Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 16 August 2024
Bangladeshi religious leaders call for protection, rights
(Porimol Palma, Union of Catholic Asian News)
Protecting religious sites and heritage of traditional peoples and communities
(Marianna Richardson, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
On International Youth Day, young people send clear message: we are strong peace-builders
(World Council of Churches)
China: Religious issues and persecutions – Bimonthly Digest August 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
India: Four families attacked by Hindu nationalist group in Uttar Pradesh
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Majority of Turks say religion will have less influence on society in the future: survey
(Turkish Minute)
Indonesia: Opposition emerges to easing worship permits in Indonesia
(Morning Star News)
Indonesia allows female flag-raising troop members to don hijab at Independence Day ceremony, overturning earlier ban
(Channel News Asia)
Venezuela: Churches in Venezuela exist in a state of fear
(Church Times)
China: Uyghur Race as the Enemy (pdf)
(Rayhan Asat and Min Kim, Yale MacMillan Center)
How a persecuted religious group grew into a global movement
(Nicole Hong, Michael Rothfeld and Tiffany May, The New York Times)
Thursday, 15 August 2024
EVENT, 15 August 2024 (6PM in Jerusalem): Peace-Makers Illuminating Human Dignity(Sikhism)
(Facebook, Praying Together in Jerusalem)
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
The violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority
(Krutika Pathi, Al Emrun Garjon, and Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press)
Bangladesh: 'There is no law and order. And Hindus are being targeted again'
(Soutik Biswas, BBC News)
Afghanistan: Taliban tighten grip 3 years into rule
(Human Rights Watch)
In India, a ‘Hindu’ mosque aims to heal divisions
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)
India: Written submission on India to the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
India: Hate speech fueled Modi’s election campaign
(Human Rights Watch)
Myanmar: Armies target ethnic Rohingya, Rakhine
(Human Rights Watch)
Turkmenistan: While the leaders of the government are on vacation, the ban on the population in the Balkans has increased
(Azatlyk Radiosy)
How global religious freedom is being harmed by government lies
(Diana Chandler, Religion Unplugged)
Philippine Catholic bishops caution against rush to legalize divorce, cite family values
(Vatican News)
Philippines: Only one country other than the Vatican bans divorce – that could be about to change
(Shweta Sharma, The Independent)
A different gold medal – for gentile diplomats who quietly saved Jews
(Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor)
Saudi Arabia warns against ongoing violations of Jerusalem's historical status
(Middle East Monitor)
Statement on storming of Al-Aqsa mosque
(Muslim World League)
Israel: In win for non-Orthodox Judaism, Ugandan Jew set to receive Israeli citizenship
(Michele Chabin, Religion News Service)
Uruguay’s Church asks witnesses of dictatorship’s crimes to find victims
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Iraq: Assault on family law: Iraq moving further from democracy?
(Cathrin Schaer, Deutsche Welle)
Uzbekistan: Who instigated Church demolition?
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
Sharing experiences from civil society engagements and contributions towards preventing and responding to unconstitutional changes of government in West Africa:
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Pakistan: Religious minorities face marginalization despite constitutional protections, conference highlights need for action – oped
(Kashif Nawab, Eurasia Review)
Berlin condemns 'provocation' after Ben-Gvir's Al-Aqsa visit
(Deutsche Welle)
Zimbabwean community and Jesuits clash over ancestral land
(Cyril Zenda, Religion Unplugged)
Live, learn, play, and pray: sacred ecology and sustainable development
(Rabbi Diana Gerson and Samantha Schulman, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Australia: Faith and LGBTQ+ groups dismayed by abandoned push for religious discrimination protections
(ABC News Australia)
Religion in politics, but non-partisan (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Peru: President Boluarte participates in the ceremony “We pray for Peru 2024” (video in Spanish)
(Agencia Peruana de Noticias)
Monday, 12 August 2024
Canada: Southern Ontario children's camp removes names of Nazi officers from monument after backlash
(Aastha Shetty, CBC News)
Rwanda closes thousands of churches and mosques after claiming code violations
(Cyril Zenda, Religion Unplugged)
Ghana: Supreme court upholds colonial-era anti-LGBT law
(Human Rights Watch)
Canada: From exceptional to routine [the rise of euthanasia]
(Alexander Raikin, Cardus)
Religion Watch, ‘Volume 39 No. 9’
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Afghanistan: Taliban’s legacy: Gender apartheid, genocide and gross violations
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)
Georgia: IGE convenes conference in Georgia on the “Role of religious literacy in addressing modern global challenges”
(Institute for Global Engagement)
India: Hundreds of Christian leaders appeal for persecuted religious minorities in India
(Jonah McKeown, Catholic News Agency)
Uganda: A mass circumcision is marketed to tourists in a remote area of Uganda. Some are angrily objecting
(Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press)
South African bishops warn of growing ISIS threat
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Bangladesh: Religious minorities in Bangladesh under fire after fall of secular regime
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
New Bangladesh govt vows to fix attacks on minorities
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Malaysian scholar says Muslims can visit other worship places
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Malaysia: Interfaith umbrella group chides Terengganu mufti, says constitution doesn’t provide for preaching Islam in non-Muslim places of worship
(Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Malay Mail)
Niger: Bago condemns burning of RCCG Church in Niger
(Vanguard Nigeria)
China’s Anti-Religious-Freedom Policy: A threat to world peace and stability
(Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights)
Managing emotions in bioethics (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Friday, 9 August 2024
Where is the most religious place in the world?
(Jonathan Evans, Pew Research Center)
Kurdistan Region Presidency condemns religious hate speech
(Rudaw)
Iraq: Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage
(Alda Benjamen, The Conversation)
DRC: Bishops call for ceasefire agreement to be respected
(Francesco Bartolini, Vatican News)
Rwanda government shuts more than 5,000 churches, claiming code violations
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Nigeria country update
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Pakistan: Christians discriminated against in every sphere of life
(Uzay Bulut, The European Conservative)
Brazil and Nicaragua cut ties over Ortega’s persecution of clergy
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russia: Anti-war Christian preacher facing criminal prosecutions
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Pope Francis calls on religions to unite to reduce demand for drugs
(The European Times)
Israel bans Imam of Al-Aqsa Ekrema Sabri from entering mosque for six months after he eulogised Ismail Haniyeh
(The New Arab)
India: Modi govt. moves to regulate wealth of India’s Muslim body
(Nirendra Dev, Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Wakf Amendment Bill an attack on right to freedom of religion: Owaisi
(Ajay Tomar, New Indian Express)
Malaysia: Unite under the M’sian sun
(Wani Muthiah and Martin Carvalho, The Star)
New book: The Nature of Law: Authority, Obligation, and the Common Good
(Daniel Mark, Notre Dame Press)
Neutral state and autonomous religions (Spanish)
(Fishel Szlajen, Infobae)
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
Senegal's church 'outraged' at PM remarks on headscarf
(AFP, Barron's)
A crucial international religious freedom conference in Tokyo: The first time in Japan
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter)
Sultan Nazrin's speech at the Regional Southeast Asia Human Dignity Conference 2024 [full text]
(News Straits Times)
India: In Parliament: Punjab MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney calls for stronger law to curb hate speech
(Anshita Mehra, Tribune)
India: Assam to make religious conversions punishable by life imprisonment, regulate land sale between Hindus and Muslims
(India Tomorrow)
China’s war on the Dalai Lama stokes tension with India and Russia
(Antonio Graceffo, Providence)
Yazidi genocide a decade on: Iraq camp closures loom, but survivors still live in fear of Islamic State
(Luke Moffett, The Conversation)
Israel starts drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews: ‘The army of God’ vs. Army of the State
(Michael Brenner, Religion Unplugged)
Iran: Ancient roots, modern struggles: the Mandaeans fight for survival in Iran
(Ashkan Khosropour, Iran Wire)
Somali police seize hundreds of veils amid security fears
(Wedaeli Chibelushi & Will Ross, BBC News)
Afghanistan country update
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
In Afghanistan and Pakistan, politicians, Islamic leaders, and jihadi groups condemn assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
(Middle East Media Research Institute)
Nicaragua: Thirteen priests and religious Catholics detained in Nicaragua
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Bangladesh: Students, other Muslims protect temples, churches amid Bangladesh unrest
(Al Jazeera)
Cross cultural religious literacy: Religion and law
(Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Nicaragua: Religious leaders targeted in new wave of detentions
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Including church in Sadc Summit talks key to tackling social issues
(The Herald)
Monday, 5 August 2024
Marking the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
Making faith portable and gathering a faith community in the face, and aftermath, of religious persecution
(Sharon Eubank, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Human dignity and proactive approaches to the prevention of genocide
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Iraq: Echoes of genocide: The Yazidis’ struggle to rebuild
(Jamileh Naso, FoRB Women’s Alliance)
Nigeria: A second coming? Support for former US President Donald Trump
(Ebenezer Obadare, Council on Foreign Relations)
Iran: Minorities in Iran have been disproportionally impacted in ongoing crackdown to repress the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, UN Fact-Finding Mission says
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Religions for Peace hosts “Welcoming the Other Strengthening Advocacy and Action for Refugees and Other Forcibly Displaced Communities” in celebration of World Refugee Day
(Religions for Peace)
Somalia: Response to terrorist attacks in Mogadishu
(X, Muslim World League)
Articles of interest - 5 August 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Is it morally acceptable to kill terrorists?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism)
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