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Friday, 9 July 2021

The Pope going to Pyongyang: for what?
(Bradley K. Martin, Asia Times)

US adds to blacklist in China’s abuses of Muslim minorities
(Associated Press)

Immigrant advocates from faith organizations hail TPS extension for Yemen
(Rhina Guidos, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Israeli imam charged with inciting violence
(Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Israeli Supreme Court upholds contentious Jewish state law
(Associated Press)

Irreconcilable similarities: Why Jews in Israel and the United States are drifting apart
(Eli Gottlieb, Religion & Politics: Fit for Polite Company)

Russian Supreme Court moves trial of dissident Orthodox monk to Moscow
(RAPSI, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Iran’s new president is an out-and-out monster — and enemy of minorities
(Miles Windsor, New York Post)

Singapore: Buddhist charity exemplifies spirit of helping people across race, religion: Shanmugam
(Justin Ong, The Straits Times)

In Haiti, the Catholic Church faces chaos
(Claire Riobé, La Croix International)

Lobby group says South Africa government has criminalized worship
(Marvin Charles, News24)

Religious woman loses bid to South Africa's advertising body against commercial using religiously offensive language
(Kgaugelo Masweneng, Sowetan Live)

Unregulated gathering outside former South African president Zuma's home sparks calls to reopen churches
(Cebelihle Bhengu, Sowetan Live)

Public officials in South Africa must treat all marriages equally
(Ropafadzo Maphosa, Mail & Guardian: Opinion)

Vietnam publishes IGE’s seminal volume on “Religion and Security”
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian mothers share stories with UK Jews and Muslims
(Jewish News)

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: let's disarm religions!
(Elie Barnavi, Ofer Bronchtein, Hakim El Karoui and Marco Impagliazzo)

Jewish Israeli and Palestinians as distinct ‘racial groups’ within the meaning of the crime of apartheid?
(Carola Lingaas, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Zionism as a legal form of racism and racial discrimination in Israel
(Noura Erakat, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Saudi-Iran talks could move to Oman, an intriguing shift for Israel
(Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel)

Jerusalem bilingual school promotes coexistence
(Amany Mahmoud, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

The impact of COVID-19 on women
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)

Religious leaders discuss freedom of religion or belief to promote peace, justice and stronger societies
(G20 Interfaith Forum, EIN Presswire)

Battling the Coronavirus in Zimbabwe when religion and public health collide
(Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, Evidence Chenjerai, Linda Mujuru, Zimbabwe Situation)

Conspiracy theories and religion invade political mainstream
(Washington State News)

'A small ray of hope': an urgent chance to decriminalise homosexuality in Uzbekistan
(Anne Sunder-Plassmann, Open Democracy)

Ebrahim Raisi: A record of judicial brutality
(Farhad Rezaei, Providence Mag)

Ukrainians prepare to flaunt ecumenical patriarch's visit
(Religiina Pravda, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Public favor for new Ukrainian church grows
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Pastors or fraudsters? Neither registered nor unregistered religious leaders are safe from the Chinese Communist Party’s false allegations
(Freedom of Religion or Belief in Full)

The Chinese Communist Party is scared of Christianity
(Azeem Ibrahim, China News.net)

Chinese Monks chant ‘follow the Party forever’ as CCP tightens control over religion
(Jennifer Bateman, The Epoch Times)

Labour urges ministers to boycott Beijing Olympics if China refuses inspections
(Justin Cohen, Jewish News)

Pope, bishop call for truce after anti-monarchy stir in Eswatini
(La Croix International)

Archbishop denounces Bolivia's high rate of femicide
(Youna Rivallain, La Croix International)

Churches look to build a new future for Lebanon
(Jenny Lafond, La Croix International)

Pope Francis, 84, recovering after colon operation
(Arab News)

Saudi Arabia confirms readiness to receive Hajj pilgrims
(Tareq Al-Thaqafi, Arab News)

Uzbekistan secretively adopts religion law
(Big News Network)

Christians' situation in Egypt improves, though many still consider them 'second-class citizens'
(Catholic News Agency)

Iraq seeks to rehabilitate Islamic State families
(Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Islamic State suspected of sabotaging Iraqi electrical towers
(Mustafa Saadoun, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Christian schools struggle to survive in Pakistan
(Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

In Kenya, faith groups work to resettle youth returning from al-Shabab
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

China: Tibetan monks harshly sentenced
(Eurasia Review)

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama celebrates 86th birthday
(Associated Press)

Nepal: Churches struggle as COVID-19 claims 130 pastors
(Eurasia Review)

Indonesian minister wants Fortnite banned over alleged in-game desecration of Islamic holy site
(RT)

Jihadists attack Christians in Niger
(Aid to the Church in Need)

Short film competition 2021 results
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)

UN 'deeply disturbed' at death of priest detained in Indian jail
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Most Indians, including most Hindus, do not practice yoga
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center)

India court: When right to life is threatened, right to practice religion can take a backseat
(Chennai, The Indian Express)

Superstition and segregation define Indians' religious character
(Myron Pereira, Union of Catholic Asian News)

USCIRF condemns death of Jesuit priest imprisoned in India
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Gunmen assassinate Haitian president at his home, hunt launched for killers
(Andre Paultre, Reuters)

Weekly Highlight #163: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: COVID-19 storms shift location; vaccine challenges and religious freedom concerns
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Parents of kidnapped students in Nigeria plea for help
(Ibrahim Garba, Associated Press)

Mexico’s bishops see complications from court’s marijuana decision
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)

Nicaragua is bleeding, deprived of liberty, says Managua cardinal
(La Croix International)

Mosul's religious heritage is slowly coming back to life
(Mélinée Le Priol, La Croix International)

Culture more of a factor than religion in United States' failure with Afghanistan
(Christina Lamb, Foreign Affairs)

Articles of interest - 5 July 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Tuesday, 6 July 2021

Conversion as an act of self-liberation: A history of the Dalit community in India
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Monday, 5 July 2021

COVID rules for NSW churches- exemption issued, though not necessary
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Are new Iranian criminal laws curtailing freedom of religion or belief?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Myanmar pastors jailed for organising peace prayers
(Kelly Valencia, Premier Christian News)

Imprisoned for their faith - Russia
(Jehovah’s Witnesses)

Russia: Two Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to 7 and 8 years in prison
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Russia: Freedom of religion or belief : Special Bimonthly FORB Digest (16-30.06.2021)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

China: Missing Tibetan monk was sentenced, sent to prison, family says
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)

Putin increases attention to state manipulation of religion
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Main threat to the traditional morality of Russians emanates from U.S., allies - national security strategy
(Interfax-Religion)

The anti-terrorist exercises held in Kiev synagogue with Israeli ambassador
(Interfax-Religion)

Uzbekistan: President to sign restrictive new religion law?
(Felix Corley and Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

Vatican indicts 10, including a cardinal, in London deal
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Chief Rabbi condemns Methodists’ ‘misguided and deplorable’ anti-Israel motions
(Lee Harpin, Jewish News)

Spike in race, religion-related police reports during year of Covid-19, GE2020: MHA
(Justin Ong, The Straits Times)

Hong Kong’s gov’t must stop squandering taxpayer money on multiple, futile attempts to hinder LGBT+ equality
(Jerome Yau, Hong Kong Free Press)

Hindu Sikh Minority of Kashmir Valley: Affirmative action needed for participation in Democratic process
(Girdhari Lal Raina, Rising Kashmir)

India's Christians, Muslims face violent persecution from Hindu nationalists that authorities ignore, says report
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Turkey's fight against cultural looting should start at home
(Simon Maghak, Newsweek)

Desecration of Christian graves by Indonesian schoolchildren raises fears of radicalisation
(Barnabas Fund)

Mayawati slams RSS chief’s DNA remarks
(Hindustan Times)

Citizenship, exclusion, and the denial of sovereignty to Indigenous peoples
(Aileen Moreton-Robinson, ABC News Australia)

Balochistan Senator criticises Pak govt for rejecting schemes for development of temple
(Yahoo News India)

Catholic Church is being persecuted, says Canadian bishops' conference head
(La Croix International)

Chilean Catholic bishops want to make education a basic right
(La Croix International)

Rwandan cardinal assesses the 1994 genocide
(Laurent Larcher, La Croix International)

Congolese bishops spearhead action to protect the environment
(Lucie Sarr, La Croix International)

Scientists and religious leaders to join Vatican climate summit
(Loup Besmond de Senneville, La Croix International)

Muslim father beats, poisons daughter for putting faith in Christ after ‘miraculous healing’
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Christian pastor killed in Uganda over outreach to Muslims: ‘Today Allah has judged you’
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

Pope Francis urges political leaders in Lebanon to overcome partisan interests
(Claire Giangravé Share Tweet, Religion News Service)

Friday, 2 July 2021

Religious leaders meet in Italy to discuss freedom of religion or belief
(G20 Interfaith Forum)

Trudeau condemns burning churches following wave of blazes
(Global News)

Trudeau denounces church burnings, vandalism in Canada
(Jim Morris, Associated Press)

New Canadian parliamentary caucus looks at religion’s role in society
(Baha'i World News Service)

New Book: Religion and Law in Finland
(Matti Kotiranta, Wolters Kluwer Legal)

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