Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 25 April 2022
Iraq: Church holds service for first time after ISIS desecrated it 8 years ago
(The Christian Post)
Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter with prayers for those trapped
(Cara Anna and Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press)
Parsing pacifism: Ukraine’s Mennonite heritage shapes Evangelical responses to Russia
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Russian Christian nationalism
(John Alonso Dick, La Croix International)
The Orthodox world has seen that Easter means nothing to Russia - the President of Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Patriarch Kirill urges Russians to stand up to protect national independence
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia sentences Crimean Tatar to 17 years for solidarity with political prisoners
(Halya Coynash, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group)
Friday, 22 April 2022
Turkey: Monitoring report on the right to freedom of religion or belief in Turkey 2022
(Mine Yıldırım, İnanç Özgürlüğü Girişimi)
Indonesian VP seeks Protestant help in building peace
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Indonesia: Religious holiday allowances in Indonesia: Obligations for businesses
(ASEAN Briefing)
Iraq: Toward a stable and inclusive Iraq? Individual and institutional religious freedom can help
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Iraqi scholar urges creating deterrence against desecration
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Afghanistan: Death toll in Afghan mosque bombing rises to 33, Taliban say
(Kathy Gannon and Mohammad Shaob Amin, Associated Press)
Afghanistan: Blasts across Afghanistan kill at least 10, injure dozens
(Associated Press)
Saudi Arabia: Human rights outrage as Saudi Arabia prepares to deport 13-year-old Uyghur child and mum to China
(Michael Day, iNews)
Talking to religious actors to preserve indigenous languages
(Knox Thames and Mackenzie Miller, The United States Institute of Peace)
IRFBA statement on Bahá’ís
(U.S. Department of State)
Sri Lanka: Protestors and believers demand action in Sri Lanka
(Katey Hearth, Mission Network News)
Hungary’s Orban meets pope with Ukraine war as backdrop
(Nicole Winfield and Justin Spike, Associated Press)
Religion, women, and cross-cultural literacy
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Mexico: ‘I don’t see, I don’t hear’: Mexican bishop on working with crime bosses
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)
Israel: Arab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque
(Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Reuters)
Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rock-throwing
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)
Bangladeshis protest Sweden far-right unrest, Al-Aqsa clash
(Associated Press)
Israel: Statement on the conflict at Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Israel says there is no change to status-quo at Jerusalem mosque compound
(Reuters)
Putin demands Israel give Russia control of historic Jerusalem church
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)
‘150,000 Palestinians’ attend Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
(Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera)
Myanmar Christians endure frequent junta violence often with attacks on churches
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Top Filipino bishop warns against election 'monkey business'
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
In India’s battle for Hindu supremacy, the bulldozer is its newest weapon
(Ruben Banerjee, TRTWorld)
India: On the slippery slope of religious fundamentalism
(Ravi Joshi, Deccan Herald)
In India, hate-filled songs are a weapon to target Muslims
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
India: After Modi’s Sikh outreach, Akal Takht chief slams BJP, says minorities’ beliefs suppressed
(Shanker Arnimesh, The Print)
India’s: Karnataka a home of controversies against Muslims – OpEd
(Mansoor Ahmed, Eurasia Review)
Why sexual abuse mostly goes unreported in Africa
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)
Brazilian bishops stand up for the Yanomami people
(Juliette Paquier, La Croix International)
Shari‘a, Inshallah: Finding God in Somali legal politics (new texts out now)
(Mark Fathi Massoud, Jadaliyya)
Photos of the week: Holy Week around the world
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Cardinal Czerny: Earth Day demands urgent action
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Vatican News)
RFI’s Miles Windsor speaks with Archbishop Angaelos on the enduring Coptic experience of persecution
(Religious Freedom Institute)
The climate crisis is increasingly a refugee crisis, faith resettlement groups say
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Peru: Bishops say Peru ‘ cannot stand the instability any longer’
(Barbara Fraser, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
‘It will take all of us’: How religious charities and volunteers are in a unique position to help relieve suffering in communities, globally
(Christine Rappleye, Church News)
Hong Kong: Red flags for faith-based liberty in Hong Kong
(Real Clear Politics)
Vietnam: Deputy Minister of Home Affairs receives Holy See guest
(Vietnam Plus)
Nigeria: Should religion play a role in national politics?
(Abdulsalam Ajetunmobi, Punch)
Religion is crucial to combatting the climate crisis in Africa
(Muhammed Magassy, Independent)
China: World religious leaders meet in Boao to empower peaceful development
(The Valdosta Daily Times)
Syria: Islamic State escalates attacks in Syrian desert
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor)
Syria: Rare Syrian NGO formed to defend LGBT community
(Mohammed Hardan, Al-Monitor)
Side events to the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council : freedom of conscience and physical integrity
(CAP Liberté de Conscience)
Pakistan: Violent desecration of Ahmadiyya Muslim graves in district Sialkot, Pakistan
(CAP Liberté de Conscience)
Putin’s unholy war
(Knox Thames, Atlantic Council)
Russia: Patriarch Kirill should be prosecuted by the ICC, according to a NGO report
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Putin makes public relations gesture toward holy days
(Institute of Religion and Policy, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Ukrainian Orthodox Church proposes evacuating civilians, casualties from Mariupol
(Interfax-Religion)
The Institute of Ecumenical Studies has launched the Information Center “Ukrainian Churches in the Time of War”.
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Pope says proposed June meeting with Patriarch Kirill called off
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The long holy war behind Putin’s political war in Ukraine
(Paul Elie, The New Yorker)
The Ukrainian Council of Churches appeals to russian religious figures on the evacuation from Azovstal of civilians and wounded defenders of Mariupol
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Role of religion
(Religions for Peace)
Canada: Security funding at a ‘standstill’ for mosques who urgently need support from Ottawa
(Olivia Bowden, Toronto Star)
Weekly Highlight #202: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Major holidays; translating localization into practice
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Suzanne Scholte full interview (on rights in North Korea)
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)
Russia: 5th anniversary of the ban of Jehovah’s Witnesses: Statistics about the repression
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
The war in Ukraine: History of relationship between religious and civil powers
(Giovanni Codevilla, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
Sudan: Church leader and members attacked during service
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Bermuda: Banning same-sex marriage for religious reasons not contrary to Bermuda constitution
(The Times)
Malaysia: Over 500 Rohingya flee Malaysian detention, 6 die on highway
(Associated Press)
Pakistan: U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar meets with Pakistani leaders
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
UN chief urges 4-day Easter ‘pause’ in fighting in Ukraine
(Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press)
Filipino clergymen defend outspoken support for Robredo
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Israel: Timeline: Al-Aqsa raids, closures and restrictions
(Dalia Hatuqa and Alia Chughtai, Al Jazeera)
Israel: Even Israeli secularists don't want a separation of religion and state
(Antwane Shulhut, Middle East Eye)
Jerusalem's Christian churches resist Israeli settlers
(AFP, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Explore the exhibitor & sponsorship opportunities at the 2023 Parliament
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Recordings available: Religious actors & humanitarian norms compliance in armed conflict: Roles, influence, engagement
(The Generating Respect Project)
India top court halts demolition drive in violence-hit Delhi area
(Al Jazeera)
India: Religious clashes across India spark fears of further violence
(Gerry Shih and Anant Gupta, The Washington Post)
India: Muslim properties razed in New Delhi after communal violence
(Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press)
Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Putin demands Jerusalem church as Israel promised
(Gil Zohar, Religion Unplugged)
Jewish groups assess Georgia's failure to add state definition of antisemitism
(Dave Schechter, Religion Unplugged)
Locke’s radical claims for conscience
(Joseph Loconte, The Heritage Foundation)
Finding hope — and faith — in the climate change debate
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)
Vietnam: Amnesty International blasts new proposed social media regulations in Vietnam
(Radio Free Asia)
Moscow Patriarch, who backs Putin, gets another plea from World Council of Churches to intervene for a ceasefire in Ukraine
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
This religious season reminds us of faith’s liberating promise
(E.J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post)
African bishops call for world leaders to reject ‘unequal and unsustainable’ economic model
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Australian bishops to voters: Remember the most vulnerable
(Catholic News Service)
How should Christians think about the war in Ukraine?
(Collin Bastian, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Turkey’s long-standing freedom of religion or belief issues remain unresolved: report
(Turkish Minute)
Saudi Arabia: As COVID-19 shutdown lifts, Mecca’s pilgrims bring Islam’s holiest city back to life
(Rabiya Jaffery, Religion News Service)
Monday, 18 April 2022
Sweden: Middle East denounces Sweden as riots break out over Quran burning
(Adam Lucente, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
UK: Archbishop says UK’s Rwanda migrants plan goes against God
(Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
Turkey: Ramadan becomes political battleground in Turkey
(Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor: Turkey Press)
Kenya: Atheism in Kenya: Why accurate numbers are hard to come by
(P. Pratap Kumar, The Conversation)
Decades of church-military 'symbiosis' behind pro-Ukraine war stance of Russian Orthodox
(Mark Kellner, The Washington Times)
Cornell University, Chinese students, and the Uyghur Genocide: They tried to silence their Uyghur classmate Rizwangul Nurmuhammad, whose story was told in Bitter Winter. Incredibly, the university tried to appease them.
(Kok Bayraq, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Israel: Reeling from Friday’s clashes, Israel braces for more violence in Jerusalem
(Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
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