Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 20 February 2020
Facing trial, Netanyahu left with three options
(Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Articles of interest - 17 February 2020
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religion Photos of the Week - February 16, 2020
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
The winner of the 37th Niwano Peace Prize is a Korean Zen master
(Asia News)
The Chained Wife Problem: Religious and Secular Perspectives
(Dmytro Vovk, Talk About: Law and Religion (blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies))
The Aguna Problem – Recent Developments
(Haim Shapira, Talk About: Law and Religion (blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies))
Divorce and the Chained Wife: The Interplay of Civil Law and Religious Law
(Mark Hill QC, Talk About: Law and Religion (blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies))
Human Rights Watch submission to the European Union for the EU-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue
(Human Rights Watch)
Raqqa seeks to repair what IS ruined
(Rana al-Ahmde, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Iran’s most powerful hardline clerics to reunite in Assembly of Experts election
(Rohollah Faghihi, Al-Monitor: Iran Pulse)
Report: Yemen’s Houthis now sporting deadlier drones
(Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
Yemen war: A look at a 'serious humanitarian crisis'
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)
How Houthi forces won key Yemeni district
(Ammar al-Ashwal, Al-Monitor: Gulf Pulse)
Is the time ripe for ultimate eclipse of al-Qaeda in Yemen?
(Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)
After years of conflict, shoots of peace emerging in Yemen
(Julie Lenarz, The Jerusalem Post)
Aging Shiite cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
(Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Mariam Fam, Associated Press)
Has Sadr lost the Iraqi street?
(Omar Sattar, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Pakistan-India crossing is a ‘Corridor of Hope’, UN chief says, wraps up visit with call for interfaith dialogue
(United Nations, The European Sting)
14-year-old Pakistani Christian kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam is reunited with her family
(Lori Arnold, Christian Headlines)
Religious freedom under attack in Pakistan according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
FoRB Prisoners Database (since 2013)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
A look inside the new General Handbook for Church Leaders and Members
(Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Lattery Saints)
General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (English)
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Kashmir: why Trump’s offer of international mediation is a good idea
(Saloni Kapur, The Conversation)
‘I will euthanise myself before I go into aged care’: how aged care is failing LGBTI+ people
(Andreq Waling and Anthony Lyons, The Conversation)
Australia's disability inquiry told of mistreatment of people with Down syndrome
(Catholic News Agency)
Australian religious discrimination bill backfires on Christians
(Luke Beck, The Sydney Morning Herald)
First Victorian euthanasia figures released
(Rachel Baxendale, The Australian)
Follow Tasmania's lead on religious freedom laws says Labor's Ella Haddad
(Emily Jarvie, The Advocate)
EU urged to press Vietnam for rights changes
(UCA News)
USCIRF releases new factsheet on India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Bari trip gives Pope a chance to help save Christianity in the Middle East
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Catholic bishops from around the world urge peace talks to solve Cameroon crisis
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The long arm of the dragon: Chinese harassment of refugees fleeing religious persecution
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Crimea: 35 "anti-missionary" prosecutions in 2019
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Russia blacklists hundreds of Jehovah's Witnesses
(Sam Field, World Religion News)
Mention ‘Jain’ as religion in census, monks tell followers
(Vijaysinh Parmar, Times of India)
Indian tribals rally for recognition of their religion
(UCA News)
London to Malta via Rome: Following the money in Vatican financial scandals
(Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency)
Clashes in northern Syria drift from Idlib to Aleppo
(Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor: Turkey Pulse)
Lebanon’s new government has its work cut out for it
(Sarah Abdallah, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
EVENT, 18 February 2020: International Conference - From Freedom of Worship to Freedom of Religion or Belief
(Italian Cultural Institute, Cairo, Egypt)
BDS is not anti-Semitism
(Emily L. Hauser, Forward Opinion)
Ursuline Sisters of Thailand exemplify service through interfaith education
(Guy Wagner, Global Sisters Report: A project of National Catholic Reporter)
'World should look towards Pakistan with new perspective': UNSG, foreign minister discuss issues related to regional security, Afghan peace process
(Daily Times - Pakistan)
Executive Council approves readmission of Cuba, selects Louisville for 2024 General Convention
(Egan Millard, Episcopal News Service)
Iraqi prime minister-designate faces pressure on Cabinet choices
(Omar Sattar, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Displaced yet again, Syrians flee Idlib for Manbij
(Rana al-Ahmde, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Opposition helpless to stop regime advances in Idlib
(Khaled al-Khateb, Al-Monitor: Syria Pulse)
Why is Egypt seeking African military force?
(George Mikhail, Al-Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Leaked document shows China's criteria for Uighur internment
(Catholic News Agency)
China appoints notorious leader known for destroying church crosses, arresting Christians
(Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)
China’s anti-religion policies intensified even more in 2019
(Sun Kairui, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China mulls postponing political meetings as Wuhan tightens quarantine rules
(Eurasia Review)
Hundreds gather at Western Wall to pray for China, end to coronavirus
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)
The Iranian elections: who's running, who's not, who's been barred
(Eurasia Review)
Why Netanyahu's post-election court date might mean a quicker ouster
(Haaretz)
Israel planning Jewish neighborhood on land Trump slated for Palestinians
(Nir Hasson, Haaretz)
Israel expands permits for Gaza merchants to highest number since Hamas took power
(Yaniv Kubovich, Haaretz)
The new national school textbooks: A weapon against democracy and religion
(Deng Jie, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Conservative Islamic views are gaining ground in secular Bangladesh and curbing freedom of expression
(Anders C. Hardig, The Conversation)
Fringe religious party gains power in crisis-stricken Peru
(Mattthew Peter Casey, The Conversation)
Desmond Tutu’s long history of fighting for lesbian and gay rights
(Adriaan van Klinken, The Conversation)
The US foreign policy debacle in the Philippines
(Mark J. Valencia, Eurasia Review)
Police stormed a university in India. Muslim students say the violence was an act of revenge.
(Joanna Slater, The Washington Post)
Pope mandates for future Holy See diplomats a year in missionary service
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
Same sex marriage, under revision once again in Yucatán
(Yucatan Times)
Colombia's upcoming abortion ruling could have a big impact on Latin America
(Time Padgett, WLRN)
Cameroon priest condemns army for ‘massacre’ killing at least 22
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Another Jehovah's Witness sentenced by court
(Krym.Realii, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Father Josh: A married Catholic priest in a celibate world
(Tim Sullivan, The Washington Post)
Monday, 17 February 2020
Why Palestinians failed at the Security Council
(Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor: Palestine Pulse)
Elder Soares visits government and interfaith leaders in Costa Rica
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Leaked data shows China’s Uighurs detained due to religion
(Dake Kang, Associated Press)
Gunmen kill 24 in attack near church in Burkina Faso
(Sam Mednick and Arsene Kabore, Associated Press)
No handshakes: Viral outbreak spooks Asian places of worship
(Jim Gomez, Associated Press)
Bolsonaro stresses Christian morals amid Rio’s pre-Carnival
(David Biller, Associated Press)
Valentine’s Day brings love and some worry in Iraq holy city
(Mariam Fam, Associated Press)
Jehovah’s Witnesses report convictions, torture in Russia
(Daria Litvinova, Associated Press)
Jehovah's Witnesses subjected to prison brutality
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Two more Jehovah's Witnesses convicted in Russian Far East
(Mediazona, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))
Another case of torture of Jehovah's Witness reported
(Evgenia Tamarchenko, The Insider)
Catholic architect of South Sudan’s peace process says political will is there
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
With the Vatican and China, soft and hard powers collide
(John Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The Chinese government’s persecution of the Church of Almighty God
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Togo government complains about retired archbishop’s support for opposition
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Omnibus bill on job creation weakens ulema’s role in certification: Indonesia Halal Watch
(The Jakarta Post)
The International Law on the Use of Force in light of new developments from the Americas
(Felipe Rodríguez Silvestre, EJIL: Talk!)
Pope Francis requires year of missionary work for future Vatican diplomat priests
(Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)
New Hong Kong bishop to be announced within weeks
(Ed Condon, Catholic News Agency)
Syrian conflict takes aim at Armenians
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Sunday, 16 February 2020
The controversy over conversion therapy
(Barry W. Bussey, Canadian Council of Christian Charities: Intersection)
A day for environmentalist Judaism
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Religious harmony in Indonesia: Better late than never
(The Jakarta Post)
Pope Francis backs away from celibacy exception, putting off decision on allowing married priests in the Amazon
(Chico Harlan, The Washington Post)
Pope Francis punts on married priests
(Thomas Reese SJ, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
Concerning married Catholic priests: Do reporters know they are common in parts of the world?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Four members of banned pseudo-religious group convicted in Orenburg Region
(Interfax-Religion)
Nineveh prepares to accept thousands of ISIS members
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)
Religion and politics, Klobuchar, coronavirus and the Eucharist, polygamy, faith-based treatment of vets, no to married priests, state of the church survey
(World Religion News)
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