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Monday, 8 February 2021

Turkey offers language, religion courses in northern Syria
(Daily Sabah)

Is Turkey a proof that religion and democracy cannot coexist?
(Sania Farooqui, Inter Press Service)

Christians' factional fight continues in southern India
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Protests on agri laws pick up in Rajasthan, across caste, religion
(Deep Mukherjee, The Indian Express)

Yemen: Houthi judicial farce puts Baha’i lives at risk
(Baha'i International Community, Bahai International Community)

Why does the Russian vaccine against need a halal certificate
(Religion Today, Religion Today)

British lawyers find credible evidence of genocide against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Religious news from around the web February 8, 2021
(World Religion News)

Uprooting religious bigotry in Indonesian schools
(Siktus Harson, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Rizieq’s arrest no progress for Indonesia’s religious minorities
(Yohanes Sulaiman, East Asia Forum)

Indonesia bans forced religious attire in schools
(BBC News)

Sri Lankan archbishop seeks access to Easter bombings report
(Krishan Francis, Associated Press)

Sri Lankan minorities march against oppression, injustice
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pope prays for peace in Myanmar as anti-coup protests grow
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Resistance To Pope’s Pleas Growing In US – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review Opinion)

Islamist militants fuel Christian persecution in Kenya, faith leaders say
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Articles of interest - 8 February 2021
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope moves ahead with plans to meet Shiite leader in Iraq
(Nicole Winfield and Samya Kullab, Associated Press)

Sistine Chapel key-keeper opens up after lockdown
(Paolo Lucariello and Elisa Colella, Religion News Service)

Pope seeks ‘Copernican revolution’ for post-COVID economy
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

AP Photos: Afro-Brazilian religion ritual before Carnival
(Bruna Prado and Marcelo Silva De Sousa, Associated Press)

Three Saudi youths get prison sentence instead of death
(Isabel Debre, Associated Press)

Trial of Jehovah's Witness reveals covert collection of evidence
(Darya Kucherenko, Kommersant, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Pope Francis tells diplomats 'everybody is important' and 'we are all in the same boat'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Killer robots condemned by religious groups that want them banned
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Religion Watch, Volume 36 No. 3
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Do not link farmers' stir with any religion, Sukhbir urges PM
(Yahoo News India)

Adapting Islam to local conditions best course for development in Chinese society: head of Islamic association
(Xie Wenting, Global Times)

China: Special weekly newsletter on freedom of religion or belief
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Myanmar massacre victims called the 'final problem' — the US must take action
(Kelsey Zorzi, The Hill)

New book: Religious Offences in Common Law Asia
(Editors: Li-ann Thio, Jaclyn L Neo, Bloomsbury Publishing)

Laos presents commendation to IGE Program Officer for peacebuilding work
(Institute for Global Engagement)

Common grounds for religious & social harmony and its contemporary significance (Pakistan)
(Androulla Kaminara and Qibla Ayaz, The News International)

Prohibiting prayer in Australia
(Carl R. Trueman, First Things)

Saturday, 6 February 2021

Tirupattur woman gets ‘No Caste, No Religion’ certificate: Advocate Sneha becomes first Indian to get this certificate
(Avani Raj, edtimes.in)

Friday, 5 February 2021

International Day of Human Fraternity 4 February
(United Nations)

Pope, Muslim leader celebrate fraternity anniversary
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Secretary General of Religions for Peace: The Human Fraternity Document is a gift to the world
(Religions for Peace)

Bahrain to mark International Day of Human Fraternity today
(The Daily Tribune - News of Bahrain)

Massacres, starvation and wanton destruction: The international community must act swiftly to save Ethiopia’s Tigray region
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

The Church of Almighty God 2020 Persecution Report: A genocide by any other name
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

NEW BOOK – Covid-19 and freedom of religion (in Spanish)
(Javier Martínez-Torrón and Belén Rodrigo Lara, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)

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

Iran: German FoRB Commissioner calls for an end to persecution of Baha’is
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

A case of conflict between religious freedom and the protection of public health
(Linda Fregoli, DiReSom)

Photos of the Week: Kashmiri Muslims, death rites
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Doctor’s “Ask” (Canada and COVID)
(James Christie, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Over 30 governments use UN platform to speak out against religious persecution
(ADF International)

Bishops in Republic of Congo worried presidential election won’t be fair
(Catholic News Service)

Why the Bangladesh-India friendship is under pressure
(Ankita Mukhopadhyay, Deutsche Welle)

Oppression of minorities hinders harmony in Bangladesh
(Stephan Uttom, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Middle East: Are people losing their religion?
(Jennifer Holleis, Deutsche Welle)

Another conviction handed Jehovah's Witness in Jewish region
(Memorial Human Rights Center, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Israel issue complicates anti-Semitism definition. This could haunt Biden’s Middle East work
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Israeli-born Margaret Karram elected president of Focolare movement
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Israel analysis: Election will be a test of PM’s relationship with Charedim
(Nathan Jefay, Jewish News)

Nigeria’s blasphemy laws are the religious freedom crisis no one is talking about
(Frederick A. Davie, Tony Perkins, Religion News Service)

Pressure mounts to use 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics to confront China on genocide accusations
(Ellen Nakashima, Rick Maese and John Hudson, The Washington Post)

China: Church of Almighty God: Over 1000 members in prison in 2020
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Together for Uyghurs: Many beliefs, one voice
(CSWPress, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

UK tribunal to hear witnesses on China genocide accusations
(Associated Press)

Pakistani Catholic girl kidnapped and forced to marry seeks asylum in UK
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Annual Report 2000 - European Court of Human Rights

An overview of religion and secularism in France
(Aljazeera, Aljazeera)

International community must act after Myanmar coup, say Christian leaders
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Aung San Suu Kyi is arrested as Myanmar’s generals seize power
(The Economist)

Religions for Peace International Statement on Unfolding Events in Myanmar
(Religions for Peace)

Message of Cardinal Charles Maung Bo to the People of Myanmar
(Religions for Peace)

Prayers needed for Myanmar, says Yangon's auxiliary bishop
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, UCANews)

Southeast Asia: Scant Condemnation of Myanmar Coup
(BenarNews)

USCIRF worried about violence against Rohingya and other religious communities following military coup in Burma
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Atmospheric pollution relevant to asylum claim, holds French court
(Ruby Peacock and Susana Ferrin Perez, UK Human Rights Blog)

Man saved from deportation to Bangladesh after pollution plea in French legal 'first'
(Jon Henley, The Guardian)

First Guantanamo court date set for terror suspect Hambali, 2 Malaysians
(John Bechtel, BenarNews)

Chiefs’ gathering in Chad opens new horizons
(Baha'i World News Service, Baha'i World News Service)

Church of Jesus Christ service project impacts prison in Canada
(Johanna Lewis, Cardus)

Pastoral Home Care of the Archdiocese of Montreal has great impact during pandemic
(Andrew Bennett, Cardus Religious Freedom Institute)

Americans more likely than others to have stronger faith amid pandemic
(John Burger, Aleteia)

Is pornography a human right?
(European Centre for Law & Justice)

‘We can name the evil that is racism’: A conversation with Archbishop Thabo Makgoba
(Matt Gardner, Anglican Journal)

'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape
(Matthew Hill, David Campanale, and Joel Gunter, BBC News)

International Catholic project launched to promote ‘truth of love’ to 21st-century world
(Catholic News Agency)

Australian federal police find no criminal misconduct in mysterious Vatican transfers
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis adds feast of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus to Church calendar
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis dismisses uncertainty over upcoming Iraq trip
(Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

One of the world’s oldest churches sits in small town in the West Bank
(Taghreed Ali, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Christian leaders killed in middle belt of Nigeria
(Morning Star News)

Nigeria must rethink responses to women displaced by Boko Haram
(Titilope F. Ajayi, The Conversation)

Christians in Kenya fearful after five church buildings burned
(Morning Star News)

Indian govt rules out national anti-conversion law
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Senate panel rejects bill to protect Pakistan's minorities
(Zahid Hussain, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pope talks about Iraq trip, Catholic journalism, church in U.S.
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)

Pope: Violence against women displays cowardice, degrades all of humanity
(Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service)

Who is Ali al-Sistani, the Muslim leader whom the Pope will meet in Iraq?
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

Hong Kong Catholic nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
(Luke Hunt, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Ash Wednesday: Different look, same message
(Carol Zimmermann, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Scientific Investigations Of Believed Remains Of Two Apostles
(Eurasia Review)

African prelate laments Biden’s disregard for ‘human dignity’
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Vatican stamps highlight papal engagement in interreligious dialogue
(Catholic News Service)

India court directs government to respond to petition challenging anti-conversion law
(Ananaya Agrawal, Jurist)

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