Law and Religion Headlines

Friday, 31 May 2024

Pakistan: Religious minorities in Pakistan most affected by modern-day slavery, British report says
(Charles Collins, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Daesh-K responsible for Moscow terrorist attack: Russia
(Daily Sabah)

Thursday, 30 May 2024

Israeli views of the Israel-Hamas War
(Laura Silver and Maria Smerkovich, Pew Research Center)

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Australia: Criminalizing Nazi symbols and gestures: The Australian experience
(Kerstin Braun and Keiran Hardy, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Video: 2024 USCIRF Annual Report and Recommendations: Commentary by Nadine Maenza
(Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Forgiveness and the Modern Constitution: Derrida’s Perjury & Pardon
(Jacques de Ville, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)

Promoting social cohesion through dialogue: Celebrating the Network for Dialogue's 5th Anniversary
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

The G20 Interfaith Journey: Addis Ababa Interfaith Conference
(Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Local data sovereignty: cultivating marginalized access toward technological stewardship
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Filipino Church organizes street rally to oppose charter change
(Ronald O. Reyes, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Kurdistan always endorses rights of Christians: President Barzani
(Rudaw)

Zimbabwe: Churches urged to work with Government in curbing child marriage
(Flora Fadzai Sibanda, Chronicle)

Israel: Netanyahu frequently makes claims of antisemitism. Critics say he’s deflecting from his own problems
(Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press)

Iran says Saudi Arabia has expelled 6 state media journalists ahead of the hajj after detaining them
(Associated Press)

Mexico: As election nears, violence is key issue for Mexicans, including Catholics jolted by priest killings
(María Teresa Hernández, Associated Press)

Colombia: Amid growing violence in southwestern Colombia, Church calls for dialogue and peace
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Canada: Toronto leaders rally at Jewish school where shots were fired over Shabbat
(Jackie Hajdenberg, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Sociologist explains why most Ukrainians demand a ban on the Moscow Patriarchate
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia: Church to be demolished as place where crime "repeatedly committed"?
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

China: WCC strengthens ties with Chinese religious leaders to promote unity and contextualized faith
(World Council of Churches)

India:400 Muslim families evicted from their homes in Assam
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Monday, 27 May 2024

Egypt: 1,400 years of Christian persecution
(Uzay Bulut, The European Conservative)

Islamic Universities in Egypt and Indonesia as Tools of Liberal Governance: How States Use them to Canonize Reformed Versions of Islam
(Aria Nakissa, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)

Do not instrumentalize the gospel by speaking of 'Holy War,' say church leaders at Ukraine meeting
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Haiti: What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti
(Dánica Coto and Jim Salter, Associated Press)

Pakistan: 100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran in Pakistan
(Babar Dogar and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 27 May 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Russian military interrogated every OCU priest on the Left Bank of the Kherson Region
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

More than 90 different religious denominations and movements represented in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Kazakhstan: Conscientious objector's 6 months in military detention
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Kazakhstan: Regime ignores UN alternative service recommendations
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Bagrat Galstanian: The Armenian archbishop taking on the government
(Joshua Kucera, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)

Ecumenical Patriarch: In the sphere of Orthodoxy, there is no uniform attitude towards human rights
(Orthodox Times)

Australia: Michaelia Cash calls for focus on antisemitism in Labor’s new hate speech law
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)

Australia: Richard Marles urges for social cohesion after high school targeted with anti Semitic graffiti
(Eleanor Campbell, News.com.au)

4th International Conference on Religious Freedom begins in Athens
(Constantine S. Sirigos, The National Herald)

India: Delhi voters, scarred by Hindu-Muslim riots, want peace
(Shivam Patel, Reuters)

Cape Verde: Religious freedom, free and transparent elections and political freedom are the most respected human rights in Cape Verde (Portuguese)
(Edisângela Tavares, Expresso das Ilhas)

Brazil: Culture, music, diversity and tolerance (Portuguese)
(Babalawo Ivanir dos Santos, O Dia)

Brazil: Jandira Chamber approves project on the inviolability of religious freedom in the municipality (Portuguese)
(Redação, O Reporter Regional)

Brazil: Municipal laws guarantee freedom of worship and combat religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro)

Friday, 24 May 2024

Sri Lanka: President highlights Theravada Buddhism’s solutions for modern world challenges at state Vesak ceremony 2024
(The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka)

Eritrea: Twenty years is too long: The Eritrean government must release imprisoned church leaders
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

A Russian Jehovah’s Witness was sentenced to 8 years in prison
(Willy Fautré, The European Times)

Israel: IDF probing report of soldier throwing Quran into fire in Gaza
(i24 News)

WCC, Right Livelihood meet to deepen collaborative work toward a better world
(World Council of Churches)

Yemen: One year on, Huthis must release Baha’is arbitrarily detained over their religion and end persecution of minorities
(Amnesty International)

The quest for religious reform goes global
(James M. Dorsey, Modern Diplomacy)

Canada: Eliminating religion as a hate speech defence an idea worth exploring, says antisemitism envoy
(Stephanie Taylor, CBC News)

North Korean defectors repatriated by China face persecution
(Julian Ryall, Deutsche Welle)

Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Nicaragua: Protestant, Catholic, critic, ally: No-one is safe in Nicaragua
(Anna Lee Stangl, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Elder Dube addresses international conference on religious freedom in home country
(Church Newsroom)

South Africa: Hate Speech Act Discussion (video)
(YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA))

Cuba: Why Cuba is getting worse for the Catholic Church
(Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar)

North Korea: Repatriated North Koreans who read the Bible or met with Christians sent to prison camps
(Open Doors)

Canadian archbishop fights for right of church hospice to refuse euthanasia
(Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald)

Ghana: Center for Women, Faith & Leadership hosts fellowship workshop in Ghana
(Institute for Global Engagement)

China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans, rights group says
(Associated Press)

Vatican makes fresh overture to China, reaffirms that Catholic Church is no threat to sovereignty
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Bishop of Shanghai defends China’s religious freedom record at Vatican conference
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Ukraine calls on Muslim countries to participate in the Peace Summit in Switzerland
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

World leaders unite for peace, sustainability, and human dignity at the KAICIID Global Dialogue Forum
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

Mexico: Our Lady of Guadalupe becomes point of contention in Mexican presidential debate
(Diego López Colín, Catholic News Agency)

Christian leaders across Africa oppose bill seeking to repeal Gambia's FGM ban
(Ekpali Saint, Religion Unplugged)

Philippine cardinal, govt slam grenade attack on chapel
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Myanmar military bombings hit two churches
(Herald Malaysia)

Saudi Arabia: Women’s rights and the new Personal Status Law in Saudi Arabia
(Beata Polok and Zubair Abbasi, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

Afghanistan: Is coexistence possible between a “religious government” and opposing beliefs?
(8AM Media)

Support for legal abortion is widespread in many places, especially in Europe
(Jenell Fetterolf and Laura Clancy, Pew Research Center)

Monday, 20 May 2024

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash
(Al Jazeera)

Kazakhstan: Crackdown on Baptists in Kazakhstan sparks fears of tighter religion laws
(Jack Bethel, Christian Daily)

Canada: The progressive case for educational pluralism
(Ashley Berner, Cardus)

Canada: Still Christian(?): What Canadian Christians actually believe
(Andrew P.W. Bennett, Cardus)

Yemen: UN experts reiterate call for release of detained Bahá'ís
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Australia: People with dementia aren’t currently eligible for voluntary assisted dying. Should they be?
(Ben White, Casey Haining, Lindy Wilmott, and Rachel Feeney, The Conversation)

Myanmar: Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Nigeria: UN experts demand release of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Eco-theo-logical Hope: Subjectivity, Religions, and Human Rights—A Translational Approach
(Melisa Liana Vazquez, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)

UCCRO met with a delegation headed by Morten Dahlin, Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of Denmark
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)

Volume 39 - Issue 1 - January 2024
(Cambridge University Press, Journal of Law and Religion)

Articles of interest - 20 May 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

India: Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric taps into Hindu replacement fears that trace back to colonial India
(Archana Venkatesh, The Conversation)

DRC: After meeting president, Congo cardinal plays down church/state crisis
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Vietnamese church in land dispute dating back to 1975
(Radio Free Asia)

Brazil: Backlash to Anitta’s music video evokes a painful history in Brazil
(Orlando Mayorquín, The New York Times)

Brazil: Just like Anitta, terreiros of African-based religions in Rio suffer from attacks of religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Thayná Rodrigues and Giulia Ventura, O Globo)

Brazil: Authorities support religious freedom proposal in Jundiaí (Portuguese)
(Redação, Tribuna de Jundiaí)

Friday, 17 May 2024

Nigeria: Appeal court reduces sentence for President of the Nigerian Humanist Association
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

Mexico: Displaced Protestants pressured by government to accept illegal agreement
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

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