Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 7 January 2022
Australia: Novak Djokovic thanks supporters as he celebrates religious holiday in Melbourne hotel
(Ryan Gaydos, Fox News)
Caritas Bolivia increases service to migrants at the borders
(La Croix International)
Sri Lanka: Overcoming hurt and hatred through dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
"All-Ukrainian Council" calls for all-Ukrainian prayer for protection from war
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Singapore minister meets pope to reaffirm bilateral ties
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Thai authorities harass young Muslim activist
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Photos of the week: Orthodox Christmas, Epiphany
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Wednesday, 5 January 2022
On Ukraine-Russia border, Evangelicals endure as invasion looms
(Jayson Casper, Christianity Today)
Weekly Highlight #187: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: COVID-19 pall of uncertainty as 2022 begins
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Religion during the Russian Ukrainian conflict
(Journal of Contemporary Religion)
Iran: Nine Iranian Christians released from jail
(Ben Zion Gad, The Jerusalem Post)
Saudi Arabia: Top conservative Saudi cleric who once headed judiciary dies
(Aya Batrawy and Abdullah Al-Shihri, Associated Press)
Israel: "Christians are a gift for Israel," says country's president
(Félicien Rondel, La Croix International)
Israel: Future of prayer site in doubt under Israel’s fragile govt
(Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press)
Iraqi Catholic leader warns against extremists exploiting religion
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Chile: Proposals protecting religious freedom presented to Chile’s constitutional assembly
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Singapore: A new museum tells the story of Singapore’s Jews, starting with their Baghdad roots
(Jordyn Haime, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Canada: Quebec's secularism law is discriminatory: Antisemitism envoy Irwin Cotler
(Marie Woolf, National Observer)
Canada: Quebec shutters houses of worship in response to Omicron variant
(David Lazarus, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Canada summer jobs 2022
(Canadian Centre for Christian Charities)
Kazakhstan: Legal changes increase obstacles for holding religious events
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
West Africa highlighted as hotspot for persecution of Christians in 2022 by Release International
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
India: 'Dharam Sansad' for liberating temples from govt control
(Deccan Herald)
India: Church of Pakistan condemns Hindu extremist violence against Christians in India
(International Christian Concern)
Sri Lanka: International quiz competition on Buddhism and Buddhist heritage
(Shyamal Sinha, The European Times)
Mozambique: Religious representatives in Cabo Delgado warn of a humanitarian crisis
(Agenzia Fides)
Nepal: Volatile mix of politics and religion
(Nepali Times)
Guinea: Cardinal Sarah blasts Guinea's military junta
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)
Senegal: African clerics denounce scandalous refusal of burial
(Charles Senghor, La Croix International)
Turkey: Uighurs in Turkey file criminal case against Chinese officials
(Al Jazeera)
China: Xiamen Christian school raided and fined over $15,000
(Yu Bing, China Aid)
China: Xi Jinping’s sinicization, the new Cultural Revolution dear to Mao Zedong
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: Human rights abuses will taint the Olympics and the World Cup. It’s time to end ‘sportswashing’ now.
(Minky Worden, Human Rights Watch)
Ukraine introduces large fines for indicating gender or religious beliefs in vacancies
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Thailand's Muslim insurgents mark new year with attacks
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Latin America: Interfaith action and the Venezuelan refugee crisis
(Elias Szczytnicki, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Monday, 3 January 2022
Russian court liquidates historical research and human rights group “Memorial”
(Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe)
Russian court shuts renowned rights group
(Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press)
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief : Special Bimonthly FORB Digest (16–30.12.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
South Africa: ‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
(Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press)
South Africa: Desmond Tutu will 'leave an indelible legacy'
(Africa South Area, Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
2021 photos of the year
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Iran: Three Baha’i women began serving their prison sentence in December
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, activist and apartheid foe, is dead at 90
(Adelle M. Banks and B. Denise Hawkins, Episcopal News Service)
Lebanese Christian leader: alliance with Hezbollah imperiled
(Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press)
Turkish govt expands probe targeting Istanbul city staff
(Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 3 January 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Latin America: For Muslim migrants, religious prejudice compounds horrors of Latin American route
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Arab News)
In Lat Am, New Year opens with hopes for peace but realities of extortion
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Israel: Haredi leaders issue bold call to resist Israeli kashrut reform
(Aaron Rabinowitz, Haaretz)
Israeli chief rabbi threatens to freeze conversions amid proposed reforms
(Jordyn Haime, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Romanian Jews honor Chilean diplomat who saved over 1,200 during the Holocaust
(Marcel Gascón Barberá, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The light of female Islamic scholarship: Da’wah, difficulty, and determination
(Zainab bint Younus, Muslim Matters)
Australia: Coalition’s religious discrimination bill will erode rights of people with disability, advocates say
(Sarah Martin, The Guardian)
Australia: Clarifying “transgender hate speech”
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia: Vicarious liability of Bishop for abuse committed by clergy
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
India: Bulli Bai: India app that put Muslim women up for sale is shut
(BBC News)
India: Action sought against India over atrocities against minorities
(Dawn)
AIMPLB’s ‘The Journal of Law & Religious Affairs’ released
(The Siasat Daily)
Kashmir: 12 dead in crowd surge at popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)
Canada: Quebec’s religious headgear ban is at odds with Canadian liberal norms. Why are politicians afraid to say so?
(J.J. McCullough, The Washington Post)
US-China showdown over religion may intensify
(Ben Joseph, Union of Catholic Asian News)
China: Megastatue of Buddha destroyed in Sichuan
(Lopsang Gurung, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China: Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (16-30.12.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: #BoycottBeijing 4 January, Brussels Program
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China opens embassy in Nicaragua for 1st time since 1990
(Associated Press)
China: Even Congress can agree that we need to stop Uyghur genocide. Why can’t Elon Musk?
(Omar Suleiman, RNS Column: Islam Beyond Phobia)
China: Online religious services and activities led by foreigners to be banned in China
(Evangelical Focus)
Five predictions for 2022
(Knox Thames)
Uzbekistan: For tiny Uzbekistan Church, New Year seems more important than Christmas
(La Croix International)
Ethiopian bishops plead for peace as war reaches new turning point
(La Croix International)
Hong Kong: The end of media freedom in Hong Kong?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Should religion be counted on to improve ‘mental’ health?
(Juan Sanchez Gil, The European Times)
The fallen idol: A Catholic alternative to neoliberalism
(Anthony Annett, Commonweal)
Catholic Relief Services says 2022 will see humanitarian challenges
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Wednesday, 29 December 2021
Archbishop Tutu and the people left in the dust
(Christine M. Venter, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Tutu’s advocacy for LGBTQ rights did not sway most of Africa
(David Crary, Associated Press)
Archbishop Tutu had strong ties to Catholic Church
(Günther Simmermacher, Catholic News Service)
South Africa: Saki Macozoma shares how anti-apartheid leader Desmond Tutu restored his faith
(Vicky Abraham, Religion Unplugged)
Nigeria: Fresh concerns for Du Merci children who were forcibly relocated to a rural orphanage
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
West Africa tipped to be persecution 'hotspot' in 2022
(Christian Today)
Israel: Hard-hit by COVID, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox slow to get shots
(Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press)
Indonesia allows boat with 120 Rohingya refugees to land
(Yayan Zamzami, Associated Press)
Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots
(Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press)
Tibet: “Cultural Revolution like crackdown”: China demolished a sky-high Buddha statue and 45 huge prayer wheels in Drakgo, Tibet
(Central Tibetan Administration)
Tibet: NGOs allege violation of religious freedom by Chinese government in Tibet
(Hindustan Times)
Russia: Group for protection of Christian values created at State Duma
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia: WHO Regional Office for Europe thanks the Russian Orthodox Church
(The European Times)
Russian Church considers the long-term isolation of criminals no less effective than death penalty
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian govt orders monitoring of violations of citizens' rights along ethnic, religious lines
(Interfax-Religion)
France closes mosque for radicalism. When will West apply same standard to China?
(Global Times)
Vietnamese police disrupt Christmas celebration of Montagnard Christians
(Radio Free Asia)
India: What is fuelling intolerance in India?
(Al Jazeera)
India: Vandals caught on camera desecrating historic church in India after Christmas prayers
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)
India: Christians on edge in India’s Karnataka ruled by Modi’s BJP
(Maitreyee Boruah, Al Jazeera)
In India, calls for Muslim genocide grow louder. Modi’s silence is an endorsement.
(Rana Ayyub, The Washington Post)
Turkey: The religious roots of Turkey’s currency crisis
(Daniel Pipes, The Wall Street Journal)
Pakistan revamps education at the point of a gun
(James M. Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy)
Pakistan: Celebrating Christmas in Muslim-majority Pakistan
(Cynthia Sohail, Union of Catholic Asian News)
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