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Friday, 13 May 2022

Hong Kong police bail Catholic cardinal arrested on national security charge
(James Pomfret and Jessie Pang, Reuters)

Hong Kong police release 90-year-old cardinal Joseph Zen on bail after arrest under China's security law
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

China cracks down on activism in Hong Kong's churches
(Theodora Yu, The Washington Post)

China: USCIRF calls for Panchen Lama’s release
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

China: No escape: The true story of China’s genocide of the Uyghurs
(YouTube Video, Hudson Institute)

Zen arrest suggests China just doesn’t get the Catholic Church
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Why the world has a lot to learn about conservation – and trust – from Indigenous societies
(John Ziker, The Conversation)

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

USCIRF releases new report on refugees fleeing religious persecution
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

New book: Jacob’s Younger Brother: Christian-Jewish Relations after Vatican II
(Karma Ben-Johanan, Harvard University Press)

Australia: Election 2022 seat explorer: how Australian electorates diverge on religion, country of birth and language
(Katharine Murphy, Josh Nicholas and Johanna Lewis, The Guardian)

Australia: ‘Sadness’ at Sydney diocese’s anti-same-sex marriage clause for schools
(Muriel Porter, Church Times)

Australia: Whatever the outcome in this election, the religious freedom issue is not going away
(Adam Wesselinoff -, Catholic Weekly)

Colombia: The rocky road to peace II: additional challenges at the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia
(Andrés Morales, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Colombian bishops lament court's approval of assisted suicide
(Eduardo Berdejo, Catholic News Agency)

Colombia legalizes assisted suicide in historic ruling
(Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports)

Bartholomew: It is the duty of the Orthodox Church to serve the cause of peace
(Orthodox Times)

Mexico: Protestant Christian families forced to participate in religious majority festival for fourth consecutive year
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Mexico: Essay: Telling the untold stories of Indigenous religious minority women in Mexico
(Ellis Heasley, Sight)

Jail Birds - A history of incarcerated cardinals
(The Pillar)

Kashmiri Hindus protest killing of minority community member
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)

India: Owaisi calls Karnataka's anti-conversion law 'draconian violation of freedom of religion'
(Ajay Sharma, Republic World)

India: Karnataka Cabinet decides to take ordinance route to clear Anti-conversion Bill
(The Hindu)

World faith leaders convene in Saudi Arabia for first time in ground-breaking conference to build bridges with Muslim leaders
(x, Religion News Service)

Nigeria: Edo govt. condemns religious intolerance and killing of female student in Sokoto
(Eubaldus Enahoro, Nigerian Observer)

Nigeria: Student accused of blasphemy is burnt to death
(Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press)

‘Nigeria world’s scariest country to be a Christian’
(Emeka Okonkwo, CAJ News)

Nigeria: Mob kills student over ‘blasphemy’ in northern Nigerian college
(Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia: After days of unrest sparked by religious clashes, Ethiopians are beginning to get back to normal life
(Anthony Akaeze  , Baptist News Global)

Ethiopia: Inter-religious clashes in Ethiopia
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Syria: USCIRF welcomes the U.S. Government’s issuance of a general license Including Northeast Syria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Burma: Pursuing justice and accountability: Next steps for the Rohingya community of Burma
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Iran: USCIRF calls on Iran to remove restrictions on Golrokh Iraee following release from prison
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

South Africa: ACDP condemns 'evil and ungodly' draft guidelines on gender identity in Cape schools
(Independent Online)

Photos of the week: Buddha’s birthday, Sri Lanka unrest
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

“Injustice can never be a foundation for a secure peace” in Palestine and Israel, urges WCC
(World Council of Churches)

Israel cannot win public-opinion battle over journalist's death
(Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor)

Israeli police rush funeral-goers, nearly toppling the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Is anti-Zionism anti-Semitism?
(Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker)

Uzbekistan: Muslim jailed for four extra years, Nursi reader arrested
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Canadian government panel advocates religious test for military chaplains
(Paul Marshall, Providence Mag)

Indonesia: Tackling the problem of identity violence against pluralists
(Syafiq Hasyim and Norshahril Saat, Fulcrum: Analysis on Southeast Asia)

Can the postmodern natural law remedy our failing humanism?
(Law & Liberty)

In Nepal, fellows form bonds and learn dialogue “on site”
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Malaysian media furor over allegations of halal abuse
(Murray Hunter, Asia Sentinel)

Spain: At a Crossroads: An Intergenerational and Multireligious Response to the Social and Environmental Crisis!
(Religions for Peace)

Timor-Leste adopts papal document on human fraternity
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pakistani court convicts 22 over Hindu temple mob attack
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Sri Lankan religious leaders reject new PM's appointment
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Egypt: Endowments Ministry limits Friday sermon to 10 minutes
(Sarah El-Sheikh, Daily News Egypt)

Turkey: Experts warn Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia at risk as ancient gate damaged
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor)

South Korea: Alternative civilian service violates international standards
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

BIC: Promoting principle of oneness in African-European partnership
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Why religion-based support is vital for Afghan refugees
(Andrés Martínez, Carolina Buendia Sarmiento, The United States Institute of Peace)

Afghanistan: How the Taliban’s hijab decree defies Islam
(Belquis Ahmadi and Mohammad Osman Tariq, The United States Institute of Peace)

IRF Ambassador on meeting with OIC Secretary General
(Rashad Hussain, Twitter)

UGCC bishops discuss issues of pastoral care of Ukrainian servicemen
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

The Synod of Ukrainian Orthodox Church asks Zelensky to put an end to her oppression
(Interfax-Religion)

Religion Watch, Volume 37 No. 6
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

How to pick a pathway to peace in Ukraine?
(Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor)

Russia: Opposition to war in Ukraine – official pressure and censorship
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Russia: Five Jehovah's Witnesses lose appeal in Far East
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Jehovah's Witnesses member in Nizhny Novgorod given 6-year suspended sentence
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukraine’s religious community perseveres through the horrors of war
(Nick Schifrin, Madeline Powell, Volodymyr Solohub, Shoshana Dubnow, PBS News Hour)

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Hong Kong: The effect Cardinal Zen’s arrest will have on China’s underground church
(Net: New York's Catholic Station)

Hong Kong: National security law: arrest of Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen sparks concerns over wider net cast against religious institutions
(Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post)

Hong Kong cardinal Joseph Zen arrested under China's security law
(Tiffany Wertheimer, BBC News)

Weekly Highlight #205: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Eid celebrations after two years of COVID-19 restrictions; faith and gender-based violence
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Algerian Christians receive reduced fine for “unauthorized worship”
(International Christian Concern)

Nigeria: Children among 29 Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria
(Morning Star News)

Israeli government quakes as Al Jazeera journalist shot, Al-Aqsa heats further
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor)

Israel's Holocaust memorial chairman Dani Dayan: Lavrov's Hitler remark 'classic antisemitism' (podcast)
(a, Al-Monitor)

For Jews, Christians: Is there a chance for reconciliation in the future?
(Toby Klein Greenwald, The Jerusalem Post)

Australia: Victoria to be first Australian state to ban Nazi symbols
(Zvika Klein)

Calling genocide by its name: Atrocity prevention in foreign policy
(Knox Thames, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI))

Wives of Mariupol defenders to pope: ‘You are our last hope’
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

UAE: Now in spotlight, Dubai Jews struggle for public synagogue
(Isabel Debre, Associated Press)

Jordan’s King Abdullah, custodian of holy sites, meets US Christian leaders
(Daoud Kuttab, Religion News Service)

Sri Lankan priests, nuns play mediators to avert violence
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Sri Lanka extends curfew after days of deadly protests
(Deutsche Welle)

Sanctions against Patriarch Kirill will not affect his activities in any way – Russian Church
(Interfax-Religion)

Dramatic story of Kyrgyz Christian swept up in China's Uyghur repression gets very little ink
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)

Côte D’Ivoire: Cardinal Parolin discusses peace and reconciliation with top leaders in country
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Church of England urges Christians to 'repent' for 'anti-Judaism', anti-Semitism
(Ian M. Giatti, The Christian Post)

Local Ukrainian governments prohibit Moscow church
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Vatican Secretary of State leads Liturgy and prayer for peace in Ukraine on Europe Day at the UGCC Church in Rome
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

A military chaplain of the UGCC names the condition for ending the war
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Theoretical physicist Dr. Frank Wilczek receives 2022 Templeton Prize
(Paul Glader, Religion Unplugged)

Kathmandu Statement: FPCC Regional Faith Engagement Forum for South Asia
(Religions for Peace)

2021-2022 Annual Report
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

RECOWA calls for justice across Africa as new officers elected
(Justine John Dyikuk, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Indonesia: Priest calls for release of arrested Papuan activists
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Myanmar's Christian regions spurn junta peace talks
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

May 2022 Issue
(The Center for Religion and Media at NYU)

Japan Muslims face difficulties burying dead
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Fuelled by Kosher food, leading rabbi joins landmark Saudi Arabia interfaith summit
(Toby Porter, Jewish News)

Mixed results in the global fight against pedocriminality in the Church
(Xavier Le Normand, La Croix International)

Colombian bishops prep presidential candidates on working for common good
(La Croix International)

WCC delegation at the World Social Forum highlights the links between water, food and climate change
(World Council of Churches)

Turkey: Islamization, religious intolerance still prevails in Turkry: Report
(The Print)

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