Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 19 November 2021
Uganda police kill 5, including cleric, after bomb blasts
(Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press)
Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook
(Sam McNeil and Victoria Milko, Associated Press)
World Day of Prayer and Action for Children celebration on 19 November
(Petar Gramatikov, The European Times)
IGE Global Horizons: October 2021
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Iraqi bishops urge ‘moral responsibility’ amid post-election chaos
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Dialogue is not ‘synonymous’ with relativism, pope tells Swedish Academy
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)
Russia: "Prior conspiracy" leads to eight-year jail terms
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
U.S. adds Russia to list of nations violating religious freedoms
(Carlie Porterfield, Forbes)
Jehovah's Witnesses elders detained in Russia's Astrakhan region
(Interfax-Religion)
How will media cover the secretive Afghan mullah who will shape Islam's global status?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
America’s theological social contract: The Mayflower compact
(Eric Patterson, Rebecca Blessing, Religious Freedom Institute)
Barbados: Religious groups stoutly defend need to maintain country’s religious backbone
(Emmanuel Joseph, Barbados Today)
Catholic bishops in Ghana reiterate support for anti-LGBT bill
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)
Does the world care about victims of religious fanaticism?
(Ben Joseph, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Photos of the Week: Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, USCCB meeting
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Japan to hold delay sanctions on human rights, religious freedom offenders
(The Mainichi)
What makes life meaningful? Views from 17 advanced economies
(Laura Silver, Patrick Van Kessel, Christine Huang, Laura Clancy, and Sneha Gubbala, Pew Research Center)
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
(Un)friendly algorithm: Religious freedom and digital technologies
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Private beliefs, public platforms and the rule of law
(Sohail Wahedi, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
What is and what should never be: Corporate and digital specters that threaten fundamental freedoms
(Neville Rochow QC, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Today's technologies' apparent neutrality and freedom of thought, conscience, and religion
(Yulia Razmetaeva, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Religious rulings and nonreligious judges: The importance of legal education
(Andrea Pin, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The Interfaith Talanoa Dialogue Call to COP26 - 11 November 2021
(European Christian Environmental Network)
USCIRF appalled at Administration’s removal of Nigeria from list of violators of religious freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Court in Moscow fines Muz-TV 1 mln rubles for propaganda of homosexuality among minors
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia’s top court bans prosecuting Jehovah’s Witnesses for group prayer
(The Moscow Times)
Prayers for ‘Where the church suffers the most’ in Europe
(Thomas Bucher, Christianity Today)
Weekly Highlight #182: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Sharpening focus on inequality and poverty
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
OAA releases factsheet on the Venezuelan faith community as humanitarian aid responders (PDF)
(Outreach Aid to the Americas)
Pakistan: MEPs on official visit in Islamabad: Interview of MEP Tomáš Zdechovsky
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Protest in Islamabad against the rejection of a law banning forced conversions
(Shafique Khokhar, Asia News)
Ahamdis' persecution intensifying since Imran Khan govt came to power: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat to UN
(ANI)
Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan as visa-free corridor reopens
(Sanjay Kumar, Arab News)
Sikhs arrive in Pakistan for annual religious festivities
(Associated Press)
Indian reporters accused of sparking tensions granted bail
(Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press)
India: The Jesuit rewarded: "Intolerance and insecurity for religious minorities, politicians must act"
(Agenzia Fides)
India's tribal Christians under pressure to give up faith
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
This is a most challenging time for the Church in India: Attacks against Christians on the rise
(Donna Birrell, Premier Christian News)
Interview Series: On the Frontlines of Freedom
(Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)
Despite mistrust, Afghan Shiites seek Taliban protection
(Lee Keath, Associated Press)
Religious freedom advocacy group unveils top 3 Christian persecutors of 2021
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
International Bar Association: Appeal for legal assistance for Afghan women at risk
(International Bar Association)
AUCCRO calls on the government to stop funding films promoting homosexuality and demands an investigation of the incident
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Croatian president raises plight of Bosnia’s Catholic minority during Vatican visit
(Catholic News Agency)
Schools can hire teachers on basis of faith under religious discrimination bill, Alan Tudge says
(Sarah Martin and Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Saudi keeps eye on religious ball in global competition for talent – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
Biden and Francis, or to Caesar what is Caesar’s
(Rafael Domingo, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
China increases surveillance of ethnic Mien villagers
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Russia added to State Department list of worst religious liberty violators
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Nicaraguan regime closes the only Christian TV channel in the country
(Evangelical Focus)
Religious leaders march despite repression
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Christian journalist in Kaduna state jailed for covering persecution
(International Christian Concern)
Monday, 15 November 2021
41 countries ban religion-related groups; Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baha’is among the most commonly targeted
(Samirah Majumdar, Pew Research Center)
Indonesia’s national religious council says crypto is forbidden
(Arys Aditya, Al Jazeera)
West Java, attack on a Protestant community
(Asia News)
Women of Faith statement in Glasgow
(Religions for Peace)
Bennett in bind over prayer space by Western Wall
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
South African government urges its own representative to boycott Miss Universe pageant in Israel
(Shira Hanau, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Holy Land religious leaders urge world to get vaccinated
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
In Israel, Arab magnanimity toward another minority
(Christian Science Monitor)
Up to 5,000 Afghans fleeing to Iran daily, aid group says
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Media freedom in Tunisia stirs wide debate
(Mohamed Ali Ltifi, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Davos and religious impact
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Ukraine became second worst country in the region for number of unexecuted ECHR decisions
(Institute of Mass Information)
Russia: Freedom of religion or belief : Special Bimonthly FORB digest (01-14.11.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
China: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly FoRB digest (01-15.11.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
'Criminalisation of Christianity': Iranian pastor summoned to begin prison sentence
(Marcus Jones, Premier Christian News)
Government reopens religious discrimination ‘can of worms’ but bill divides MPs
(Katina Curtis, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Myanmar military shells Catholic cathedral for second time in 5 months
(Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post)
Polish, Israeli govts condemn antisemitic display in Poland
(Associated Press)
Pope to politicians: Be courageous, show vision on climate
(Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 15 November 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Vanuatu: First local Bahá’í temple in the Pacific opens its doors
(Bahá’í World News Service)
As bishops urge calm, Cuban priest sees ‘world of emotions’ under protests
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Latin America’s bishops to confront increasing poverty after COVID-19
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
France: Pope calls on governments to "act" against child pornography
(Loup Besmond de Senneville, La Croix International)
Audience with the President of the Republic of Croatia, 15.11.2021
(Holy See Press Office Communiqué)
Pulling back from the brink: Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)
The Vatican-China pact and Taiwan's diplomatic isolation
(Ben Joseph, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Kenyan Bishops seek decisive action on climate change
(Fredrick Nzwili, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Religion was once Ethiopia’s saviour. What it can do to pull the nation from the brink
(Mohammed Girma, The Conversation)
Religions in South Asia – IV
(Ikram Sehgal and Bettina Robotika, Daily Times)
Government extends ban on Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation for 5 years
(The Hindu)
Indian Christians stand with vulnerable Dalits
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)
After vandalisation of his Nainital house, Salman Khurshid says attack is not on him but on Hindu religion
(Economic Times)
India journalists accused of publishing ‘false news’ granted bail
(Al Jazeera)
Dialogue and interfaith-belief communications in Nigeria
(Leo Igwe, Modern Ghana)
Legal Journal Number 2 (17): November 2021 (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Friday, 12 November 2021
Religious groups warm up to COVID-19 vaccines in Zimbabwe
(UNICEF)
Residents ‘traumatized’ by government raid of Catholic-run student hostel in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Portrayal of Sikhs, other minorities in films: NCM seeks government response
(Aditi Tandon, Tribune India)
India: Church survey order: Christians stage demo against government
(Star of Mysore)
India: Lower sex-selective abortion rates in districts with muslim legislators
(Eurasia Review)
India congress charges institution of indulging in ‘caste, religion-based’ politics
(The Navhind Times)
Russia: Protestant congregation hounded by security agency
(Kavkaz.Realii, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russia: Prosecution service detects justification of terrorism, extremism in materials of Memorial human rights center
(Interfax-Religion)
Chile: Supreme Court oks case against performer who offended Catholics
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Photos of the week: Hindu sun god festival, Mexico Migrant Mass
(Religion News Service)
Their followers on the move, Lev Tahor sect leaders are convicted of child exploitation
(Asaf Shalev, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Priests differ on call to arms in violence-torn Mexico state
(Mark Stevenson, Associated Press)
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