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Monday, 15 June 2020

Cardinal Turkson delivers face masks, care packages to Romani families
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Vatican officials grant bail to London property broker
(Catholic News Agency)

Pope Francis names lay finance expert as secretary of Vatican ‘central bank’
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #89: COVID-19 Lockdowns and Religious Observance: Patterns and Issues in India
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Containing infiltration of foreign religions according to law
(Global Times)

Nigeria failing to protect Christian farmers from violence, British MPs say
(Jamie Prentis, The National)

Is genocide happening in Nigeria as the world turns a blind eye?
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Tunisia’s Islamists and their proxies in the West
(Martha Lee, Blitz)

UP government in action to snatch hard-earned land from more than 30,000 Sikh farmers
(Sikh 24)

Weekend Plug-in: June 12, 2020
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service)

Religion Photos of the Week - 12 June 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

Killed on a daily basis: International inaction on Nigeria’s security crisis cannot continue
(Mervyn Thomas, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Sunday, 14 June 2020

Egypt, Italy to ink major arms deal despite human rights concerns
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Trump administration "very concerned" over religious freedom in India
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Catholic summer camps take campfires virtual
(Anna Wilgenbusch, Catholic News Agency)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #88: The Vatican, COVID-19, and Religious Freedom
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

Pope Francis appeals for peace in Libya after discovery of mass graves
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Saturday, 13 June 2020

Release of the 2019 International Religious Freedom Report
(U.S. Department of State)

State Department issues 2019 International Religious Freedom Report, notes progress in Uzbekistan, deterioration in China
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

More global protests emerge over racism, police actions
(Sylvia Hui and Ed White, Associated Press)

USCIRF hearing: Applause and alarm for Syria’s fledgling northeast government
(Lela Gilbert, Real Clear Religion)

More changes to NSW rules concerning churches
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

US religious freedom report voices concern: ‘Need to ensure protection to minorities in India’
(The Indian Express)

US State Department highlights Turkish government’s violations of religious rights in its 2019 report
(Stockholm Center for Freedom)

USCIRF welcomes release of State Department’s 2019 International Religious Freedom Report
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

USCIRF releases new report about limitations on freedom of religion or belief
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Official: Bomb explodes in Kabul mosque, at least 4 killed
(Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press)

President Trump issues Executive Order on Advancing International Religious Freedom amid tear gas controversy
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

U.S. government condemns persecution of Catholic Church in Nicaragua
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Trinidad archbishop, who worked with young people, weighs in against pot
(Laura Ann Phillips, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ukrainian church defends former president Poroshenko
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Iraq and Syria synagogues are earmarked for ‘urgent’ repair
(Stephen Oryszczuk, Jewish News)

Archbishop of Canterbury and top Catholic leader voice opposition to annexation
(Jewish News)

Pakistan continues to violate Universal Declaration of Human Rights' right to freedom of religion
(ANI, Times News Now)

Leaders in religious freedom hotspots welcome Trump executive order
(John Burger, Aleteia)

The fastest growing religions in Canada
(Ellen Kershner, World Atlas)

Religious freedom in Morocco: A regional paragon-in-the-making
(Madeleine Handaji, Morocco World News)

US fears for Hong Kong's religious freedom under security law
(Ryo Nakamura, Nikkei Asian Review)

US Department of State says Georgian laws, policies continue to grant Orthodox Church ‘unique privileges’
(Agenda.ge)

State Department rebukes China as one of the worst abusers of religious freedom
(Carol Morello, The Washington Post)

Friday, 12 June 2020

The killing of George Floyd has sparked global soul-searching
(The Economist)

Philippine Church warns against 'holy' Covid-19 gimmicks
(Joseph Peter Calleja, UCANews)

India denies visa to US religious freedom investigators
(Catholic News Agency)

Defending Persecuted Christians in India at the U.N.
(CeCe Heil, American Center for Law and Justice)

European Court upholds right to boycott Israel
(Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada)

A big step for religious freedom
(Nina Shea, Virtue online)

Young Japan priests try to breathe life into fading Buddhism
(Malcom Foster, Religion News Service)

In Greece, pandemic deprives refugees of vital link to food and locals
(Magdalena Rojo, Religion News Service)

State Department: Wins, losses for religious freedom in 2019
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)

The end of “one country, two systems”?
(June Cheng, World News Group)

Ethiopian military leader calls out Egypt over Nile dam dispute
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Jordan gets high marks for dealing with COVID-19, but economic crisis deepens
(Osama Al Sharif, Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse)

Lebanon’s central bank to inject dollars as currency crashes
(Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Thursday, 11 June 2020

George Floyd Moves the world: The legacy of racial protest in America and the imperative of reform
(Mary L. Dudziak, Foreign Affairs Today)

Europe: Land of the Free?
(Alberto Mingardi & Carlo Stagnaro, Law & Liberty)

Bishops in Middle East and Nigeria applaud Trump’s religious-liberty executive order
(Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register)

Syria sees spike in Islamic State attacks, say religious liberty experts
(Christopher Vondracek, The Washington Times)

India denies visas to U.S. panel on religious freedom, says it has no standing
(Sanjeev Miglani, Nigam Prusty, Reuters World News)

Famed Thai temple bars foreigners entry over COVID-19 fears
(Busaba Sivasomboon, Associated Press)

New Zealand Catholic high school tears down Black Lives Matter posters
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious freedom commission: U.S. cannot ignore northeast Syria
(Dale Gavlak, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

World Council of Churches wants EU sanctions on Israel if it annexes West Bank lands
(Cnaan Liphshiz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

'Black Lives Matter' around the world, including in Nigeria amid rising violence
(Lela Gilbert, Religion Unplugged)

Radical conservative Orthodox cleric faces secular court
(Ilia Smirnov, Kommersant)

Russian press reports American criticism of intolerance
(Kommersant, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

India denies visas to US panel on religious freedom
(Al Jazeera)

Tibetan applicants for police work turned away over political concerns: report
(Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia)

Wednesday, 10 June 2020

Freedom of Religion and the impact of COVID-19 on Christian life and worship
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

COVID-19 and ‘war’ clauses in investment treaties: A breach through the wall of state sovereignty?
(Kit De Vriese, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

The policeman who might be a saint
(Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency)

AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; China denies
(Associated Press)

How George Floyd’s death reverberates around the world
(The Economist)

“Mama, Mama… I can’t breathe!” Statement by the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians
(Prof. Musa W. Dube, Dept. of Theology, University of Bostwana, General Coordinator, Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians)

The killing of George Floyd sparks controversy over African-Iraqi
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Less gratitude, please. How COVID-19 reveals the need for migration reform
(Marta Forest, Brookings - Future Development)

A COVID-19 response for the world’s poor
(Erik Berglöf, Gordon Brown, Helen Clark, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brookings OpEd)

Coronavirus shortages give Russia’s charity sector a new spark
(The Christian Science Monitor)

Youth or consequences: Put youth at the center of COVID-19 recovery
(Patrick Fine, Susan Reichle, and Kristin M. Lord, Brookings - Future Development)

DAILY HIGHLIGHT #84: Zambian Nuns with COVID-19 Radio Messages
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)

COVID-19 crisis returns spotlight to Gulf migrant communities
(Sebastian Castelier, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)

Bahrain releases human rights activist Nabeel Rajab from prison
(Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)

Top Saudi cleric: Jews, Muslims need to join forces to fight antisemitism
(The Jerusalem Post)

Iran says it's ready for more prisoner swaps with the US
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Iranian-American freed in prisoner swap with U.S. arrives in Iran
(Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Peter Graff, Reuters)

Majid Taheri: US releases Iranian doctor in prisoner swap
(BBC News)

Canada’s religious leaders should stop tolerating unjustified lockdown
(John Carpay, The Epoch Times)

Outside-The-Box Ministry
(Sandra Blackmer, Adventist News Network)

EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement but 14 Protestants still in prison
(The 88 Project, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

ADRA Peru volunteers deliver vouchers, food kits to vulnerable families
(Rosemary Sanchez, Adventist News Network)

Muslim World League head becomes first recipient of award uniting faiths
(Jewish News Syndicate)

COVID-19 arrests for religious gatherings in Chile
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Nepalese police arrest pastor for preaching about COVID-19
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Catholic stations in Brazil offer positive coverage for government money, report claims
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ukrainian president again asks pope to help with citizens’ release
(Carol Glatz, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

German Foreign Minister’s humiliating supplication to Beijing endangers pro-democracy activist
(Aaron Rhodes, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

New level of severity of punishment of Jehovah's Witnesses reached
(Memorial, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Crimea: Third jailing as second Jehovah's Witness jailed
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Hong Kong's religious freedom crisis takes backseat to basic journalistic norms in USA
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

China’s ‘repression against all religions continues to intensify’, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says as report devotes section to Xinjiang’s Uygurs
(Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post)

Indonesians remain sensitive to perceived blasphemy: YLBHI
(Budi Sutrisno, The Jakarta Post)

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