Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 28 May 2020
Religious engagement in development work: A continuing journey
(Katherine Marshall, Nomos elibrary)
What religion can offer in response to COVID-19
(Katherine Marshall, World Politics Review)
How faith actors can help fight Covid-19 crisis
(Aisha Binte Abdur Rob, The Daily Star (Bangladesh))
Religious freedom in jeopardy as China passes new Hong Kong ‘security laws’
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Catholic gift shops near Vatican struggle to reopen after coronavirus lockdown
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
Vatican archives will reopen to scholars June 1
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
Freeing workers: Labor and plague in the Islamic World
(Shireen Hamza, The Revealer: A Review of Religion and the Media)
Netanyahu not destabilized over Palestinians cutting security coordination
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Egypt registers highest number of coronavirus cases in single day
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Saudi airlines to start domestic flights again
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
As Hifter loses ground in Libya, Egypt weighs options to support him
(Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Speculation grows in Iran about outgoing parliament speaker's possible presidential bid
(Sarbas Nazari, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Rainbow flags over Baghdad fan debate, spur fear
(Gilgamesh Nabeel, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Israeli doctors fly to Sudan to save diplomat who strove to normalize ties
(Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Settlers argue over Netanyahu’s annexation plan
(Danny Zaken, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Putin appoints third special envoy to Syria
(Anton Mardasov, Al-Monitor: Russia Pulse)
AUCCRO initiates another meeting with the prime minister since the adaptive quarantine fails to meet the believers' needs
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The Impact of Ethnic and Religious Diversity on Nigeria's Development Priorities
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs | World Faiths Development Dialogue)
Freedom House calls for vigilance to dombat abuses during coronavirus pandemic
(Freedom House)
USCIRF condemns arrest of Ahmadi Muslim on blasphemy charges in Pakistan
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
COVID-19 in Chile: will all religious gatherings be banned?
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Online protest against the continuing repression of freedom of religion or belief in eritrea on 28 May
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Australia’s bishops seeking ‘whole-of-Church’ approach for child protection
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
House sends Uyghur human rights bill to Trump's desk
(Haley Byrd, CNN)
Four Jehovah's Witnesses awaiting trial finally freed from custody
(Kavkazskii Uzel, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Kazakhstan: warned for violating coronavirus regulations, but fined for leading worship
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
The Quran, round 2: Publishing commentary based on Christian perspectives makes news
(Richard Ostling, GetReligion)
Working with China can’t be at the expense of our values or the rule of law
(Guy Saint-Jacques, The Globe and Mail)
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
As Covid-19 crisis grows, Latin America’s basic ecclesial communities step up to help
(Eduardo Campos Lima, America: The Jesuit Review)
The German Constitutional Court and the right to end life
(Justin Collings, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
How ancient Christians responded to pandemics
(Michael Flexsenhar III, OUPblog Religion)
Evidence of environmental dispersion of COVID-19
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Research on transmission of COVID-19
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Reflections on Freedom of Religion or Belief during the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
(Conference of European Churches)
The failure to pursue the mandates of international organizations in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
(Dr Lorenzo Gasbarri, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Reflections on Freedom of Religion or Belief during the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic now available in Russian
(CEC Thematic Group on Human Rights, Conference of European Churches)
Middle Eastern Christians: cautiously hopeful in the face of adversity
(William Huang, Mercator Net)
USCIRF welcomes passage of Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act in House of Representatives
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Costa Rica celebrates first same-sex weddings
(BBC News)
Initiative for the decriminalization of abortion rejected in Guanajuato
(The Yucatan Times)
Italy’s most notorious unsolved mystery illustrates Vatican’s trust deficit
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hindu nationalists attack film set depicting a church in India
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Hong Kong church leaders divided on protests
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Crimean Jehovah's Witness sent to Russian prison camp
(Credo.Press, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Trial of Aum Shinrikyo's Russian cell head begins in Rostov-on-Don
(Interfax-Religion)
The facts about ‘sharia’ may surprise you
(Sumbul Ali-Karamali, Religion Dispatches)
Canadian MP raises concern over Tibet in the Parliament
(Choekyi Lhamo, Phayul Newsdesk)
Man gets Federal Court’s nod to proceed with challenge of Selangor’s Shariah law criminalising unnatural sex
(Ida Lim, Malay Mail)
The real virus to the Chinese Communist Party: religious freedom
(Michael Waltz, The Hill)
Cuba uses the coronavirus crisis to continue to harass, imprison religious leaders | Opinion
(Teo Babun, Miami Herald)
A bitter feud over power and money erupts in Syria
(Christoph Reuter, Spiegel International)
United Methodists reschedule meeting — and decision on splitting — to 2021
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Oman ending lockdown in capital
(Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Intel: Trump administration defended Iran nuclear waivers as 'restrictions,' then ended them
(Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor)
Iran opens new parliament packed with Rouhani critics
(Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Intel: US, Italy to co-host virtual meeting of anti-IS coalition
(Al-Monitor)
Turkey conducts rare strike in Iraq's Sulaimaniyah province against PKK
(Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Kirkuk tribesmen rally as IS launch new wave of attacks
(Shelly Kittleson, Al-Monitor)
Erdogan dashes hopes of Turkey-Israel reconciliation
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Will Israel fully legalize use of cannabis?
(Mordechai Goldman, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Intel: Trump administration pursues new Saudi arms deal despite investigation
(Bryant Harris, Al-Monitor)
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
RECORDED WEBINAR (5 May 2020): States' Positive Obligations under IHRL during the coronavirus outbreak
(Stuart Wallace, Conall Mallory, Aoife Nolan, Merris Amos, Amanda Cahill-Ripley, Laurens Lavrysen, Strasbourg Observers)
Is the lockdown of churches an aggression towards freedom of religion or belief?
(Cătălin Raiu, Diresome)
RECORDED WEBINAR (21 April 2020): Council of Europe: The Conscience of Europe in a Time of Crisis
(Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Stuart Wallace, Veronica Bilkova, Philip Leach, Rob Linham, Jörg Polakiewicz, Inete Ziemele)
RECORDED WEBINAR (from 7 April 2020): Human Rights in the Time of Coronavirus- Does England's Lockdown Violate Human Rights Law?
(Stuart Wallace, Ed Bates, Natasa Mavronicola, Başak Çalı, Alan Greene, Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou)
Catholics disallowed religious funerals
(Tang Zhe, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
House church venues closed, demolished in Jiangxi Province
(Tang Zhe, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #69: Brazil’s Catholic Bishops Contest Government Policy on COVID-19
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
DAILY HIGHLIGHT #68: COVID-19 Dampens Eid Celebrations Worldwide
(COVID-19: Exploring Faith Dimensions, Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
In photos: Malaysianscelebrate Eid Al Fitr in lockdown
(Alexandra Radu, Religion Unplugged)
Kashmir gun battle leaves hundreds homeless during Eid and COVID-19 pandemic
(Masrat Zahra, Religion Unplugged)
Implications of COVID-19 on ethno-religious tensions in Sri Lanka
(Thamesha Tennakoon, Berkley Forum, Georgetown University)
EVENT RECORDING (from May 21): The COVID-19 Crisis: Faith Engagement Between Peace and Conflict in Asia
(Katherine Marshall - Religious Responses to COVID-19, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
How female power throughout history influenced the Papacy
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)
Be fearlessly authentic: “Open and honest discussion of core beliefs helps maintain a flourishing culture.”
(Kent Johnson, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Blasphemy victim Asia Bibi's brother-in-law killed in Pakistan's Sheikhupur
(ANI)
Hong Kong: What is really happening
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Confession has long been a great cinematic tool
(Terry Mattingly, Religion Unplugged)
Why these Christian missionaries donated to a mosque in Indonesia
(Paul Marshall, Religion Unplugged)
Search for Christian unity is making progress, pope says
(Cindy Wooden, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Islam and the secular age: Q&A with Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
(Traversing Tradition)
Grim anniversary in case of Danish Jehovah's Witness
(Amnest, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Defense team for Yakutia's shaman Gabyshev asks ECHR for urgent effort toward his release
(Interfax-Religion)
Do not play communal politics during lockdown: Congress MLA slams Karnataka govt for reopening only temples
(Nagarjun Dwarakanath, India Today)
KZN religious leaders call for relief aid or allowing churches to open
(Sakhiseni Nxumalo and Lyse Commins, IOL News)
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading the call for a National Day of Prayer, which will take place on Sunday.
(The Citizen)
Why, secular India is `of religious concern’ to USA
(Amjed Jaaved, Pakistan Today)
70 church buildings legalised, church and mosque demolished
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Iran: Baha'i citizen, Elaheh Samizadeh, sentenced to an extra year in prison
(HRANA: Human Rights Activist Network Association)
Church Law Society Newsletter Prague – Brno – Olomouc – Stříbro, No. 5/2020
(Jiří Rajmund Tretera and Záboj Horák, eds., English Version)
Egypt makes major archaeological discovery amid coronavirus crisis
(Rasha Mahmoud, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Jordanian government employees return to work
(Al-Monitor: Jordan Pulse)
Bethlehem, Jerusalem churches reopen to limited number of worshipers
(Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Cardinal Cupich: How Vatican II can help us navigate the politics of a pandemic
(Blase J. Cupich, America Magazine)
Monday, 25 May 2020
Eid 2020 in pictures: Muslims worldwide mark end of Ramadan as Shawwal arrives
(Amalie Henden, The Express)
Articles of interest - 25 May 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
8 Christians arrested in India while preparing relief packages for the poor
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
Ukrainian church tries to enlist president's support
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Next big pandemic news story: Missionaries brace for coronavirus in the Third World
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Book review: The Contest for the Muslim World
(Robert R. Reilly, Law & Liberty)
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