Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 6 June 2022
Nigeria: Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say
(Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press)
Nigeria: Bishops lament that Nigerians are not safe anywhere after church attack
(Peter Ajayi Dada, Catholic News Service)
Religion Watch, Volume 37 No. 7
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
2021 Report on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Department of State)
Timor-Leste: US report questions Timor-Leste's funding of non-Catholics
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
HK hits back at US criticism of 'shrinking space' in religious freedom report
(The Standard)
Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban
(Zen Soo, Associated Press)
US report marks out India, Pakistan for restricting religious freedom
(Anwar Iqbal, Dawn)
The good, the bad and the ugly in the State Department’s new religious freedom report
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
State Department officials report religious freedom woes, wins across the globe
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
US report faults Nicaragua for severe violations of religious freedom
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kenyan bishops urge free, fair and peaceful elections Aug. 9
(Francis Njuguna, Catholic News Service)
Kashmir: Religious radicalization in Kashmir: ‘Death’ of a society – OpEd
(Nilesh Kunwar, Eurasia Review)
Saudi Arabia receives 1st foreign Hajj pilgrims since COVID began
(Al Jazeera)
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Cultural Heritage Protection: Synergistic not Competitive
(Knox Thames and Emily Scolaro, Taylor & Francis Online)
The (downplayed) story of female scholars, teachers and leaders in Islam
(Mohamad Jebara, New Lines)
As Iranians show disgust with their rulers, many are finding a new way in Christ
(Steve Little, CBN News)
Israeli nationalists wage battle against Palestinian flag
(Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press)
Iran: Monthly FORB News Digest about Baha’is and Christians in May 2022
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Uganda: Bishops to discuss controversial EACOP project in June Plenary
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Pakistan court grants bail to mentally ill Christian in blasphemy case
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Asian Church leaders call for 'ecological conversion'
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Two weeks in review, 23 May – 5 June 2022
(Gail Lythgoe, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Colombia: Bishops in Colombia urge voters to choose wisely in polls for new president
(La Croix International)
Pope: Interreligious dialogue is built on respect, sharing
(Cindy Wooden, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Israel: In a first, Israeli government to pay Orthodox women to advise on Jewish law
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Belarus: Patriarch Kirill calls Belarus a truly sovereign state
(Interfax-Religion)
War: what is it that religions really say about peace?
(Juan Sanchez Gil, The European Times)
Human rights, the China challenge, and American foreign policy: A conversation with Peter Berkowitz
(Peter Berkowitz and Daniel E. Burns, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
India faces diplomatic backlash in Muslim countries for remarks about Islam
(Anjana Pasricha, Voice of America)
India: Muslim nations slam India over insulting remarks about Islam
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
Iran summons Indian Ambassador over insult to Prophet Muhammad
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
India: Diplomatic storm over BJP staff insult of Prophet Muhammad
(Al Jazeera)
Qatar, other Muslim nations condemn India over anti-Islam remarks
(Al Jazeera)
India: 30 Christians jailed in India as persecution in the country escalates
(Kelly Valencia, Premier Christian News)
India: At least 22 dead after Indian pilgrim bus falls into gorge
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Canada Indigenous leaders want pope to visit more locations
(Rob Gillies, Associated Press)
Historic wooden Orthodox church burns down in Donetsk monastic complex
(Euronews)
Pope to government leaders: ‘Please seek a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine and do not lead humanity to ruin'
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Saturday, 4 June 2022
The China shock: Germany turns away from its biggest trading partner
(Matthias von Hein, Deutsche Welle)
Russian artillery hits monastery in Ukraine's east, says Zelenskiy
(Reuters)
Ukraine blames Russia for blaze at revered Orthodox church in east
(Al Arabiya News)
Friday, 3 June 2022
On the nomination of Nazila Ghanea as FoRB Special Rapporteur
(Twitter, Ahmed Shaheed)
WCC urges reconsideration of UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership
(World Council of Churches)
CAR: Missionary priest praises Central African Republic for abolishing death penalty
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux)
Australia: ‘A normalised culture of antisemitism’: students sue Melbourne school, alleging Jews were bullied
(Staff, Australian Associated Press)
Afghanistan: Preventing mass atrocities in Afghanistan
(The United States Institute of Peace)
Canada: Words aren't enough to stop hate crimes in N.L., says head of Muslim association
(CBC News)
Weekly Highlight #207: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Faith to action’s repository on children and covid-19; looming food crises and religious coping; vaccine requirements in schools
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
China a ‘glaring example’ of religious repression, US says
(Al Jazeera)
China: Freedom of religion or belief: FORB Bimonthly (16-31.05.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Western consulates in Hong Kong ignore Beijing appeal not to openly comment on Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary
(Nadia Lam, Laura Westbrook, and Edith Lin, South China Morning Post)
Report: Israel arrested no Jews over violent, racist march
(Josef Federman, Associated Press)
Jerusalem: Int’l union for Muslim scholars calls for defending Al-Aqsa
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Israel signs free trade deal with UAE, first-ever with an Arab state
(Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)
World Jewish Congress welcomes UN special rapporteur’s action plan against antisemitism
(World Jewish Congress)
Humanitarian access in conflict zones: The role of faith-based actors
(YouTube Video, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Kashmir: Hindu banker and a worker from India fatally shot in Kashmir
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)
India decries ‘biased’ US report on religious freedom
(Al Jazeera)
Some India officials ignoring or supporting religious attacks: US
(Al Jazeera)
India: “Family a seedbed for change”: Fostering a new culture of equality in India
(Bahá’í World News Service)
India: A long-dead Muslim emperor vexes India’s Hindu nationalists
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
El Salvador: How to break the cycle of violence?
(Sturla Stålsett, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Indonesian leader honors Catholics with Flores visit
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Can a 'green Islam' save Indonesia from climate collapse?
(Enno Hinz, Deutsche Welle)
Act on food crisis now, urges WHO special envoy at churches-led meeting
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
A shifting world and the political loyalties of a globalized Vatican
(Massimo Faggioli, La Croix International)
Myanmar: US report highlights minority persecution in Myanmar
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Mongolia: Pope urges Mongolian Catholics and Buddhists to promote peace
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Sri Lankan religious leaders decry arrest of activists
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Nigeria: WCC condemns kidnappings in Nigeria, urges adequate security for all
(World Council of Churches)
Nigeria is following Pakistan on blasphemy and mob violence
(Farahnaz Ispahani and Sean Nelson, Real Clear Religion)
Nigeria: RFI's Stephen Rasche interviewed on Islamic extremism in Nigeria
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Male “champions for gender justice” from African countries share insights
(World Council of Churches)
Russia: Freedom of religion of belief : FORB special bimonthly newsletter
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks with Moscow over war
(Neil MacFarquhar, The New York Times)
Russian Orthodox head escapes EU sanctions thanks to Orban
(Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press)
Pope, Kirill may meet at religious congress in Kazakhstan in September
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russian aggression turns Lithuanian church against Moscow
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada votes for sanctions on Patriarch Kirill
(Interfax-Religion)
Lavrov, OIC secretary general discuss causes of escalation in int'l relations
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia destroyed over 370 cultural heritage sites after 100 days of war: almost half of them are churches
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Russia: Renewed criminal trials of Muslim Nursi readers
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Russia: Islam is the Kremlin's other pillar against the West
(Benjamin Quénelle, La Croix International)
WCC urges action on global humanitarian impacts of the war in Ukraine
(World Council of Churches)
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
Nigeria: Truth about religious intolerance in Nigeria
(Raymond Oise-Oghaede, The Guardian)
Kyrgyzstan: Fundamentalist Islamic group still active in Kyrgyzstan despite ban and crackdown
(Farangis Najibullah, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
Nigerian archbishop: Religious persecution is ‘systematic’ in country’s north
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Asia/Pakistan - Christians wanted to carry out the most humble jobs: the Punjab government puts an end to this practice
(Agenzia Fides)
Islam’s political system in view of Hanafi Sunnis
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Foreign Minister highlights Bahrain's deep commitment to freedom of religion and belief
(News of Bahrain)
Myanmar: Freedom of belief and religion – What does it mean for them?
(Shan Herald Agency for News)
Religious leaders must inspire humanity to renounce violence, pope says
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)
Moscow suffers its most high profile defection yet
(Katherine Kelaidis, Religion Dispatches)
China continues religious repression in Tibet
(The Print)
Nigeria: Abducted prelate of Nigerian Methodist church regains freedom
(Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press)
Ukrainian Orthodox primate: ‘We are called to stop this evil’
(Lew Nescott Jr., Religion News Service)
Episode 86: Sister Carol F. McConkie, a former member of the Young Women general presidency, on building bridges through service, advocacy and education
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News)
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