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Saturday, 28 March 2020

Covid-19 could devastate poor countries
(The Economist)

The state in the time of covid-19
(The Economist)

Human rights dimensions of COVID-19 response
(Human Rights Watch)

Coronavirus super-spreaders: Why are they important?
(BBC News)

Coronavirus: India 'super spreader' quarantines 40,000 people
(BBC News)

Can the godfather of natural history television help save the planet?
(Economist Radio Podcasts, The Economist)

Africa is woefully ill-equipped to cope with covid-19
(The Economist)

Bangladesh: Internet ban risks RohingyaLives: Urgently act to prevent COVID-19 outbreak in refugee camps
(Human Rights Watch)

Protecting the rights of people with disabiliries during COVID-19
(Human Rights Watch)

Canada's immigration detainees at higher risk in pandemic
(Samer Muscati, Human Rights Watch)

Nigeria: COVID-19 cases on the rise
(Human Rights Watch)

Millions of Ethiopians can't get COVID-19 news
(Laetitia Bader, Human Rights Watch)

Congo's Ebola fight has lessons for COVID-19
(Ida Sawyer, Human Rights Watch)

Prominent Congolese lawyer falls victim to COVID-19
(Carine Dikiefu Banona, Human Rights Watch)

Philippines: Curfew violators abused
(Human Rights Watch)

Closing the ‘digital divide’ in COVID-19 response: Nearly half the world has no access to the internet
(Deborah Brown, Human Rights Watch)

Cambodia: COVID-19 clampdown on free speech
(Human Rights Watch)

How will the Chinese economy rebound from COVID-19?
(David Dollar and Dexter Roberts, Brookings)

Cologne santizer, boxed wine, and bidets: How people in 68 countries are coping with coronavirus
(Amanda Sloat, Politico)

Coronavirus: Air pollution and CO2 fall rapidly as virus spreads
(Matt McGrath, BBC News)

Pakistan coronavirus: 'We can't see it, but everyone is terrified'
(Secunder Kermani, BBC News)

No alcohol, no dog walks: Lockdown life in South Africa
(Farouk Chothia, BBC News Asia)

Resolving the Ghani-Abdullah impasse in Afghanistan
(John Allen and Michael E. O’Hanlon, Brookings)

As coronavirus hits Latin America, expect serious and enduring effects
(Charles T. Call, Brookings)

Turkey imposes first curfew as coronavirus infections surge
(Ezgi Akin, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Iran to restrict travel to stop coronavirus
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Coronavirus in Syria: a catastrophe in the making
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

All Latter-day Saint temples have been closed due to coronavirus pandemic
(Tad Walch, Deseret News)

Police in Nepal arrest pastor for touting healing prayer amid coronavirus pandemic
(Morning Star)

Holy Land churches, mosques, synagogues close for coronavirus
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

During coronavirus, Rome's homeless find refuge near the Vatican
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Vatican does coronavirus testing, says Pope Francis does not have virus
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

EWTN’s Warsaw: Network can be a ‘lifeline’ during pandemic
(Catholic News Agency)

Friday, 27 March 2020

Hong Kong: Dubious arrest of pro-democracy politician
(Human Rights Watch)

Bomb disrupts funeral for 25 Sikhs killed in Afghan capital
(Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press)

Police kill suspected militant, arrest 2 in Indonesia raid
(Niniek Karmini, Associated Press)

In joint statement, ecumenical organizations across the world stand together to protect life
(World Council of Churches)

Vatican updates guidelines for Holy Week liturgies during coronavirus
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Coronavirus is becoming grounds for divorce .....
(Tabby Refael, Jewish Journal)

A Time for Pastoral, Prophetic and Practical Christianity: A Joint Statement from the World Council of Churches and Regional Ecumenical Organizations
(World Council of Churches and Regional Ecumenical Organizations)

Chained women: a challenge for Australian Jewry
(Rabbanit Ellyse Borghi, Australian Jewish News)

Indian evangelicals confirm 366 cases of violence against Christians in 2019
(Evangelical Focus)

Burmese army airstrikes on predominantly Christian villages kill 21, including 7-y-o boy
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, Christian Post)

Decriminalize adultery, Taiwanese groups say
(Jason Pan, Taipei Times)

USCIRF alarmed by worsening conditions in Rakhine state following international court ruling
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts
(Maggie Michael and Mariam Fam, Associated Press)

Argentina’s president calls in priests to help prepare slums for COVID-19
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Ukraine archbishop offers church property for hospitals amid virus spread
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Russian Orthodox Church in conflict with government of St. Petersburg
(Russian Orthodox Church, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Azerbaijan: "No objection" to limited worship, but no legal right
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Bishop of Corfu calls on people to thwart rules, receive communion in churches in Greece
(Nick Kampouris, Greek Reporter)

Sri Lankan PM promises to introduce new anti-conversion bill to protect Buddhists
(Tamar Svanidze, New Europe)

Jamia Professor suspended for tweeting he ‘failed non-Muslim students’, says it was sarcasm (India)
(The Statesman)

From Xinjiang to Germany: how did Islamophobia become a global phenomenon?
(Faisal Devji, The Guardian)

Iraq’s post-pandemic future depends on breaking Iran’s hold
(Al-Monitor)

Coronavirus cease-fire offers pause in Yemen war
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor)

Egyptian government’s anti-virus plan met with mixed reactions
(Shaira Amin, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Iran enlists Pakistan for support against sanctions as pandemic spreads
(Sabena Siddiqui, Al-Monitor)

Egypt and Turkey's energy face-off in the Mediterranean
(Rasha Mahmoud, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Iran's art community wades into coronavirus fight
(Sarbas Nazari, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)

Gantz opts for a coronavirus government
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Jordan’s king waives rent to Jerusalem Waqf property owners
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)

Beirut in the time of coronavirus outbreak
(Hanan Hamdan, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Syrian Kurds still fight for rights on unrecognizable battlefield
(Shivan Ibrahim, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

Coronavirus in Syria: a catastrophe in the making
(Khaled al-K, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

How CRS is helping refugees amid coronavirus
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)

Thursday, 26 March 2020

Part I: Due diligence and COVID-19: States’ duties to prevent and halt the coronavirus outbreak
(Antonio Coco and Talita de Souza Dias, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Part II: Due diligence and COVID-19: States’ duties to prevent and halt the coronavirus outbreak
(Talita de Souza Dias and Antonio Coco, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Part III: Due diligence and COVID-19: States’ duties to prevent and halt the coronavirus outbreak
(Talita de Souza Dias and Antonio Coco, EJIL: Talk!)

Pope Francis leads thousands in 'Our Father'
(Ruth Gledhill, The Tablet UK)

Invited by Pope Francis, churches united in Lord’s prayer amidst COVID-19
(CEC Leadership)

Baha’i prisoners in Yemen to be released by Houthi government
(Middle East Monitor)

Islamic State claims Kabul attack on Sikh minority
(Sayed Salhuddin, The Washington Post)

Standing with the Kabul Community & our Sikh family around the world
(Parliament of Religions)

USCIRF strongly condemns terrorist attack against Sikh house of worship in Kabul
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Half the sky, half the land: The role of women farmers in transforming global agriculture
(Hugh Locke, Smallholder Farmers Alliance)

USCIRF saddened over presumed death of Robert Levinson, calls on Iran to repatriate him and free religious prisoners of conscience
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Canadian province's school funding of Catholic school upheld
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Sask. Court of Appeal sides with Catholic division in school funding case
(Arthur White-Crummey, Regina Leader-Post)

Decision overturned in funding appeal for non-Catholic students in Saskatchewan
(Thomas Piller and Ryan Kessler, Global News)

New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism
(Nick Perry, Associated Press)

Special Feature: Haiti gets new superhero named Tanama
(Hugh Locke, Smallholder Farmers Alliance Haiti)

Impactos Covid-19: governo prorroga pagamento de tributos do Simples Nacional
(IbiJus - Instituto Brasileiro de Direito, Jusbrasil)

Some Orthodox rabbis in Israel approve use of video conference for seder
(Marcy Oster, Fast Forward: Quick reads through a Jewish lens)

Investigation of Japanese cult leader completed in Russia
(Interfax-Religiia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Women's History Month 2020 | Ft. Professor Dr. Azza Karam, Secretary General of Religions for Peace
(Video Interview by Audrey Kitagawa, The Parliament of the Worlds Religions)

In Turkey, political Islam is getting in the way of rational health policy
(Can Dundar, The Washington Post)

Under international law, China and/or the Chinese Communist Party can and should be sued for the enormous damages they caused to the world
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Is Syria unable, or unwilling, to fend off Iran coronavirus contagion?
(Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)

India’s executions won’t end a pandemic of violence against women
(Satpal Singh, Religion News Service)

Egypt seeks economic haven from coronavirus threat
(Ahmed Elleithy, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)

Implementation of curfew to fight COVID-19 proves difficult in Iraq
(Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Is another economic crisis looming in Iraq, with dropping oil prices?
(Mustafa Saadoun, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)

Holy Land churches, mosques, synagogues close for coronavirus
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)

Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Church Law Society Newsletter Prague – Brno – Olomouc – Stříbro, No. 3/2020
(Jiří Rajmund Tretera and Záboj Horák, eds., English Version)

Why an Irish Buddhist resisted empire in Burma
(Laurence Cox, Alicia Turner, and Brian Bocking, OUPblog - Religion)

Korea: 64 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, some from abroad
(Korea JoongAng Daily)

Visitors arriving in Korea from U.S. face restrictions starting Friday
(Korea JoongAng Daily)

South Korea: Hundreds of protestant churches refuse to halt their religious services
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

The US and China need to relearn how to coordinate in crises
(Ryan Hass, Brookings)

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