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Wednesday, 8 September 2021

Taliban imposes new dress code, segregation of women at Afghan universities
(Frud Bezhan, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Australia: Christian conservatives demand ‘Folau clause’ in religious discrimination bill
(Richard Ferguson, The Australian)

“I will continue to serve God in Cuba for as long as I can”
(Daniel Hofkamp, Evangelical Focus)

India: Mob vandalises church and attacks Christians in Chhattisgarh
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Afghanistan’s last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover
(Muhammad Farooq and Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)

China orders Christians to pray for communist martyrs
(UCA News)

Vatican says 6th Chinese bishop consecrated under 2018 deal
(Associated Press)

Cardinal joins voices of concern about democracy in El Salvador
(Rhina Guidos, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Brazilian Church backs social movement marching against Bolsonaro
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Prosecutor raises requested punishment for five Jehovah's Witnesses
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

New case opened against Jehovah's Witness in Cheliabinsk
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Reformed ex-con Jehovah's Witness sentenced a second time
(OVD.Info, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Kazakhstan: Fines, bans for offering religious materials for sale
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

‘I’m not afraid of terrorism. I’m afraid of being accused of being a terrorist’: growing up Muslim after 9/11
(Randa Abdel Fattah, The Conversation)

Campaigning for Uyghurs – Resolute pursuit of justice
(Jewish News)

Armenian church in eastern Turkey holds first Mass in 106 years
(Mélinée Le Priol, La Croix International)

India restricts religious festivals over COVID third wave fears
(Al Jazeera)

Monday, 6 September 2021

Firebrand Myanmar monk Wirathu released from prison
(Grant Peck, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 6 September 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Author of Argentina’s Gettysburg address to be beatified
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

What are the Jewish High Holy Days? A look at Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and a month of celebrating renewal and moral responsibility
(Samuel L. Boyd, The Conversation)

City government orders destruction of Pentecostal church building
(Tsargrad.tv, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Putin notes contribution of Jewish religious organizations to interethnic peace, accord
(Interfax-Religion)

Russian Church concerned about the fate of Christians in Afghanistan
(Interfax-Religion)

Supporters of radical Islam held in Tula
(Interfax-Religion)

India's anti-conversion laws violate right to equality
(Prem Chowdhry, The Tribune)

Uzbekistan: Schoolgirls allowed to wear headscarves
(Eurasianet)

Bangladesh: Rights activists to government: Stop hate-mongering religious gatherings
(Dhaka Tribune)

Andhra Pradesh: Velampalli Srinivasa Rao slams BJP for allegedly playing communal politics in state
(Yahoo News)

Churches call for lasting peace and respect for human rights in Nagorno-Karabakh
(Conference of European Churches)

Muslim and Christian clerics unite for peace in Mali
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)

"Intolerable situation," say bishops, as more students kidnapped in Nigeria
(La Croix International)

Bishops denounce Bolivia's justice system as an "instrument of vengeance"
(Xavier Le Normand, La Croix International)

Iran: Monthly newsletter about Baha’is and Christians in Iran in August
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Majority of Christians in Myanmar live in conflict zones after the coup
(International Christian Concern)

Bolsonaro is destroying mental health care to favour evangelicals
(Ana Clara Telles and Gabriela Barros de Luca, Al Jazeera)

Race and Equality launches a project to combat religious racism in Brazil
(International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights)

Afghanistan my love
(Loup Besmond de Senneville, La Croix International)

Inviting a Wolf to the Table: The 2020 US-Taliban Agreement and Questions of State Responsibility
(Azin Tadjdini, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Friday, 3 September 2021

Pope: Euthanasia legislation in Europe is sign of ‘throwaway culture’
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)

Pope addresses Vatican reforms aimed at curbing corruption, abuse
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)

Pope Francis is preparing a radical reform of the church’s power structures
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Pope wants to continue dialogue with China despite challenges
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

EU law makes provision for the principle of equal treatment in the workplace
(Mariosa Vella Cardona, The Malta)

European churches urge EU to protect the vulnerable in Afghanistan
(Naveen Qayyum, Conference of European Churches)

Support for making Nepal a Hindu state gaining traction
(Kamal Dev Bhattarai, The Diplomat)

CEC-COMECE joint statement on Afghanistan: Call for prayer, solidarity and urgent action to protect the vulnerable (PDF)
(Conference of European Churches)

Iran reports increase in child marriages
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

‘My freedom is in Christ’: International religious freedom event highlights rise in Christian persecution
(Becca Coon, Decision: The Evangelical Voice for Today)

New JBI study identifies surging global antisemitism as an urgent human rights crisis
(American Jewish Committee)

Pro-family MP warns about Canadian bills that could oppress Christians across the country
(Life Site News)

Pakistan: Taliban threat - churches increase security
(John Pontifex, Aid to the Church in Need)

Two Cuban pastors fined for participating in nationwide protests
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Shia leader Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Saeed al-Hakeem dies in Iraq
(Al Jazeera)

One of Iraq’s most influential Shiite clerics dies at 85
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)

AP photos: After disaster and death, finding succor in faith
(Associated Press)

1st Afghan refugee since Taliban takeover arrives in Utah
(Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press)

After Afghanistan withdrawal, pope denounces attempts to impose democracy
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)

Mexican bishops concerned over fate of migrants, including Haitians
(David Agren, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Poland's 'state of emergency' worsens Afghan refugees' EU border plight
(Magdalena Gwozdz-Pallokat, Deutsche Welle)

Churches bear the brunt under Myanmar junta
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Vatican diplomacy making a difference
(George Weigel, First Things)

Why some Muslim women feel empowered wearing hijab, a headscarf
(Kalpana Jain, The Conversation)

Bolivia's bishops lament 'deplorable' human rights situation
(Catholic News Agency)

Appeals court reviews harsh sentences of Jehovah's Witnesses
(OVD.Info, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

More than 2.5 million people have visited the Jewish Museum in Moscow during its nine years of operation
(Interfax-Religion)

RFI Executive Vice President discusses Afghanistan crisis, plight of persecuted Christians
(Religious Freedom Institute)

The intersection of blasphemy laws and institutional religious freedom: Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Turkey
(Religious Freedom Institute)

Time-limit for lodging appeals and due process: Üçdağ
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Because they are trusted, faith communities are vital in COVID fight, says WHO chief
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Police, officials in China's Chengdu order Early Rain Church members to leave
(Qiao Long and Chingman, Radio Free Asia)

Madras HC rejects PIL against chanting of mantras in Tamil in temples
(sify.com)

Community elders unite to end deadly Christian-Muslim clashes in Nigeria
(Festus Iyorah, TRTWorld)

Indonesia condemns attack on Ahmadiyah minority house of worship
(Stanley Widianto, Reuters)

Central African Republic: An African cardinal who seeks to "disarm hearts and minds"
(La Croix International)

Religion and politics, in the US and abroad
(The New York Times)

Wednesday, 1 September 2021

In Russia, religious minorities face curfews, movement restrictions, job bans after jail
(Victoria Arnold, Religion Unplugged)

The endless war against human rights in Afghanistan: Human rights defenders’ joint statement of solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
(Diane Desierto and Tahmina Sobat, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Afghanistan's Uyghurs fear the Taliban, and now China too
(Joel Gunter, BBC News)

Afghan evacuees face uncertain future in India
(Nirendra Dev, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Shifting to governing, Taliban will name supreme Afghan leader
(David Zucchino, The New York Times)

Religious minorities in Afghanistan, The rise and fall of Christian Ireland, George Harrison’s ‘My Sweet Lord’ 50 years on
(BBC Sounds)

Afghanistan's arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)

As US leaves Afghanistan, Catholics want to welcome refugees
(Rhina Guidos, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pope aims mild rebuke at US over Afghanistan withdrawal
(Carol Glatz, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Afghan Christians left behind will be ‘targeted with deadly violence’: Human rights group warns
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Former US religious freedom ambassador Sam Brownback warns of potential genocide for religious minorities in Afghanistan
(Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register)

Everything the media will cover about Afghanistan is bound up with a rigid form of Islam
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)

Is Pope Francis resigning? Recent legislations encourage rumors
(The Pillar)

Catholic voices of dissent amidst push for euthanasia laws in Queensland
(Mark Bowling, Catholic Leader)

Christian convert arrested and repatriated from Tunisia
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

20 years after 9/11, jihadi terrorism rises in Africa
(Alexandre Marc, Brookings)

Xinjiang genocide conference aims to up pressure on China
(Associated Press)

China: Freedom of religion or belief: Special bimonthly FORB (16-31.08.21)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

China: Police arrest 10 kids, 18 adults in raid on worship gathering
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

China: Former “anti-cult” top bureaucrat Peng Bo is in jail
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Indonesia: Muslim cleric arrested on blasphemy charges for insulting Christianity, calling the Bible ‘fiction’
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Church: Talks on Sri Lankan blasts require gov’t credibility
(Krishan Francis, Associated Press)

The deafening silence of the Pakistani Church
(Naeem Harry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Religious leaders oppose bid to legalize cannabis in Sri Lanka
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

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