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Thursday, 9 May 2019

Argentina bishops offer cautious backing for president’s dialogue bid
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Hundreds of thousands of Haitian children suffer in slavery – and women play a key role in perpetuating the system
(Fiona de Hoog Cius, The Conversation)

New norms for the whole Church against those who abuse or cover up
(Andrea Tornielli, Vatican News)

Pope Francis imposes new reporting procedures for sex abuse
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pope Francis mandates clergy to report sexual abuse
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Pope mandates reporting of sex abuse to church, not police
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

State counsellor, interfaith leaders offer message of unity and understanding
(Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy)

Turkmenistan: Human Rights Committee finds former prisoners' rights violated
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Vatican establishes new rule for sexual abuse complaints and coverups involving bishops
(Chico Harlan, The Washington Post)

Why is peace failing in the Philippines?
(Lesley Ann Daniels, The Conversation)

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Holding fast: For Western leaders, Ramadan is a time to reassure the world of Islam
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Javanese Muslims hold a Nyadran ritual to welcome Ramadan
(Agoes Rudianto, Religion News Service)

ISIS’s church attacks break Mohammed’s own pledges
(Azeem Ibrahim, Foreign Policy)

St. Petersburg courts reduces sentence for blogger Sokolovsky earlier convicted for playing Pokemon Go in church
(Interfax-Religion)

Trial of Danish Jehovah's Witness recessed until next week
(Russia Religion News)

Data on Russia's prosecution of missionary activity
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Mexican bishops call for migrant assistance at their southern border
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)

Harsh punishments under Sharia are modern interpretations of an ancient tradition
(Jessica Marglin, The Conversation)

Rohingya women, girls being trafficked to Malaysia for marriage
(Kaamil Ahmed, Al Jazeera)

Russia: 158 known "anti-missionary" prosecutions in 2018
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Japan’s emperor reports to Shinto gods week after succession
(Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)

Running religious freedom out of Quebec
(Peter Stockland, Convivium)

USCIRF statement on Asia Bibi's arrival in Canada and bombing in Lahore
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Pakistani woman acquitted of blasphemy headed to Canada
(Kathy Gannon, Associated Press)

Asia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy, leaves Pakistan
(Kathy Gannon, Religion News Service)

Suicide bombing outside Pakistan shrine kills 10
(Zaheer Babar, Associated Press)

Tuesday, 7 May 2019

Almost four million rubles collected in 2018 for illegal evangelism
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)

Jehovah's Witness' appeal may last several days
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Chile prosecutor scraps controversial deal with Church on abuse cases
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope makes historic first visit to North Macedonia
(Konstantin Testorides and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Bahrain premier calls Qatar ruler, rare contact amid dispute
(Associated Press)

Brunei suspends death penalty for gay sex after global backlash
(Andreo Calonzo, Bloomberg)

Brunei death penalty moratorium applied to new Shariah laws
(Associated Press)

Brunei places moratorium on death penalty under sharia code; will ratify torture convention
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Pakistan Senate passes bill to fix marriage age as 18 for girls
(APP, Pakistan Today)

Pakistani Christian girls trafficked to China as brides
(Associated Press)

Monday, 6 May 2019

Bulgarian Orthodox prelate gives icy response to Pope Francis' quest for church unity
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Bulgarian President Radev welcomed the Pope
(novinite.com)

Extending pro-migrant theme, Pope calls Bulgarians to ‘open doors’
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Pope Francis in Sofia: ‘Reject every attempt to use religion for purposes other than religious’
(Sofia Globe)

The Russian Orthodox Church is concerned with blurring of Europe’s cultural code
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia's chief rabbi calls on Israelis to make no compromises with Hamas
(Interfax-Religion)

Christian persecution 'at near genocide levels'
(BBC News)

Pope outlines ‘code of conduct’ for interfaith dialogue, friendship
(Elise Harris, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religion and violent extremism: Contending perspectives
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Religion and violent extremism and CVE: Politics prevails (Responding to: Religion and violent extremism: Contending perspectives)
(Eric Rosand, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Prosecuting violent extremism while not persecuting extremism (Responding to: Religion and violent extremism: Contending perspectives)
(James Patton, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Political violence in the name of God: Is it really about religion? (Responding to: Religion and violent extremism: Contending perspectives)
(Jocelyne Cesari, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The unintended effects of government outreach to religious communities after 9/11 (Responding to: Religion and violent extremism: Contending perspectives)
(Annelle R. Sheline, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Modi flexes muscles in Kashmir to woo India’s Hindu voters
(Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)

Orthodox reps not at pope’s multi-faith event
(Associated Press)

Popular sovereignty in Islam
(Mark Movsesian, Law and Religion Forum)

Israel and Gaza reach ceasefire agreement amid tense calm
(Al Jazeera)

China bans Muslims from fasting during Ramadan
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)

Sunday, 5 May 2019

'Execution' of Iranian teenage boys condemned
(BBC News)

Ramadan 2019: When is Ramadan and why Muslims fast during this festival
(TNN, Times of India)

Official announcement: Ramadan 2019 will begin on May 6 in the UAE
(Gulf News)

Ramadan 2019: The health benefits of fasting
(Sami Rahman, Al Jazeera)

USCIRF releases 2019 annual report and recommendations for world’s most egregious violators of religious freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Turkey lashes out U.S. over religious freedom report
(Ahval News)

Chief Ashkenazi rabbi urges world to pray for Gaza border communities
(Jerusalem Post)

US commission issues annual report, highlights religious freedom abuses in China
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Saturday, 4 May 2019

Baha'is in Iran plagued by worsening 'sytemic persecution'
(Maya Margit / The Media Line, Jerusalem Post)

Pope tends to Orthodox ties, Catholic minorities in Balkans
(Veselin Toshkov, Konstantin Testorides and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Australian prime minister rejects candidate’s Islam posts
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Sudanese take aim at Islamist ‘deep state’ left by al-Bashir
(Joseph Krauss, Associated Press)

Thursday, 2 May 2019

Faith communities noted as both 'first and last responders' for children on the move by key UNICEF adviser
(Ecumenical News)

Zelensky, Metropolitan Onufry discuss Ukrainian religious life
(Interfax-Religion)

Actions against Jehovah's Witnesses in Smolensk
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)

Church attacked by Maduro loyalists after Mass, Venezuelan bishop says
(Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service)

Antisemitism worldwide 2018 report is released
(The Tel Aviv University, Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry)

Survey of antisemitism worldwide released
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Alberta’s top court dismisses appeal in legal battle over gay-straight alliances
(Brennan Doherty, Star Calgary)

Canadian court refuses to enjoin law allowing gay student associations
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Venezuela: indigenous people are forgotten victims of crisis
(Natalia Garcia Bonet, The Conversation)

New attacks on Sri Lanka churches planned, cardinal says
(Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press)

Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Welby reiterates dilemma he says he faced over inviting same-sex spouses to Lambeth
(Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service)

Pakistan plans to integrate Islamic seminaries into state education
(Arshad Mehmood, The Jerusalem Post)

Azerbaijan: Supreme Court rejects conscientious objectors' appeals
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Mitt Romney: Two-state solution is all there is
(Ron Kampeas, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Mozambique church a refuge for Muslim cyclone survivors
(Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press)

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with solemn ceremony
(Isabel Debre, Associated Press)

Religious freedom in Australia paper
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Violent anti-Semitic incidents rose 13 percent worldwide last year, report says
(Emily Tamkin, The Washington Post)

Bolivian cardinal causes controversy after supporting Morales re-election bid
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Separation of state and religion controversy rekindled over Shinto-linked imperial succession rite
(The Japan Times)

Controversy rekindled over Shinto-linked imperial succession rite in Japan
(Kyodo News)

Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Pentecostal pastors vow to fight proposed Uganda church regulations in court
(Tonny Onyulo, Religion News Service)

Diplomacy and religious freedom: America defends freedom of conscience abroad
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Sister Eubank speaks about preventing religious discrimination in global summit
(Jenna Alton, The Daily Universe)

Rural Catholic church defies Sri Lanka threats, holds Mass
(Jon Gambrell, Associated Press)

Religion’s increasing influence on foreign policy
(Marc O. DeGirolami, Law and Religion Forum)

Report: Religious freedom conditions worsening in China
(Jeffrey Cimmino, The Washington Free Beacon)

Monday, 29 April 2019

Conscientious objection is part of religious freedom, commission says
(Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service)

Israel Folau and Rugby Australia’s Code of Conduct hearing - the likely legal arguments
(Jack Anderson, Law in Sport)

Does Islam require stoning to death for adultery and gay sex, and amputation for larceny?
(Richard Ostling, Get Religion)

Uzbekistan: Supreme Court challenge to student hijab ban
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)

The Holy Fire at Easter features new lanterns for Ukraine
(The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and public policy])

Apparent crackdown on non-Orthodox religious activity
(Andrei Koshik, Radio Svoboda)

India proposes controversial bill making religion a criteria for refugee citizenship
(Lauren Frayer, National Public Radio)

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