Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
China: Special weekly FoRB newsletter (13-19.10.2020)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Provisional asylum granted to two refugees from China in Kazakhstan
(Leila Adilzhan, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China is stepping up its control over religion
(Shen Hua, Voice of America)
President of Korean Bishops’ Conference rejects amendment of nation’s abortion law
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Canadian bishops renew opposition to assisted death legislation
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Athens reaches out to Syria via Greek Orthodox community
(Sean Mathews, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Monday, 19 October 2020
Photos of the week - 16 October 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Women, youth, and vulnerable people: examining the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion at the G20 Interfaith Forum
(The International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID))
G20 Interfaith Forum stresses cooperation, rejects marginalization of minorities
(Saleh Zayed, Asharq Al-Awsat)
‘Faith is as essential as food’: Sister Eubank says governments need religions to fight disaster, hunger
(Deseret News)
Armenian diaspora in Canada says Ottawa must act to prevent a second genocide
(Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press)
Is the world finally facing up to China? A debate in the British Parliament, new calls to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, coalitions forming to protest atrocities in Xinjiang offer hope that the CCP crimes will no longer be ignored.
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Religious weddings and funerals banned as illegal activities
(Han Sheng, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Now they come for the Uyghur children: thousands sent to jail-like boarding schools
(Ruth Ingram, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Orphaned by the state: How Xinjiang’s gulag tears families apart
(The Economist)
Articles of interest - 19 October 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Morocco reopens some mosques, even as infections grow
(Associated Press)
Egypt releases comedian after more than 2 years in prison
(d p, Associated Press)
Amid tumult over constitution, Chile watches two churches burn
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Taiwan and the Vatican practice a unique ‘dialogue of the mute’
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ex-Hong Kong bishop calls Vatican line on China ‘sickening’
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Forum: Faith leaders must raise voices on issues, others must listen
(Bronwen Dachs, Catholic News Service)
Where does the Catholic Church stand on the death penalty and war?
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Islamic attacks against Kenyan Christians
(Linda Burkle, International Christian Concern)
Holy See addresses UN on sustainable development
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
South Korea: Kidnapped by his family at the age of 29
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Syria: Franciscan Friars are caring for Christians living under Sharia law
(Aleteia)
Swiss missionary executed in Mali, fellow hostages freed
(World Watch Monitor, Christianity Today)
New calls for US sanctions on Turkey for Christian persecution
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
"A darker side": The persecution of Christians, September 2020
(Raymond Ibrahim, Gatestone Institute)
Russian authorities prohibit use of church building
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Russia: Special bimonthly FORB Digest (01-16.10.2020)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia: 2019-20 prosecutions increase for not showing full official name
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Why the U.N. is making a mockery of human rights
(Aaron Rhodes, The Wall Street Journal - Opinion)
Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women (new book)
(Christina Lamb, Simon & Schuster)
India may see 2.6m COVID-19 cases a month during holiday season if rules relaxed: Panel
(Al Jazeera)
India: Christian who refused to renounce faith beaten by Hindus, left with hearing damage
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)
Hardline Hindus force interfaith Indian TV ad off air
(Hugh Tomlinson, The Times)
A delay in burial divides Muslim community in Uganda
(John Semakula, Religion Unplugged)
Groundbreaking for House of Worship celebrated across DRC
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Parliament trustee receives national interreligious leadership award
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
Bill offering L.G.B.T. protections in Italy spurs rallies on both sides
(Emma Bubola, The New York Times)
Laos: Christians evicted from their homes for not renouncing faith
(Vatican News)
In Chile, archbishop condemns arson attacks that destroyed Catholic churches
(Catholic News Agency)
World Mission Sunday: Catholics urged to support evangelization as pandemic spreads
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
8 lessons from the case of the Colombian judge who refused to marry a lesbian couple (Spanish)
(Pilar Cuartas Rodríguez, El Espectador)
Colombia is the headquarters of the first religious freedom forum in the Western Hemisphere (Spanish)
(Deborah Alatriste, The Epoch Times)
Pope Francis: God is supreme
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Pro-Moscow Ukrainian church threatened by Zelensky's approach to Constantinople
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
UOC-MP frowns upon Zelensky's visit to the Ecumenical Patriarch
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Report: Secret audio recording shows key figures discussing Vatican’s London property deal
(Catholic News Agency)
Religious leaders in Ivory Coast appeal for dialogue ahead of presidential election
(Jude Atemanke, Catholic News Agency)
Belize’s far-reaching gender bill runs aground, and critics warn of international 'gender ideology' pressure
(Kevin Jones, Catholic News Agency)
Friday, 16 October 2020
Saudi Arabia G20 interfaith forum unites Muslim, Jewish, Christian leaders
(Associated Press, Dubai, Al Arabiya)
First-ever virtual G20 Interfaith Forum convenes against unprecedented backdrop of global challenges
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Al-Asheikh highlights Saudi Arabia's COVID-19 efforts at interfaith forum
(Saudi Gazette)
Religion and policy collide in Saudi-hosted interfaith forum
(Joe Snell, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Elder David Bednar speaks at G20 religion forum hosted by Saudi Arabia
(Genelle Pugmire, Daily Herald)
Religion is essential, even during a pandemic, Latter-day Saint apostle David Bednar tells global forum
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)
Deputy Secretary-General's video message at 2020 G20 Interfaith Forum
(United Nations Secretary-General, United Nations)
South Korea's abortion law revision plan sparks controversy
(Deutsche Welle)
Webinar highlights Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Rastafari voices calling for action on Just Finance and Reparations
(The Lutheran World Federation)
Pope Francis to attend interreligious peace event in Rome
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
East African terror groups are exploiting the seas
(Isel Van Zyl and Tyler Lycan, Institute for Security Studies)
How Xinjiang’s gulag tears families apart
(The Economist)
Cardus on "The church, the state, and the pandemic"
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Canada's bishops say conversion therapy ban threatens religious freedom
(Catholic Herald)
Canada: Faith leaders fight back against expanding MAiD
(Peter Stockland, Convivium: Canada's Premier Hub for Faith in Common Life)
Exposing the truth in the persecution of Cardinal Pell
(Michael Quinlan, The Catholic Weekly)
New South Wales: Thousands back religious freedom bill
(Marilyn Rodrigues, The Catholic Weekly)
World Mission Sunday: number of Catholics continues to rise worldwide
(Catholic News Agency)
Addition of Cuba, China, Russia to UN Human Rights Council draws criticism
(Catholic News Agency)
Amid fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s Jews pray for victory for their ‘motherland’
(Forward)
Archbishop accuses Turkey of backing ‘third Armenian genocide’ in Nagorno-Karabakh
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Latest attack on Coptic Christians highlights religious violence in Egypt
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
President Eyring, Sister Eubank highlight interfaith cooperation at BYU’s 27th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium
(Aubrey Eyre, Church News)
Russian parliament backs away from controversial change in religion law
(Nikita Viatchanin, Parlamentskaia Gazeta)
The first Russian doctoral thesis on Islamic theology earned
(Interfax-Religion)
Uzbekistan: "The draft religion law is only an advertisement"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Hong Kong Catholic millionaire won't surrender fight for democracy
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks says he is being treated for cancer
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Human trafficking & exploitation — risks surge during pandemic – US Embassy to Holy See organizes virtual symposium across globe
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Archbishop Caccia addresses UN on sustainable development
(Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
New law requires Chinese citizens to be 'patriotic' to perform hajj
(Daily Sabah)
USCIRF welcomes the appointment of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
LGBT groups in Japan launch petition seeking equality law
(The Hindu)
The connection between religious freedom and international development at World Vision
(World Vision)
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Philos Project briefing on the Karabakh crisis
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Churches call for immediate end to military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh region
(Conference of European Churches)
Elder Bednar: Lack of respect for faith leads to ‘crisis of legitimacy’ in COVID-19 response
(Tad Walch, Deseret News Faith)
Saudi Arabia presides over G-20 interfaith forum
(Aya Batrawy, Associated Press)
G20 Interfaith Forum urges putting ‘human dignity back at the center’ of global debate
(Ines San Martin, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
"Leadership is not about knowing everything. It's about knowing who to connect to": G20 Interfaith leaders target COVID-19 relief
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Religion central to Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)
Vatican to turn building in Rome offered by nuns into shelter for refugees
(Catholic News Agency)
The miracle attributed to Carlo Acutis' prayers
(Catholic News Agency)
Facebook bans holocaust denial, reversing earlier policy
(Religion Clause)
Facebook will ban Holocaust denial
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Coptic Christians targeted with mob violence
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Eight Bahais begin prison sentences in Birjand, Iran
(Sen's daily)
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