Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Mountains of resistance: The past and present of Tibet’s quest for independence
(Joie Liu, Harvard International Review)
Tajikistan: Religious freedom in Tajikistan
(Vladimir Rozanskij, Asia News)
Brazil: Vandalism in Catholic churches investigated as religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Alexandre Borges, O Antagonista)
Monday, 4 November 2024
High Commissioner statement to ACT Alliance General Assembly
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Australia court rules Senator violated law with racial remarks against Muslim lawmaker
(Rod McGuirk, Middle East Monitor)
Bangladesh: Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh rally to demand protection from attacks
(Julhas Alam and Al Emrun Garjon, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 4 November 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious belief as an existential threat: How Russia victimizes religious minorities in Russia and in the occupied territories of Ukraine
(Kyriaki Topidi, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Education programs that build social cohesion and religious literacy
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Pakistan: NCHR Investigation into Blasphemy Cases (pdf)
(National Commission for Human Rights)
Iran, Croatia to hold third round of dialogues of religions
(Pars Today)
China: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest October 16-31
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russia: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest October 16-31
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Canada: PM's response to attack at temple
(X, Justin Trudeau)
Friday, 1 November 2024
International and national responses to the Russian Orthodox Church’s support of Putin’s war in Ukraine
(Dmytro Vovk, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
How Moscow uses the Russian Orthodox Church as a tool to suppress religious freedom
(Elena Davlikanova and Dan White, Wilson Center)
Gender, Russian Orthodoxy, and the invention of “traditional” values
(Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Iran: Religious issues and persecution – Monthly Digest October
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Burma country update
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
"Why don’t they just come here legally?"
(Anna Lee Stangl, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Conference examines opportunities, tensions in debates on religion and human rights
(Aminah Koshul, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
India: Use of smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India’s capital ahead of Diwali
(Verda Subzwari, Associated Press)
India court calls for regulation of Christian properties to end legal squabbles
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Sichuan province: Authorities confine young monks in ‘prison-like’ conditions in government-run schools
(Radio Free Asia)
Canada: Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group
(Sidhartha Banerjee, The Toronto Star)
Canada: Quebec municipality challenged for violating freedom of religion
(Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms)
Armenian churches urge the world to pray for hostages, and pursue truth and justice
(World Council of Churches)
Zimbabwe: Scripture Union ban in Zimbabwe’s schools: A conflict of faith and politics
(Calvin Manika, Religion Unplugged)
Zambia: Catholic Church in Lusaka protests “systemic state intimidation” against worship rights in Zambia
(Lusaka Times)
Mali: Jihadists demand crippling religious tax from Christians
(Aid to the Church in Need)
Argentina: The message from Garcia Cuerva in Lujan: An urgent call to build unity that involves everyone (Spanish)
(Mariano de Vedia, La Nacion)
Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Understanding religious freedom: Why does it matter?
(Nicholas Aroney, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Mexico: CSW calls for protection for religious leaders
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Mexico: Catholic bishops call for authorities to step up against violence in southern Mexico
(Associated Press)
Indonesia's 'Beneficial Religion' fights extremism, radicals: official
(ANTARA)
Afghan women cannot pray loudly or recite in front of other women, says Taliban minister
(Associated Press)
India: The fragile fabric of secularism: India’s political shift and its consequences – OpEd
(Sehr Rushmeen, Eurasia Review)
Holy See: Agreement with China should promote rights
(Human Rights Watch)
Message for the feast of Deepavali 2024
(The Holy See)
Iraq: Christians and other minorities in the Kurdistan legislative elections
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Australia: Queensland bishops congratulate new government on election win
(Joe Higgins, The Catholic Leader)
South Korea: Over one million Korean Christians gather to affirm family and pray for their nation
(Evangelical Focus)
Taiwan: Preserving religious freedom in Taiwan, the Holy See’s way
(Matthew Santucci, Acton Institute)
Malaysia: Mufti bill infringes on freedoms protected by the constitution
(Free Malaysia Today)
Egyptian government legalizes 293 churches, reinforcing religious inclusivity
(The Jerusalem Post)
South Africa: Minister of Home Affairs celebrates first formally-recognised Muslim marriages in South African history
(Minister of Home Affairs)
Kenya: Ruto vows to consider request to make Diwali a public holiday in Kenya
(Golden Moses, ODRi Media News)
Monday, 28 October 2024
Recommitting to international religious freedom
(Knox Thames, Deseret News)
Citizenship and conflict: How the militaries of Israel and Myanmar are taking advantage of displaced persons
(Ellis Heasley, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Minority faith communities in South Asia: UK government’s role in safeguarding freedom of religion or belief
(House of Lords Library, UK Parliament)
Freedom of religion or belief is fundamental to achieving lasting and sustainable peace: UN expert
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Blessed are the peacemakers: From Mennonite nonresistance, to nonviolence, to nonviolent resistance
(Dominic Nozzarella, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Building relationships and transforming attitudes: Reflecting on ten years of the LSE Faith Centre
(James Walters, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Iran: Podcast explores the contribution of the Bahá’ís of Iran to society
(Bahá’í World News Service)
Beyond war and towards reconciliation: Multi-religious peace roundtables The Second Tokyo Peace Roundtable Statement
(Religions for Peace)
Articles of interest - 28 October 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
In Crimea, a serious escalation in religious persecution can be seen over the past two months - National Resistance Center
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Uzbekistan: "We look for men in beards as we are searching for terrorists"
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
KAICIID to lead high-profile side event at the International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security (ICWPS) in Manila: Empowering Women as Pillars of Global Peace through Interfaith Dialogue
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Food systems project coordinated by United Church of Canada, Zimbabwe Council of Churches, and Canadian Foodgrains Bank
(World Council of Churches)
Mauritius: Religious leaders emphasize peace and accountability ahead of elections
(Wesley Omondi, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Malaysia: A “heretic” sentenced to 6 months in prison and a fine
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Taiwan: The Tai Ji Men case in Taiwan. 2. Legal and economic analysis
(Liu Yin-Chun, Bitter Winter)
China: Guangdong’s harsh persecution of Church of Almighty God members
(Bitter Winter)
Sudan: At least Fifteen people dead in SAF airstrike on mosque in Sudan
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Submissions to the 49th session of the Universal Periodic Review - Laos, Turkiye, Kenya
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Canada: Quebec’s secularism laws are about control, not freedom
(Fatemeh Anvari, Maclean’s)
Russia’s Vladimir region bans hijabs in schools
(The Moscow Times)
Types of informed consent: Crucial in genomic biobanks (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Saturday, 26 October 2024
Australia: UNGA79 Third Committee: General Discussion on Human Rights: Joint statement on the human rights situation in Xinjiang and Tibet
(Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations)
Friday, 25 October 2024
Australia: Is religious freedom without a prayer in Australia?
(Margaret Chambers, The Catholic Weekly)
Canada: Quebec opens investigation on another religious incident in a public school
(Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette)
Mozambique: Bishops in Mozambique say post-election violence intends to silence democracy
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Bangladesh arrest over alleged Quran defamation sparks outcry
(Emran Hossain, Union of Catholic Asian News)
International delegates discuss the crossroads of law and religion at annual BYU law symposium
(Makeilah Law, The Daily Universe - BYU)
Resilience and revitalization: unveiling the impace of colonization on indigenous peoples of the Americas
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints, a blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum Association)
CEC contributes to ecumenical workshop on healing wounded memories in the Middle East
(Conference of European Churches)
UIN Jakarta hosts public lecture: Exploring diplomatic relations and religious phenomena in France
(UIN Jakarta)
India: Supreme Court informed: Government considering draft of Uniform Civil Code
(Law Trend)
India: ‘Where will I go?’: Hindu man dead, Muslims in India’s Bahraich face attack
(Arbab Ali, Al Jazeera)
How North Koreans practice religion in the atheistic state (podcast)
(Roman Husarski, NK News)
Malaysia: The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light AROPL community in Malaysia facing escalating persecution and discrimination/
(CAP Liberté de Conscience)
Presentation to the Organization of American States
(Knox Thames)
Thursday, 24 October 2024
Taiwan hopes Vatican-Beijing deal extension promotes religious freedom
(Focus Taiwan)
Human Dignity and the Bioethics of Artificial Intelligence
(Universidad Pontificia Comillas)
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops
(Associated Press)
82 years of diplomatic ties: Taiwan's unique relationship with the Vatican
(Alexey Gotovskiy, EWTN Vatican)
Persecuted and Forgotten? 2024 Edition
(Aid to the Church in Need)
Young voices of hope in times of division
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Faith in action: Rallying support for the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty
(David Beckmann, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
New handbook challenges intersection of faith and health
(World Council of Churches)
Nigeria: Remi Tinubu begs religious leaders not to curse government
(Igbere TV)
In Benin, religious leaders called to take their part to "demistify breast cancer"
(Juste Hlannon, La Croix International)
Algerian pastor convicted of “illegal worship” shares his story, advocates for re-opening churches
(ADF International)
Canada: A Montreal elementary school is at the centre of a secularism debate. Here's how we got here
(Antoni Nerestant, CBC News)
DR: Church asks Dominican Republic government to respect Haitians
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Mexico: Catholic priest and Indigenous activist Pérez killed by 2 gunmen in southern Mexico
(Associated Press)
Colombia: Towards a multidimensional understanding of places of worship for rights balancing in Colombia
(John Osorio, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Monday, 21 October 2024
Video playlist: 2024 International Law and Religion Symposium
(YouTube Video, International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
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