Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Brazil: In a public event in Rio, Minister Macaé Evaristo reinforces commitment to a secular state (Portuguese)
(Pai Paulo de Oxalá, Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania)
Monday, 23 September 2024
China: Sinicization of religion: China’s coercive religious policy
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Sacred sites promoting pluralism
(Knox Thames and Emily K. Scolaro, The Haifa Labratory for Religious Studies)
Saudi Arabia: The shifting sands of child custody rights in Saudi Arabia
(Beata Polok and Zubair Abbasi, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)
Articles of interest - 23 September 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Uzbekistan: Former prisoner of conscience rearrested, another given 10 more years jail
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Cuba: A legal framework that restricts the right to religious freedom
(Teresa I. Flores, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Top Vietnamese leader meets with Vatican Secretary of State in New York
(Vietnam Plus)
After centuries, Ukraine cuts religious ties with Russia
(Alexey Kovalev, Foreign Policy)
No peace without real justice: The pillar of sustainable social harmony
(Willy Fautré, Bitter Winter)
Yemeni Christians pressured to conform to Islamic law: ‘We were forced to wear the hijab’
(Catholic News Agency)
Egypt, soccer, and Olympics: How Copts are discriminated in sport
(Walid Tamtam, Bitter Winter)
5 facts about Confucianism
(Yunping Tong, Pew Research Center)
Kenya: Why church leaders want Bill seeking to regulate religion dropped
(Allan Kisia, The Star)
India: Ecumenical bishops’ meeting advocates rights for India’s Christian minorities
(Vatican News)
Pope highlights human dignity in address to Academy of Sciences
(Christopher Wells, Vatican News)
Religious symbols in the public sphere (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
The cost of ideology: Reversed priorities (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Brazil: Religious freedom in the academic environment (Portuguese)
(Sandro Bobrzyk and Guilherme Schoeninger, PUC RS)
Brazil: More than words, it is action that transforms: what religious freedom is like in Brazil (Portuguese)
(Pai Paulo de Oxalá, Extra)
Friday, 20 September 2024
African faith leaders and environmentalists push for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Argentina: Pope, President in war of words over pension protests in Argentina
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Authorities to strengthen security measures in Uman starting from Monday
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Taiwan: Constitutional Court maintains death penalty
(Michelle Chiang, Radio Taiwan International)
Indonesia: North Sumatra unveils world's tallest Christ statue
(Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post)
Sri Lanka: Top monks stress primacy of Buddhism in Sri Lanka
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Attacks on spirituality among world’s challenges, Muslim cleric tells Russian bishop
(International Quran News Agency (IQNA))
Egypt: In communique, Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches plan to deepen their dialogue
(World Council of Churches)
South Sudan: Citizens, international bodies and church express disappointment over election delay
(Wesley Omondi, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Pakistan: The women inheritance paradox in Pakistan: faith vs family
(Munazza Hameed, Modern Diplomacy)
Police fatally shoot a blasphemy suspect in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week
(Adil Jawad and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
India: Free Temples: Government control of Hindu temples is a violation of the Constitution
(T R Ramesh, Organiser)
Canada: Quebec's ban on Sikh Turbans: A blow to religious freedom in Canada
(KBS Sidhu, Babushahi)
Japan: As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers
(Mariko Katsumura, Reuters)
Brazil: Catholic leaders try to influence voters with social media video in Brazil
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Brazil: Symposium on the secularism of the state and religious freedom recalls the historical history of the Brazil-Holy See Agreement on the first day (Portuguese)
(Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil)
Cuban regime seizes church's humanitarian aid (Spanish)
(Yoaxis Marcheco Suárez, Cuba Net)
Cuban priest under pressure for organizing prayers in open spaces (Spanish)
(Diario Cristiano)
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Burkina Faso: Islamist armed groups terrorize civilians
(Human Rights Watch)
India: Bishops in India criticize remarks on Christian missionaries made by Tamil Nadu governor
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Ethiopia: Faith communities vital for Ethiopia’s national peace dialogue
(Girma Bekele, Religion Unplugged)
Brazil: A young indigenous voice: Taissa Silva da Costa’s appeal at the G20 Interfaith Forum
(G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
China: Religious issues and persecution – Bimonthly Digest September 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Monday, 16 September 2024
Religious Freedom without the Rule of Law: The Constitutional Odysseys of Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iraq and the Fate of the Middle East
(Andrea Pin, Brill)
Iran: USCIRF calls for international accountability on two-year anniversary of Mahsa Zhina Amini’s killing
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Pope ends Asia trip with same message at the start: Interfaith tolerance to heal troubled world
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Religion Watch, ‘Volume 39 No. 10’
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Parliament eliminates legislative conflict on the transfer of religious property to religious organisations for free use
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)
Global Interfaith Monitor No. 27
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Embracing interdependence: Foundations for a world in transition
(Bahá’í International Community)
Climate change and resources: religious action and priorities?
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Articles of interest - 16 September 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ghana bishops blast government for ‘weak, corrupt’ efforts to halt illegal mining
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Argentina posts 44% increase in reported antisemitic incidents in 2023, mostly after Oct. 7
(Juan Melamed, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Caliphate and the modern Middle East
(Mustafa Akyol, Law & Liberty)
Vatican plans dialogue in Bangladesh for religious harmony
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Malaysia: Tahfiz students must be equipped to face Islamophobia - PM Anwar
(Bernama)
EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief concludes official visit to Pakistan
(Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan)
Sri Lanka: Buddhist Obsession of the red power
(Daily News)
Brazil: Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom as cases of intolerance rise
(Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press)
Brazil: New ‘Catholic bloc’ in Brazil’s Senate seen as effort to counter Evangelical influence
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Brazil: Lawyer convicted after saying Muslims blow up and torture Christians (Portuguese)
(Migalhas)
Brazil: “Hate speech”, a concept once again distorted to harm religious freedom (Portuguese)
(Gazeta do Povo)
Limiting strikes: a critical religious and legal analysis" (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Legal Journal Number 11 (19): September (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Friday, 13 September 2024
Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests
(United Nations)
Mary McAleese on religious considerations in peacebuilding (video)
(X, International Center for Religion & Diplomacy)
Nigeria: Include religious instruction in schools’ curricula, UI don tells policymakers
(Saheed Salawu, Tribune)
Nigeria’s summer of protests unites Christians and Muslims
(Ekpali Saint, Religion Unplugged)
Rwanda: The health and safety cover for state control of churches in Rwanda
(Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism, Institute on Religion and Democracy)
Uganda vs religious liberty: An interview with Scott Morgan
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Australia introduces bill to step up fight against hate crimes
(Reuters)
Why did some American Protestants welcome in the US the accomplices of Chinese persecution of Christians?
(Hu Zimo, Bitter Winter)
Afghan women sing to protest a law that orders them to keep quiet
(Diaa Hadid, Khwaga Ghan, Fariba Akbari, NPR)
Spanish evangelicals ask Nicaragua to revoke the closure of churches and Christian entities
(Evangelical Focus)
Pakistan: Chairman Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in a meeting with European Union Special Envoy for The Promotion of Freedom of Religion of Belief
(Senate of Pakistan)
China’s recognition of Bishop Shi Hongzhen: A diplomatic shift with broader implications
(Antonio Graceffo, Providence)
In China’s shadow, Pope asks Singapore to promote peace, multilateralism
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Stronger, more inclusive, and resilient in Asia by empowering women and youth
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
India: Sikhs protest outside Rahul Gandhi's house in Delhi over remarks in US
(India Today)
India: Gestational surrogacy and Hindu bioethics: The karma of genetics and the genetics of karma
(Deepak Sarma, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Mexico: Paving a way for religious freedom
(Kristen Flavin and Carlos Páez, World)
Under Israeli attack: Who are the Christians of Gaza?
(Lorraine Mallinder, Al Jazeera)
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Freedom of religion or belief : note / by the Secretary-General
(United Nations)
Clergy, diplomats call on U.N. General Assembly in new session to strive for peace
(Steven Schwankert, OSV News)
Jordan: HRC 57 written statement Jordan: Six members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light to be tried as heretics
(CAP Liberté de Conscience)
Myanmar: HRC57: Oral statement during dialogue on the report of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Pope Francis to visit Jakarta's Istiqlal mosque in push for interfaith harmony
(Stanley Widianto, Reuters)
Singapore’s religious communities anticipate Pope Francis’ arrival with hope
(Vatican News)
China Buddhist Association works with police to deprogram Falun Gong practitioners
(Dong Deming, Bitter Winter)
Malaysia: Christians in Muslim-majority Malaysia have freedom to worship but face challenges
(Erik Tryggestad, Religion Unplugged)
India: Neo-Buddhists push back against Hindu claims on ancient cave monasteries in India
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
Country update: Cuba
(Luke Wilson, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Revisiting the CPC designation: Improving accountability and engaging productively to advance religious freedom abroad
(United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Iraq: New wave of Christian exodus
(FSSPX News)
Brazil: Where does democracy end and theocracy begin for Brazil?
(Petra Costa and Alessandra Orofino, The Guardian)
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