiff aims at reconciliation with indigenous peoples
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)
Ohio bill calls for Canada to be put on religious-freedom watchlist over COVID restrictions
(Tom Blackwell, National Post)
UAE bans Disney-Pixar film over same-sex relationship characters
(Alexander Cornwell, Reuters)
China must address grave human rights concerns and enable credible international investigation: UN experts
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Church representatives share resiliency lessons and humanitarian efforts at Summit of the Americas and Interreligious Forum
(Mary Richards, Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Friday, 10 June 2022
The Islamic world's outrage against India won't protect the country's Muslims
(Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time)
India’s anticonversion laws loophole
(Surinder Kaur, Christianity Today)
Pakistan probes Hindu temple’s desecration as India protests
(Associated Press)
Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam
(Julhas Alam, Associated Press)
India’s dark turn from model of religious pluralism to cautionary tale
(Khyati Y. Joshi, Religion News Service)
India: Are minorities safe In India?
(Ahmed Saeed, Eurasia Review)
South Asia protests over prophet remarks by India’s BJP officials
(Al Jazeera)
India: Analysis: Islamophobia is the norm in Modi’s India
(Somdeep Sen, Al Jazeera)
Podcast: Why is Muslim hate on the rise in India?
(Al Jazeera)
India: Protests flare across India over anti-Muslim comments by ruling party members
(Saurabh Sharma and Fayaz Bukhari, Reuters)
Pakistanis rally to denounce India over remarks about Islam
(Associated Press)
Catholics debate Israel
(Sage Showers, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Israel: Holocaust memorial chairman thanks pope for opening archives
(Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press)
Nigeria: Statement by the KAICIID Board of Directors following Nigeria Owo church attack
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Nigeria: The paradoxes of jihadism in Nigeria – Analysis
(James Barnett, Hudson Institute)
Nigerian officials say terror group ISWAP behind church massacre
(Timothy Obiezu, Voice of America)
Statements from CSW and Nina Shea of Hudson on the carnage in Nigeria. The Buhari Government has been indifferent to widespread targeted killings, atrocity crimes and abductions. Insecurity and Impunity are the watchwords of his Government.
(David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool)
Nigeria: IRFBA Chair and Vice Chair’s statement on Nigeria
(Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State)
Nigeria: The persecution of Christians can no longer be ignored
(Paul Coleman, Spiked)
Nigeria suspects Islamic State of killing 40 in Catholic church
(Camillus Eboh And Felix Onuah, Reuters)
Taliban rejects U.S. Dept. of State’s latest report on international religious freedom
(International Christian Concern)
Australia: ‘Don’t ignore us’: Faith leaders demand quick action on religious freedoms
(Matthew Knott and Lisa Visentin, Brisbane Times)
Humanist children’s books translated, available free in Muslim-majority countries
(Kathryn Post, Religion News Service)
Canada: Liberals begin search for special representative to combat Islamophobia in Canada
(Eric Stober, Global News)
Exiled Nicaraguan priest says Ortega regime is attacking Church
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope Francis calls pornography a ‘threat to public health’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Mother Church will not recognize any self-proclaimed autocephaly in Ukraine, - Hierarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Vatican game that never ends: Knowns and unknowns with covering next papal election
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Is Qatar trying to eradicate the Baha’i community?
(The European Times)
Iraqi Christians not "infidels" or a "minority" in their country, says Chaldean patriarch
(La Croix International)
Workshop addresses urban challenges to integration ahead of European Policy Dialogue Forum
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Kenya: Poor election preparedness is high risk to country, Bishops caution
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Kenya: Fake miracle spree in Kenya leads to Pentecostal oversight
(Robert Carle, Religion Unplugged)
Le pouvoir de la religion sur la scène internationale
(Agence de Presse Protestante)
The Second Interreligious Forum of the Americas
(FIDELA)
Sri Lankan religious leaders bat for free and fair elections
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Nepal's new Christian leaders vow to protect community
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Muslim, Catholic lay groups sign Indonesian pact
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Iran: A Tehran court sentences seven Christians, including a clergyman, to a total of 32 years in prison
(Asia News)
Russia’s persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses: Unlawful, the European Court of Human Rights says
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Russia: European court sides with Jehovah's Witnesses
(Moscow, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
All-Tatar Public Center designated as extremist organization, banned
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Orthodox Church concerned about prospects of ban on marches near clinics, religious sites
(Interfax-Religion)
Head of the UGCC calls on the international community not to buy the goods Russia stole from Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Roundtable denounces military aggression against Ukraine, calls for ongoing open dialogue
(World Council of Churches)
Ukraine: The Russian Orthodox Church annexes Ukrainian dioceses
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
USCIRF welcomes release of religious prisoner of conscience Dennis Christensen
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
China: UN human rights experts urge China to allow them ‘full access’
(United Nations)
Turkey: Video of students kicking Quran in Turkey stirs outrage
(Sara Zouiten, Morocco World News)
Azerbaijan: Direct regime employing and firing imams is "role of a religious organisation"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
European Court issues landmark judgment against Russia for persecuting Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Jehovah’s Witnesses)
Russia: Strasbourg rules Russia’s ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2017 is unlawful
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia ordered to pay $67 million to Jehovah’s Witnesses over illegal ban, human rights court says
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Russia: Draft bill stipulating fines up to 10 mln rubles for propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations submitted to State Duma
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian Orthodox Church sends its second most powerful figure on lower-ranking overseas posting
(Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters)
Russian court gives four Jehovah's Witnesses real jail time, suspended sentences in Trans-Baikal Territory
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia pressured Moscow chief rabbi to publicly support Ukraine war — He refused - report
(Zvika Klein, The Jerusalem Post)
Monks have their own way of viewing conditions of war
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian army averted damage to Sviatogorsk Lavra's historical and Orthodox monuments
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: Recent cases of persecution of Muslims
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
America has the wrong approach to religious freedom in the Middle East
(Robert Nicholson, National Review)
India tightens security after militants threaten attacks over anti-Muslim remarks
(Saurabh Sharma and Rupam Jain, Reuters)
India’s insult of the Prophet Muhammad is a sign of deeper Islamophobia
(Omar Suleiman, Religion News Service)
India: Kanpur BJP leader arrested for derogatory tweets against Prophet
(Ranjai Singh, India Today)
India’s BJP asks members to be cautious after prophet remarks row
(Al Jazeera)
India comes closer to outlawing Christian conversions
(Tim Dustin, Open Doors)
China: Letters from lockdown: A Shanghai pastor on pandemics and persecutions
(Zhang San, The Gospel Coalition)
Taliban arrest Afghan fashion model, say he ‘insulted’ Islam
(Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
Top German diplomat: Taliban to cause Afghanistan’s downfall
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
Weekly Highlight #208: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Finance, exemptions, conspiracies, and future uncertainties
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
New global study shows journalists need more religious literacy
(Alessio Atria, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Vietnam: 15 Hmong religious believers sentenced to total 38 years in prison after police raid on funeral
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
US woman pleads guilty to leading Islamic State battalion
(Eric Tucker, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 7 June 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Guatemala: Faith groups call on US to pressure Guatemala on democracy, human rights
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Belarus: "A Christian cannot say that what's going on in Ukraine is good"
(Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)
Latest massacre of Nigerian Christians? It would help to know this was the Feast of Pentecost
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
UK: MPs debate violence in Nigeria following church massacre on Pentecost Sunday
(Kelly Valencia, Premier Christian News)
Macau Church struggles to protect life against secularist wave
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Ankara rejects European Parliament’s ‘biased, unrealistic’ report on Turkey
(Hürriyet Daily News)
Surrey students bring in £2,000 to support inter-faith retreat in Ukraine
(Toby Porter, Jewish News)
Sheikh Murat Suleymanov appointed as acting Mufti of RAMU UMMA
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Metropolitan Epifaniy meets with the commander of Ukrainian Ground Forces
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Monday, 6 June 2022
Nigerian forces hunt for gunmen who killed 50 at church
(Chinedu Asadu and Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press)
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