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Friday, 8 October 2021

Turkey: METU Pride human rights defenders must be acquitted at upcoming trial
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

UN Rapporteur warns of Islamophobia but acknowledges right to criticise Islam
(Barnabas Fund)

How little Lithuania dragged the EU into its showdown with China
(Stuart Lau, Politico)

Ten more students of Baptist school in Kaduna released after 75 days
(Evangelical Focus)

Photos of the Week: Desmond Tutu turns 90; French church sex abuse scandal
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Vatican: Pope Francis not going to UN climate summit
(Associated Press)

Quebec judge muses on the meaning of religion while ruling that Taoist Tai chi centres are tax exempt
(Tom Blackwell, Windsor Star)

Is Tai Chi to be regarded as a religion in Canada? Institut de taoïsme Fung Loy Kok
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Canadian court says tai chi institute is a religious institution
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

A culture of peace and our responsibility
(The European Times)

A new glossary includes “el lobby judio” and other antisemitic Spanish terms to avoid
(Anna Kaufman, Forward)

Pentecostals in Russian-occupied territory guilty under anti-evangelism law
(Statia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

More Baptists from Caucasus violate anti-evangelism law
(Kavkaz Realii, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Court in St. Petersburg fines man for justifying terror attack in New Zealand
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: From sexual abuse in France’s Catholic Church to Russia’s Orthodox Church
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Pope Francis expresses 'shame' after report of clerical sexual abuse in France
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

She’s 51, a mother and a devout Catholic. She plans to die by euthanasia on Sunday
(Samantha Schmidt and Diana Durán, Washington Post)

Pope calls on all religions to "defuse the temptation to fundamentalism"
(Loup Besmond de Senneville, La Croix International)

Central Asia gets new Catholic bishops' conference
(La Croix International)

USCIRF Conversation: Update on at-risk religious communities in Afghanistan
(Zsuzsa-Anna Ferenczy, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Afghanistan: UN Chief condemns ‘horrific’ attack at Kunduz mosque
(Eurasia Review)

UN: International engagement with Afghanistan must depend on respect for religious minorities
(ADF International)

Islamic State affiliate claims responsibility for Afghan mosque bombing, says suicide bomber targeted Shiite Hazaras
(Associated Press)

US and Taliban set for talks in Doha
(Deutsche Welle)

Tajikistan: Prisoner of conscience barred from attending only son's funeral
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Iran: Third church leader released on bail
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Iran: News about Baha’is and Christians in Iran in September
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Iranian ambassador to UN: terrorism must not be tied to any religion
(Mehr News Agency)

Haiti’s diverse faiths bolster it against waves of tragedy
(Eric J. Lyman, Religion News Service)

Global pledge by world’s religious leaders on faith and diplomacy: generations in common action for peace
(Religions for Peace)

South African government presents clinical guidelines for the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act
(Marion Stevens and Daphney Nozizwe Conco, The Daily Maverick)

Building religious freedom through music. “Without religious freedom … there is no freedom at all.” -Kathy Ireland
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

China accelerates Sinicization of Catholic Church
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Weekly Highlight #176: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

The return of old Middle Eastern empires
(Mariam Wahba and Peter Burns, Providence Mag)

Memorial for Babi Yar victims inaugurated in Ukraine
(Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press)

Pope and religious leaders call for educating youth for ‘peaceful coexistence’
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Russian religion law amended
(TASS, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Risks of creation of new terrorist caliphates declining worldwide - Russian Security Council
(Interfax-Religion)

Minority religions see ‘rapid decline’ under Taliban control, U.S. rights official says
(Mark A. Kellner, Washington Times)

Bishops call for urgent prayers to end gang violence in Ecuador prisons
(La Croix International)

Agriculture: BIC underscores role of farmers in policymaking
(Bahá’í World News Service)

Pakistan: Escapee from forced marriage speaks out on Intl Day of the Girl Child
(ADF International)

New academic journal on law and religion in Australia
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Office of Iranian Supreme Leader's representative in Baku mosque closed
(Interfax-Religion)

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

Recordings available: 2021 International Law & Religion Symposium
(YouTube Video, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

Globally, social hostilities related to religion decline in 2019, while government restrictions remain at highest levels
(Pew Research Center)

Sri Lanka: Speaking truth to power: Complementary roles of Qadri and Rajani
(Rajan Hoole, The Island)

Does the change of government affect religious freedom in Morocco?
(Jonatán Soriano, Evangelical Focus)

Church decries “slow genocide” of Christians in Nigeria
(Aid to the Church in Need)

USCIRF alarmed by violence against Christians & Shi’a Muslims in Nigeria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

USCIRF releases new report on religious freedom in Nigeria’s Kano State
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Pakistan: No new law against Islamic guidelines in my rule: PM Imran Khan
(The News International)

In the shadow of the Rohingya’s genocide, the Christian minorities in Myanmar are forgotten
(EU Today)

China: Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (16-30.09.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Israeli president in Ukraine to honor Holocaust victims
(Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press)

Prosecutor concedes mistakes, makes offer in Vatican trial
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Nicaragua’s President Ortega calls bishops ‘terrorists’
(Associated Press)

Pope, faith leaders sign joint climate appeal before summit
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 4 October 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

ECHR protects the right of a Scientologist in Russia, to freedom of religion
(The European Times)

Asia/India - Catholic leaders: "Politics incites religious hatred, violence is orchestrated"
(Agenzia Fides)

‘Shown their place’: Muslim livelihoods under attack in India
(Aljazeera)

Mob of 500 Hindu nationalists attacks Christians in northern India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Anti-evangelism law still being used against protestants
(Kavkaz Realii, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Donbas: Donetsk: Three Protestant churches banned
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Government restrictions on religion stay high across the world as terrorism declines: Report
(Ecumenical News)

Coptic Archbishop urges greater international cooperation to tackle persecution
(Julian Mann, Christian Today)

Singapore passes controversial law to counter foreign interference
(BBC News)

South African political parties aligning around religious beliefs
(Stephen Grootes, The Daily Maverick)

Leap of faith: Japan’s religious institutions get innovative in pandemic
(Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)

Friday, 1 October 2021

Interreligious prayer held in Kyiv near the monument to Babyn Yar victims
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Leaders of Churches and religious organizations of Ukraine are ready to join the development of State Family Policy, - AUCCRO resolution
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

All parties "dropped the ball" on freedom of conscience in Canada
(Cardus)

Nova Scotia's medically assisted dying program paused amid 'unprecedented' demand
(Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press)

Indian Christians seek repeal of anti-conversion laws
(Saji Thomas, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Myanmar: In the shadow of the Rohingya’s genocide, the forgotten Christians
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Global Religious Freedom Data Spectrum project
(21Wilberforce)

ISIS slaughtered my Yazidi community. We don't want your pity -- we want justice.
(Nadia Murad, CNN)

Chilean Bishops decry new abortion bill
(Lisa Zengarini, Vatican News)

As churches reopen, Ugandan faith groups recommit to challenging Summer worship ban
(ADF International)

“Men are particularly good at not listening” (also available in Spanish, Arabic, and French)
(Religions for Peace)

How Christian faith fueled boxer Manny Pacquiao's rise from poverty to presidential candidate in the Philippines
(Leocciano Callao, Religion Unplugged)

Social media helps Kashmiri youth share and fund music to fight depression, isolation
(Zaffar Iqbal, Religion Unplugged)

Switzerland to set up a dedicated embassy to the Vatican
(Associated Press)

AP photos: Across faiths and borders, the faces of prayer
(Associated Press)

Look who’s defending the rights of Afghan women
(Christian Science Monitor)

AP photos: Life in a madrassa as Afghanistan enters new era
(Felipe Dana, Associated Press)

Women’s rights are not just ‘Western values'”: A warning not to learn the wrong lessons from Afghanistan
(Sima Samar, Ms. Magazine)

‘Anti-feminist’ vandals in Israel deface images of women
(Laurie Kellman, Associated Press)

Bahrain, Israel cement year-old accord, open new embassy
(Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press)

Dubai’s Expo opens, bringing first world’s fair to Mideast
(Aya Batrawy and Isabel Debre, Associated Press)

São Paulo street renamed for Dominican opponent to military regime
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

World Meeting of Families to use social media to reach ‘every corner of the earth’
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Sacred forests, a destructive pilgrimage and religious leaders speak out
(Sam B, Deutsche Welle)

Jews, Christians and Muslims come together to paint over swastikas in Argentinian Jewish cemetery
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

A blogger who took a provocative photo at St. Basil's Cathedral detained in Moscow
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia proposes ‘extremist’ label for LGBT, feminist, child-free movements
(The Moscow Times)

Russia: Freedom of religion or belief : Special Bimonthly FORB digest (16-30.09.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Rostov Jehovah's Witness loses first appeal, plans a second
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

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