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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)

Israel coalition faces new split over Jerusalem violence
(Guillaume Lavallee and Alexandra Vardi, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel: Christians continue to leave Jerusalem amid ongoing instability
(Ahmad Melhem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israel: Despite terror wave, Israel determined to keep Al-Aqsa open for Ramadan
(Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israeli government crisis deepens after closing of major mosque
(Patrick Kingsley and Raja Abdulrahim, The New York Times)

Israel: Orthodox Church leader says Israeli police wrongfully imposing limits on ‘Holy Fire’ ritual
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Jerusalem: For Christians, Jews, Muslims this Easter weekend has something, but violence shrouds Jerusalem
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Israel: After fire, construction to resume soon at $77 million Bahá’í shrine In Israel
(Iain Carlos and Gil Zohar, Religion Unplugged)

Israel: Tensions flare as Israeli police enter Al-Aqsa Mosque again
(Al Jazeera)

Iran warns Israel against hostile military action
(Deutsche Welle)

Israel: Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
(Josef Federman, Associated Press)

Sri Lankans abandon holiday celebrations for protests
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Ramadan, Passover, Easter and the hidden saints – OpEd
(Rabbi Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review: Opinion)

Amid continuing fighting in Ukraine, Pope Francis urges leaders not to give up on peace
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

For rabbis visiting the border with Ukraine, Passover has a whole new meaning
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Saudi Arabia: Robots to help Muslim women pilgrims at holy sites in Saudi Arabia
(Adam Lucente, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Gaza Strip: Hamas, Islamic Jihad finance 'resistance' dramas for Ramadan
(Entsar Abu Jahal, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Good Friday 2022: Papal envoy prays at mass grave in Ukraine
(Catholic News Agency)

Canadians consider certain religions damaging to society: survey
(Ashleigh Stewart, Global News)

Canada: Nursing instructor and master's student examining racism and discrimination faced by Muslim nurses
(University of Calgary)

Articles of interest - 18 April 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Protestant globalism and human rights
(Gene Zubovich, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Ukrainian autocephaly: A challenge to Russian neo-imperialism
(Nicholas Denysenko, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

Legal Journal Number 6 (17): April (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)

Alliance of church and state in Russia fosters acceptance of Putin’s war – book review
(Eurasia Review)

World Picnic stops in New York, with women committed to human rights
(Lia Beltrami)

Timor-Leste: Bishops urge Timorese to do their democratic duty
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Algeria: Broadcasting series stopped in Algeria for insulting religious values
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Philippines: Nuncio warns Filipinos to beware of fake news before elections
(Catholic News Service)

Hostages held in Mariupol mosque freed
(Interfax-Religion)

Advancing global peace and security through religious engagement: Lessons to improve U.S. policy
(Peter Mandaville and Chris Seiple, The United States Institute of Peace)

Amb. Bill Taylor: Russian Orthodox leader’s support for Putin’s war is ‘disgusting’ and ‘unconscionable’
(MSNBC)

Russian Orthodox leader backs war in Ukraine, divides faith
(Jeanne Whalen, The Washington Post)

Pakistan: Understanding a radicalized Pakistan
(Muhammad Azam, International Policy Digest)

Nigeria: You can put away your clerical garb, join partisan politics, Presidency replies Bishop Kukah
(Johnnosco Agbakwuru, Vanguard News Nigeria)

India: Maharashtra: Loudspeakers at religious sites to be allowed only with due permission
(Mint)

India: Christians in India arrested during Maundy Thursday service
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Indian religious leaders touched by foot-washing ritual
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: Indore Bahá’í Chair: Principles requisite for climate action
(Bahá’í World News Service)

India: Can Narendra Modi stop hate speech in India?
(Al Jazeera)

Chinese arrests and the power of hope in a resurrected king
(Hope Rawlson, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)

Ecuador: Push to make abortion a 'human right' in Ecuador defeated after veto
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)

Uganda: Muslims abduct teacher, burn him inside mosque for praying in Christ’s name
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Friday, 15 April 2022

India: Clashes erupt in India’s New Delhi during Hindu procession
(Al Jazeera)

India: 2002 pogrom still haunts Muslim freedom fighter’s family in India
(Tarushi Aswani, Al Jazeera)

India: Interfaith marriage: Bride's father claims she is being held against her will
(Devdiscourse)

Moscow Mechanism invoked by 45 OSCE participating States following consultation with Ukraine
(Ambassador Michael Carpenter, U.S. Mission to the OSCE)

Russia’s attacks on civilians in Mariupol are ‘war crimes,’ OSCE says
(Adela Suliman, Bryan Pietsch, and Claire Parker, The Washington Post)

Through child marriage or paid adoption, Afghan girls bear brunt of crisis
(Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)

Russia: Freedom of religionor belief – Special bimonthly FORB digest (01-15.04.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Egypt: Renewed imprisonment of 9 Copts accused of demonstrating in order to issue a decision to rebuild a church, and EIPR calls for their release
(Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights)

Baptists and other religious minorities already facing severe persecution in Russian-occupied portions of Ukraine
(Jeff Brumley, Baptist News Global)

Myanmar: Christian persecution worsens under military regime in Myanmar
(Evangelical Focus)

Pakistan: The emerging IS threat in Pakistan
(Muhammad Akbar Notezai, The Diplomat)

Dining with Israel’s president and hearing his plea for interfaith fraternity — a postcard from Tribune’s Peggy Fletcher Stack
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, MSN)

Iran: USCIRF calls for permanent release of Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani following furlough
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Uzbekistan: Russian translation - Report on Uzbekistan's religious and political prisoners
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Syria: Rescuing the missing in Syria | Opinion
(Knox Thames, Newsweek)

UAE’s first fully equipped Jewish neighborhood to be established, says Rabbi
(Jennifer Bell, The Jerusalem Post)

Palestinians and Israeli police clash at major holy site
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)

Zimbabwe: Easter holiday bus crash in eastern Zimbabwe takes 35 lives
(Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press)

What is the Sikh festival of Baisakhi and why is it so sacred?
(Simranjit Khalsa, Religion News Service)

South African church leaders, Amnesty urge more protection for migrants
(Bronwen Dachs, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Collaboration with Russian army by Orthodox church
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Authorities close two Moscow churches in west Ukraine
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

China: Understanding Xi’s China
(Eric Patterson, World)

China: Special bimonthly FORB newsletter (01-15.04.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

North Korea: MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen: “the DPRK regime is systematically targeting religious beliefs and minorities”
(The European Times)

Religion Watch, Volume 37 No. 5
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

UCCRO Appeal regarding safety during religious holidays
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukrainian seminarians appeal to Russian seminarians
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Indonesia: 18 die in Indonesian Easter truck crash tragedy
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Cambodia: Catholic institute wins environment award in Cambodia
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Conference in Doha discusses modern Islamic entrepreneurship, halal economy
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Cardinal Parolin says religion is fundamental to promoting peace
(Catholic News Agency)

Kurdish leaders reiterate coexistence, religious freedom on Easter Eve
(Rudaw)

Turkey: The first prayer for Ramadan in 88 years in “Hagia Sophia” celebrated
(The European Times)

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Canada set to outlaw Holocaust denial
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Canada: Pandemic experience shows Ontario needs to update the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
(Cardus)

Canada: Winnipeg's Muslim community shares meal to raise money for 'forgotten crisis' in Yemen
(CBC News)

Canada: What the federal government’s budget means for charities
(Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)

Ukraine: Ukrainian Orthodox Church/ Moscow Patriarchate under threat of being banned
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Ukraine: Interactive map of churches and religious buildings destroyed by the Russian army
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

China: Censors ban the word 'Christ' from the Internet in China
(Glyn Jones, Premier Christian News)

Iran supreme leader optimistic though nuclear talks stalled
(Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)

For Jews fleeing Ukraine, Passover takes on new meaning
(Deepa Bharath, Associated Press)

Brazilian cardinal’s appearance alongside Bolsonaro causes controversy
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

At least 7 Caritas workers killed by Russian tank attack in Mariupol
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Russia: 37 known "missionary activity" prosecutions in second half of 2020 – list
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Russia: 71 known "missionary activity" prosecutions in 2021 – list
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Religious freedom: Stories of the believers of a “Lesser God” in 2022
(Carlo Fidanza, The European Times)

Australia: Christian lobby groups push major parties to support unamended religious discrimination bill
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

Illiberalism will not secure the common good
(James Dominic Rooney, Law & Liberty)

US lawmaker urges Biden to act on anti-Muslim discrimination in India
(Michael Hernandez, Anadolu Agency)

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