Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 30 October 2020
Sri Lankan pastor forced to close church amid escalating threats from Buddhist monks, police
(Jackson Elliott, The Christian Post)
Egypt says freedom of expression "stops" when Muslims offended
(Reuters)
Indigenous group refuses to leave Church-owned property in Argentina
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Salvadoran diocese calls for dialogue in increased border militarization
(Rhina Guidos, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Appeals court rebuffs Jehovah's Witnesses
(SarInform, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Four Jehovah's Witnesses fail to erase criminal record
(Za Prava Cheloveka, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Patriarch Kirill condemns Nice attack disguised by religious slogans
(Interfax-Religion)
Kremlin comments on Chechen authorities' plans to pay 100,000 rubles for naming newborns after Prophet Muhammad
(Interfax-Religion)
Religious affiliation in Russia in no way criterion for appointment, election to state posts - Peskov
(Interfax-Religion)
Magazine similar to France's Charlie Hebdo impossible in Russia - Peskov
(Interfax-Religion)
Kadyrov describes his words addressed to Macron as gesture of Muslim, not politician
(Interfax-Religion)
Georgia: Religious freedom survey, October 2020
(Mariam Gavtadze, Tolerance and Diversity Institute, and Eka Chitanava, Tolerance and Diversity Institute, Forum 18 News Service)
Religion and secularism: A misleading dichotomy
(Sana Shah, Kashmir Observer)
Tens of thousands protest in Bangladesh over French cartoons
(Julhas Alam, Associated Press)
Mahathir says remarks on French attacks taken out of context
(Associated Press)
Boycotts of French goods launched in Kuwait, Qatar over prophet cartoons
(Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
As anger rises, Muslims protest French cartoons
(Isabel Debre, Associated Press)
New Zealand on ‘dangerous path’ with legalized euthanasia, ethicist says
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Germany says the repression of religion is on the rise worldwide
(TRT World)
Anger towards Emmanuel Macron grows in Muslim world
(Michael Safi, Redwan Ahmed, Akhtar Mohammad Makoii, and Shah Meer Baloch, The Guardian)
Religious extremist organizations trying to strengthen their positions in Russia using migrants
(Interfax-Religion)
Russian mufti condemns attacks on innocent people, calls on Muslims to be above those who slander Islam
(Interfax-Religion)
Thomas Schirrmacher will be next head of World Evangelical Alliance
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Free speakers, restrained hearers: Blasphemy’s legal evolution
(Matthew P. Cavedon, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
China's treatment of Uighurs 'biggest threat to religious freedom': Pompeo
(James Massola, The Sydney Morning Herald)
In Tibet, China preaches the material over the spiritual
(Yew Lun Tian, Reuters)
Cardus event examines state control of churches in China
(Religious Freedom Institute)
US official says UN has ‘lack of curiosity’ on Xinjiang
(Associated Press)
How MAiD expansion mangles medicine
(Peter Stockland, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Sweden’s Foreign Minister meets Baha’is to express concern over human rights violations in Iran and Yemen
(Bahá’í International Community)
IGE Global Horizons: October 2020
(Institute for Global Engagement)
Vietnam to publish IGE’s seminal volume on “Religion and Security”
(Institute for Global Engagement)
On voting: “For the sake of your neighbour…”
(James Christie, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
In New York Jewish communities, similarities to Israel's virus struggle
(Adam Lucente, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
USCIRF welcomes legal reform efforts in Uzbekistan, urges conformity with international standards
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Uzbekistan: Trial postponed, home raided to pressure human rights defender
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
#IStandWithFrance trends in India amid outrage in Muslim world
(Al Jazeera)
Foundations and fruits of religious freedom
(Elder Ulisses Soares, Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Pope names 13 new cardinals, includes Washington DC Archbishop Gregory
(Frances D'Emilio, Religion News Service)
Religious bodies flay display of caricatures
(Dawn)
In our opinion: Want humanity to flourish? Promote religious freedom
(The Editorial Board, Deseret News Opinion)
G20 Interfaith Forum advocates political space for faith leaders
(Asad Mirza, Kashmir Images)
USCIRF troubled by Russia’s ongoing imprisonment of Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Jailed for holding a Christian funeral in communist Laos
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Chile church attacks reflect growing Latam wave of anti-Christian violence
(Ines San Martin, Angelus News)
Russia: Persecution against religious organizations and believers, monitoring by Sova Center
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia: Dennis Christensen again denied early release
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Atheists say BBI team in Kenya disregarded their grievances
(Japheth Ogila, The Standard)
The COVID-19 pandemic could be an opportunity to save North Korean lives, if Moon Jae-In takes action
(Benedict Rogers, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Education is both the victim and the best weapon in Central Sahel conflict
(Craig Bailie, The Conversation)
The communities of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the ‘storm’ of Covid-19
(Enrica Martinelli, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 8 students, wounds 136
(Riaz Khan, Associated Press)
Pakistani clerics give approval to Hindu temple construction
(Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
Algeria’s PM to inaugurate landmark mosque in Algiers
(Aomar Ouali, Associated Press)
Hundreds of Muslims hold anti-France protest in Bangladesh
(Julhas Alam, Associated Press)
Turkish leaders condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Erdogan
(Suzan Fraser, Associated Press)
Lawsuit demands California museum forfeit Thai religious artifacts
(Associated Press)
Turkey’s Erdogan sues Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker for insults
(Suzan Fraser, Associated Press)
Catholic, Jewish leaders mark 55th anniversary of ‘Nostra Aetate’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
With rising COVID-19 cases inside the Vatican, pressure mounts for Francis to don a mask
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)
Vatican and China renew their agreement
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Renewal of Vatican-China deal triggers Taiwan religious freedom concerns
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
China continued religious crackdown during renewal of Vatican deal
(Catholic News Agency)
Facial recognition cameras installed in state-run religious venues
(Yang Luguang, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China: Special weekly FoRB newsletter (20-26.10.2020)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Human rights experts call for Canada to speak out about religious persecution in China
(Cardus Religious Freedom Institute)
Pastors in China forced to add communist ideology to Bible stories
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
St. Petersburg authorities try to halt Jehovah's Witnesses' internet activity
(RAPSI, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Russian Orthodox Church shocked by changes at Istanbul's Chora Monastery recently turned into mosque
(Interfax-Religion)
Kadyrov urges Macron to stop backing publication of Prophet Muhammad cartoons
(Interfax-Religion)
Pope Francis' same-sex union media storm opens another front in a Catholic civil war
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Children as religious rights-holders?: Perovy
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
'Franciscan friars administer Syrian Christians in Idlib jihadist zone'
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
World churches joins UN in condemning brutal killing of 8 schoolchildren in Cameroon
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Churches, Buddhist group hail ratification of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Sudanese Christian, Muslim leaders agree to promote religious freedom
(Michael Atit, Voice of America)
Tax Law, Religion, and Justice: An Exploration of Theological Reflections on Taxation
(Allen Calhoun, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
UK Bishop advises how to support Christians of Holy Land
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Nigerian judge throws out homosexuality case against 47 men
(Al Jazeera)
Nigerian bishops back protest against police
(John Newton, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Churches attacked amid anti-government protests in Nigeria
(Evangelical Focus Europe)
Weekly highlight #129: Freedom of religion or belief during coronavirus outbreaks
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
In India, a Catholic priest is healing addicts with yoga
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion Unplugged)
“A Governance Befitting”: BIC launches statement on eve of UN’s 75th anniversary
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Rouhani: ‘Insulting the Prophet is insulting all Muslims’
(Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)
Int’l community must protect, preserve mass graves: Callamard
(Mia Swart, Al Jazeera)
US, 31 other countries sign document declaring ‘there is no international right to abortion’
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)
Monday, 26 October 2020
Muslims call for French goods boycott to protest caricatures
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
Pakistan's Imran Khan slams French President Macron's views on Islam
(Deutsche Welle)
Muslim world condemns Macron, France over treatment of Islam
(Al Jazeera)
Reconciling the protection of public health with religious freedom: theviability of shared responses
(Adelaide Madera, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
In South Korea, draft resisters still go to prison, but now it is a job
(Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times)
From Afghanistan to France: Islamism attacks schools and kills teachers
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
MP calls on interior minister to take action in face of threats to Turkey's Alevi citizens
(Stockholm Center for Freedom)
Iran sentences 5 Bahai women to overall 5 years of prison
(Iran News Wire)
Khamenei’s representatives vow to make streets “unsafe” for Iranian women
(Iran News Wire)
COVID-19: Impediment or opportunity for authoritarian leaders? – OpEd
(Philip Dandolov, Geopolitical Monitor)
The practice of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism at the time of the pandemic
(Marco Gensini, Roberto Minganti, Enza Pellecchia, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
Covid-19 in Africa and Latin America. Certain forms of religious negationism favor the pandemic
(Stefano Picciaredda, DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
US signs multinational women's health declaration that rejects abortion
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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