Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 1 April 2024
India’s Muslims: An increasingly marginalized population
(Lindsay Maizland, Council on Foreign Relations)
The Russian Orthodox Church and inner-Orthodox relations
(Thomas Bremer, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The Russian Orthodox Church and the Holy See: 70 years of political ecumenism
(Pavlo Smytsnyuk, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
How the Russian Orthodox Church preserves international sympathies for Russia’s war against Ukraine
(Regina Elsner, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
A moralist international under arms? Russia’s role in the global culture wars, prior to and during its war with Ukraine
(Kristina Stoeckl, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Religious conservatism in war-time “culture wars”: Does the same stance on values represent an elective affinity with the geopolitical agenda of the Russian federation?
(Alar Kilp, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Orthodox Churches in the Baltic States torn between Moscow and Constantinople
(Sebastian Rimestad, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The Russian Orthodox Church as a tool for Kremlin influence in the Balkans
(Robert C. Blitt, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Calendars, prayerbooks, and chatgroups from the Russian-Ukrainian War
(Nadieszda Kizenko, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Statement of religious leaders regarding Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)
Russia: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly March 16-31
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Cuba: 622 religious freedom violations recorded in 2023
(Evangelical Focus)
Cuba: LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
(Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 1 April 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Haiti: In crime-stricken Haiti, Catholic priests and nuns are targeted as kidnap victims
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Religion News Service)
Peru bishops call for dialogue amid presidential scandal
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
2024 Dialogue 360 Programme
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Iran: Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest March
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Iran: “The boot on my neck”: Iranian authorities’ crime of persecution against Baha’is in Iran
(Human Rights Watch)
What is gender equality?
(G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 16-31
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Brazil: Congressman sues Public Ministry against MTST for religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Ana Carolina Curvello, Gazeta do Povo)
Sunday, 31 March 2024
Navigating faith and duty during a wartime Easter
(Steve Moore, G20 Interfaith Forum)
Friday, 29 March 2024
Series: The Russian Orthodox Church beyond Russia: Global pretensions and security concerns
(Thomas Bremer, Pavlo Smytsnyuk, Regina Elsner, Kristina Stoeckl, Alar Kilp, Sebastian Rimestad, Robert C. Blitt, and Nadieszda Kizenko, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Russia imposes personal sanctions against bishops of the UGCC in Canada
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Pakistan: Any ban on enrolling non-Muslim, Ahmadi lawyers is unconstitutional: Pakistan Bar Council
(The Friday Times)
Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service
(Associated Press)
The Making of the Modern Muslim State: Islam and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa
(Malika Zeghal, Princeton University Press)
Korea Easter prayer envisions “a daily life of peace”
(World Council of Churches)
Hong Kong security law endangers religious freedom
(Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Newsweek)
Indonesia: 5 facts about Muslims and Christians in Indonesia
(Pew Research Center)
Vietnam: Khmer-Krom Buddhist monk arrested, charged and removed from office in southern Vietnam
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Nigeria: Tinubu has called on religious leaders to refrain from denigrating the nation in their sermons
(Nigerian Television Authority)
Nicaragua: 11 Nicaraguan pastors and ministry leaders convicted in sham trial; ADF International takes case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
(ADF International)
Argentina: Pope sends message about violence in Rosario, Argentina
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Promoting peace and stability in the Americas through religious freedom
(Knox Thames, The United States Institute of Peace)
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Russia, Jehovah’s Witness Tatyana Piskareva, 67, sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of forced labor
(Willy Fautré, The European Times)
Russian forces close more Catholic churches in Ukraine
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Russia: Islamic State: From religiously motivated hatred of ‘infidels’ to terrorism
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Russian militants sealed UGCC churches in Donetsk
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)
Sri Lanka beefs up security at churches ahead of Good Friday
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
As Easter approaches, Christian persecution is on the rise
(Anthony D. Andreassi, Newsweek)
The Language Games of Canon Law: Strategic Ambiguity Between Law and Religion
(Judith Hahn, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion)
UN called to respond to sharia violence against women
(Raymond Ibrahim, Coptic Solidarity)
Iran: Christian convert baptised in Malaysia given prison sentence on return to Iran
(Article 18)
Malaysian convenience store owners charged over ‘Allah’ socks that angered Muslims
(Associated Press)
Kyrgyzstan: two Muslim men jailed for mosque closure protest
(Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 News Service)
CEC contributes reflections on war in Ukraine
(Conference of European Churches)
Togo: Catholic bishops in Togo urge nation's president to postpone new Constitution
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)
Humanitarian needs and priorities: Debates and dilemmas
(Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Indonesia: Communion of Churches in Indonesia condemns torture of civilians in Papua
(World Council of Churches)
Sudan: SAF-affiliated Islamist militia detonates explosives inside mosque
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Australia: Faith groups warn Albanese a deal with Greens on religious discrimination would be a 'betrayal'
(Stephanie Borys, ABC News Australia)
Gambia: Religious intolerance: Recipe for instability
(D M. Badjie, The Point)
Religious freedom or animal welfare (Spanish)
(Peter Singer, Clarín)
Legal Journal Number 5 (19): January (Spanish)
(Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa de América Latina y El Caribe)
Brazil: The impact of the PEC [Bill] of Churches will be “billions” of reais, says Crivella (Portuguese)
(Fabricio Julião, Poder 360)
Monday, 25 March 2024
Dominican Republic: Religious institutions call for end to harassment of Haitians in Dominican Republic
(Francine-Marie Cooper, Vatican News)
Statement on UN's Ramadan ceasefire resolution
(X, Muslim World League)
China: Summer training on religion and rule of law recruiting students
(John Zhang, The China Christian Daily)
China: A Chinese pastor is released after 7 years in prison, only to find himself unable to get an ID
(Huizhong Wu, Associated Press)
India: USCIRF raises alarm over India’s exclusionary Citizenship Amendment Act during Congressional hearing
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Articles of interest - 25 March 2024
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Argentina’s Church releases harsh critique of Milei’s administration
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Governing Religious Diversity in Global Comparative Perspective
(Edited By Tariq Modood and Thomas Sealy, Routledge)
Conservatism and Grace: The Conservative Case for Religion by Establishment
(Sebastian Morello, Routledge)
Kenya: Migori County religious leaders consultative forum
(National Council of Churches of Kenya)
Iran: Article18 calls for renewal of Special Rapporteur and Fact-Finding Mission mandates
(Article 18)
Indonesia: Ramadan, religious constitutionalization, and authentic nationalism
(Ferdian Andi, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University)
Australia: Will religious freedom reforms secure bipartisan support? (audio recording)
(with Philip Ruddock, ABC News Australia)
Guinea Bissau: Religious leaders in Guinea Bissau decry surge in attacks on places of worship
(João Vissesse, ACI Africa)
Brazil: Woman sentenced for disturbing religious service (Portuguese)
(TJ-DFT)
Brazil: International Religious Freedom Seminar gathers more than 150 people in Boa Vista (Portuguese)
(Roraima em Foco)
Brazil: Uberization and religious freedom (Portuguese)
(Correio Braziliense)
Brazil: In Teresina, Marina Silva preaches religious freedom and says the country is divided (Portuguese)
(Yala Sena, Cidade Verde)
Saturday, 23 March 2024
Why Israel’s army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are part of a bigger challenge
(Michael Brenner, Religion Unplugged)
Thousands of Palestinians flood Al-Aqsa Mosque despite restrictions
(Al Mayadeen)
Islamic State’s deadly Moscow attack highlights its fixation with Russia
(Andrew Roth, The Guardian)
Russia: "Extremism" prosecutions of elderly Jehovah's Witnesses
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Christianity and Pluralism in the Post-Christian West
(Todd Huizinga, The European Conservative)
Myanmar: USCIRF urges for a path forward for victims of Rohingya genocide
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Ukraine’s church-state relationship may be changed significantly
(Dmytro Vovk, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies)
A Pakistani court sentences a woman to life in prison for burning pages from Islam’s holy book
(Associated Press)
Humanitarian needs and priorities: Debates and dilemmas
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Challenging discussions in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Council
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Hong Kong diocese says no risk to confession with security law
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
DR Congo’s reinstatement of death penalty faces fierce Church opposition
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Documentary shows Christian revival in Africa, Brazil; aims to spark religious interest
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Indonesian court scraps defamation laws
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Vietnam jails Khmer Krom Buddhists
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Globally restrictions on religion at 14-year high - what can be done?
(Brian Grim, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
Cuba: UN Working Group rules that detention of Pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo is arbitrary
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Taiwan: “What kind of justice?”: Transitional justice and freedom from discrimination in the Tai Ji Men case
(Michele Olzi, Bitter Winter)
India court effectively bans madrasas in big state before election
(Saurabh Sharma and Krishna N. Das, Reuters)
India: Assam Govt suspends land sale NOCs for interfaith transactions
(The Economic Times)
Australia: Challenges to religious freedom: Conversion practices law passed, ALRC report released
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia: More issues with the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Bill 2024
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)
Australia: Religious leaders revolt over school reforms
(Natasha Bita, Joe Kelly, and Dennis Shanahan, The Australian)
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