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Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Argentina: Juicio a la secta yogui: terminaron de declarar todos los testigos (Spanish)
(Miguel Perlado, HemeroSectas)

Canadian Indigenous give pope moccasins, ask him to walk with them
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)

Nagorno-Karabakh: Second ECtHR finding against Armenia on entity's religious freedom
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Monday, 28 March 2022

Greece: Pushbacks and lawlessness
(Pavlos Eleftheriadis, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Brazil: Court allows giant statue of Virgin Mary to be built in Brazil
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Brazil’s education minister resigns amid evangelical scandal
(Associated Press)

Brazil: The battle for the presidency of Brazil could rest on how evangelicals vote
(Ana Ionova, Los Angeles Times)

Canada: Pope's meeting with Métis survivors of residential schools was 'comfortable' but did not include apology
(Olivia Stefanovich, CBC News)

Afghanistan: Taliban hard-liners turning back the clock in Afghanistan
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)

Afghanistan: With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve Buddhas
(Samya Kullab, Associated Press)

China charges Christian rights activist with subversion
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

The Arab world isn't just silent on China’s crackdown on Uighurs. It's complicit
(Bradley Jardine, Time)

Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen’s Houthis after Jiddah attack
(Ahmed Al-Haj and Samy Magdy, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 28 March 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

The World Council of Churches must act with courage and expel Kirill, Russian Orthodox Church
(Rob Schenck, Religion News Service)

Ukrainian parliament receives draft of law against Moscow church
(Elena Yufereva, Union of Orthodox Journalists, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Hablemos de Derecho Internacional (HDI) (Spanish podcast)
(Hablemos de Derecho Internacional)

India: ‘Barring non-Hindu traders from jathres unconstitutional’
(The Hindu)

Indian bishops appeal Supreme Court to retain temporal powers
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India: AIMPLB moves Supreme Court against Karnataka high court hijab order
(Yusra Husain, The Times of India)

India's apex court rejects plea to monitor Christian missionaries
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Philippines: Church opposes highway along Manila's historic waterway
(Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Laos: Persecuted Christian family face renewed pressure in Laos
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Lebanese cleric becomes member of Vatican commission for religious relations with Muslims
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Nicaragua: Managua bishop supports Nicaragua ambassador who condemned Ortega regime
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Israel to host US, Arab diplomats in ‘Abraham Accords’ summit
(Al Jazeera)

Leap of Faith: What would Esther do about opening up her home to refugees?
(René Pfertzel, Jewish News)

This is still a question that scholars debate: Why did early Christianity rise so rapidly?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Kuwait: US State Department tweet on disability inclusion
(Twitter, State Department: Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor)

Indonesia: Another Marriage Law controversy: is reform overdue?
(Laras Susanti, Indonesia at Melbourne)

How should Catholics balance being politically and biblically correct? An interview with Dr. Victor Gaetan.
(Jeffrey Stevens, The Jerusalem Post)

The big idea: do we still need religion?
(Robin Dunbar, The Guardian)

The Australia School
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)

Another Pastor arrested in Ukraine as hunt for clerics on Russian 'blacklist' continues
(Donna Birrell, Premier Christian News)

Friday, 25 March 2022

Freedom of religion or belief in sharp decline in Asia, a European Parliament report says
(The European Times)

Brazil: Religious freedom provides the architecture diverse societies need to be healthy, Elder Soares says
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

Brazil: Bolsonaro’s education minister accused of doing bidding of Brazilian evangelicals
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Religion News Service)

The legal death of free speech in Russia
(Marko Milanovic, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Russia: Freemasonry in Russia and the war in Ukraine
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Ukraine-Russia: Foes and friends of Ukraine among religious leaders in Russia
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Bangladesh: Comment 228 – Genocide in Bangladesh – The politics of disinformation
(Paulo Casaca, South Asia Democratic Forum)

Algeria: Senior Christian leaders in Algeria face prison as rights decline continues
(Miles P. J. Windsor, Newsweek)

Photos of the week: Persian New Year, Israeli rabbi funerals
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

When Putin says Russia and Ukraine share one faith, he’s leaving out a lot of the story
(Kathryn David, Religion News Service)

Pope’s peace prayer for Ukraine recalls Fatima prophecy
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Chechen and Tatar Muslims take up arms to fight for Ukraine
(Monir Ghaedi, Deutsche Welle)

In Cameroon, local Caritas puts Pope’s environmental message to work
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Vatican releases guidelines for intercultural ministry for migrants
(Carol Glatz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Russian Lutherans adopt survival positions
(Institute of Religion and Politics, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

No longer a Ukraine news sidebar: Pope Francis asks if combat can ever be moral
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

After a month of Russian aggression, Metropolitan Epifaniy once again called on the UOC-MP to join the OCU
(r, Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Lebanon: Maronite patriarch advocates for Lebanon's neutrality
(La Croix International)

International Women’s Day invites reflection on women’s role in interreligious dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

A message regarding the situation in Ukraine by Rissho Kosei-Kai
(Religions for Peace)

A call for help, the call of the global ethic
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

Crimean Tatars: Eight years of anything but marginal resistance
(Maksym Vishchyk, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Iranian envoy underlines using Muslim world capacities to counter Islamophobia
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Armenia PM congratulates leader of Islamic Revolution, Iran’s President on Nowruz
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Timor-Leste's Catholic university launches first courses
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Indonesia: Jakarta govt provides more funds to renovate churches
(Konradus Epa, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Statement of the Christian Group on Migration on the arrival of refugees from Ukraine
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))

Letter to Patriarch Kirill Addressing the Situation in Ukraine
(The Elijah Interfaith Institute)

Kenya: RSCK urges bishops to institutionalize the fight against human trafficking
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

FYF speech – UK Parliament, APPG for Yezidis
(Free Yezidi Foundation)

Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Emerging Shrine a symbol of peace and service to humanity
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Threats to religious freedom and to women go hand in hand
(Jeff Brumley, Baptist News Global)

India: Amnesty calls denial of bail to Muslim activist ‘big blow’
(Bilal Kuchay, Al Jazeera)

India: Hijab bans in India: Where communalism and patriarchy intersect
(Sanya Dhingra, Al Jazeera)

India: Muslim activist recounts two ‘painful’ years in jail
(Zafar Aafaq, Al Jazeera)

Indian journalists demand halt to hatred against Muslims
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Asia/Pakistan - Forced conversions: a bill is urgently needed to protect religious freedom
(Agenzia Fides)

Ukraine: Religion in plain sight?
(William Schweiker, Sightings - The University of Chicago Divinity School)

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Interim measures by the European Court of Human Rights in the Ukrainian conflict: United against the Russian aggression
(Aurélie Van Baelen, Strasbourg Observers)

Will Putin’s unfortunate war against Ukraine have the unexpected “side effect” of leading to the creation of a single autocephalous Church in the country?
(Luigi Sandri, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)

CEC president regrets Ukraine war, highlights Christian gospel for peace
(Conference of European Churches)

CEC–CCEE Joint Committee appeals for an end to war in Ukraine
(Conference of European Churches)

Death of influential rabbi marks turning point for Israeli ultra-Orthodox
(Israel Hershkovitz, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israelis taken aback by Zelenskyy’s use of Holocaust-victim rhetoric
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israeli Press)

Israel’s minister of religious affairs appoints women as latest reform
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Tunisia calls on Muslim nations to stop Israeli crimes
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

At train stations and borders, Ukrainians face human trafficking threat
(Anli Serfontein, Catholic News Service)

Ukrainian Orthodox Christians confident in a 'brighter' future amid Russian invasion
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)

Putin quotes John 15:13 to hail Ukraine invasion at Moscow rally: 'The words from the Bible'
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Pope: No justification for Russia's 'sacrilegious' war on Ukraine
(Cindy Wooden, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Myanmar welcomes new priests amid conflict
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

With Ukraine, Vatican balances diplomacy and interfaith ties
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

As more than 3 million flee Ukraine, US focuses aid in Europe
(Rhina Guidos, Union of Catholic Asian News)

War in Ukraine may leave millions hungry, warns Eugene Cho of Bread for the World
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)

Australia: Religious freedom is under threat in Victoria
(Andy Mullins, MercatorNet)

Cuba: Report on Cuba finds increased violations of freedom of religion
(Alex Collett, Premier Christian News)

Pakistani PM urges Islamic nations to mediate in Ukraine war
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)

Pakistan: Religious violence on rise in Pakistan: Report
(ANI)

Pakistan’s blasphemy laws promote mob murder against Christians
(McKenna Hammack, Providence Mag)

Weekly Highlight #198: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Resilience and reopening
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Indonesia: Alissa Wahid full interview (freedom, extremism, blasphemy, and more)
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)

Autocratic vs. democratic Islam = UAE vs. Indonesia – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro temple called a ‘beacon for life’ as Brazil prepares for religious freedom symposium
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

Brazil: Pastors’ role in education funding creates uproar in Brazil
(Diane Jeantet, Associated Press)

Haiti: Prominent Haitian Vodou priestess dies, and country mourns
(Peter Smith, Associated Press)

Iraq: Rights group denounces violence against LGBT people in Iraq
(Mariam Fam and Samya Kullab, Associated Press)

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