Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 4 August 2014
In Maharashtra prisons "only members of minorities die"
(AsiaNews.it)
Myanmar's Rohingya deprived of education
(Joshua Carroll, Al Jazeera America)
Tibet, thousands celebrate enthronement of new Penor Rinpoche
(AsiaNews.it)
Tunisia: Squaring the 'Islamic Democracy' circle - OpEd
(Eric Walberg, Eurasia Review)
Wenzhou bishop and priests slam government's campaign against crosses and churches in Zhejiang
(AsiaNews.it)
"Religious Market Theory of Peace" yields interfaith harmony and economic growth
(Valentina Gasbarri, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
More than 8-in-10 people hold religious beliefs, and it's rising, finds new book
(Brian J. Grim, the Weekly Number)
Press Statement on the visit to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
(Heiner Bielefeldt, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Boko Haram attacks five churches in Northern Nigeria
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
Situation Report: Myanmar
(Tony Blair Foundation)
Indonesia to officially recognize Baha'i in increasing tolerance
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
ISIS free to kill as world focuses on Gaza, vicar warns, as family of 8 murdered next to open Bible
(Cath Martin, Christian Today)
Uganda’s Anglican leader doubles down on anti-gay law
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Islamic extremists impose reign of terror on Iraq
(Anmar Al Shamary and Gilgamesh Nabeel, Religion News Service)
Maliki orders air force to help Kurds against the Islamic State
(Isra' Al-Rubai'i, Reuters)
Muslim students want political solution to Boko Haram
(Muideen Olaniyi, Daily Trust)
Israeli rabbi demanding apology after group prevented from singing at Auschwitz
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Gaza op to continue, Netanyahu says, as Palestinians present cease-fire demands
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Muslims hack off Christian man's head after forcing him to deny Jesus Christ and salute Mohammed as 'messenger of God'
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)
Islamic extremists impose reign of terror in Iraq
(Ammar Al Shamary and Gilgamesh Nabeel, USA Today)
Cameroon pastor, 25 killed as Dep Prime Minister's wife kidnapped
(World Watch Monitor)
Vatican urges priests to clamp down on excessive emotions during the sign of peace
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Iran's elite Guards fighting in Iraq to push back Islamic State
(Babek Dehghanpisheh, Reuters)
UN warns of 'tragedy' as militants take over Iraq towns
(BBC News)
Lebanese adoptee, searching for his roots, finds Islam
(Mark Oppenheimer, The New York Times)
Saturday, 2 August 2014
Hindus want religious food certification like “Kosher”
(Secretary / Press Release, The Official Site of Rajan Zed)
Is the gay bullying plague in schools a myth?
(David van Gend, MercatorNet)
Religion in Xinjiang: The Party and government should severly punish terrorists [Simplified Chinese]
(People's Daily)
The expulsion of Mosul’s Christians, part 1: The account of the kidnapped nuns
(Matthew Barber, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)
Understanding Israel and Hamas: Why this conflict differs from others
(Morgan Jacobsen, Deseret News)
Friday, 1 August 2014
Japan’s policy of denial on religious freedom
(by Aaron Rhodes, co-authored by Patricia Duval and Willy Fautré, Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)
Al Qaeda jihadists denounce Islamic State’s caliphate move
(Taylor Luck, The Jordan Times)
Muslim leaders denounce Islamic State’s caliphate as un-Islamic
(Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch)
As Evangelical clout grows, Brazil may face new culture wars
(Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, NPR Parallels)
Hindu temple sought in Malaysia’s Miri
(Secretary / Press Release, The Official Site of Rajan Zed)
Can state-sponsored terror victims satisfy judgments by attaching internet country code TLDs?
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Turkmenistan: Police violence, forcible injections, fabricated charges, four years jail for prisoner of conscience
(Felix Corley, Forum 18)
The religious compromise in Xinjiang [Simplified Chinese]
(DW News)
Chinese SARA director, Wang Zuoan, suggests new direction for religious groups [Simplified Chinese]
(Xinhua Net)
The destruction of crosses of government-sanctioned churches is similar to Cultural Revolution policies [Simplified Chinese]
(Guo Baosheng, Radio Free Asia)
Deadly clashes break planned three-day Gaza cease-fire; White House urges Israel to do more to limit civilian casualties
(Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post)
CAR archbishop hopeful, cautious about cease-fire
(World Watch Monitor)
Gay activists in China sue over electric shock therapy used to ‘cure’ homosexuality
(William Wan, The Washington Post)
Islamist surge threatens Mideast powers
(Jay Solomon and Carol E. Lee, The Wall Street Journal)
Uganda anti-gay law declared 'null and void' by constitutional court
(David Smith, The Guardian)
It is time to fight extremism
(Sabria Jawhar, Arab News)
Moluccas, fresh fears of Muslim-Christian clashes: 4 dead, dozens of homes ablaze
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Indonesian Muslims slate the "Caliphate" and ISIS: We need peace and coexistence
(Mathias Hariyadi, AsiaNews.it)
Tensions high in Boldipukur: Mission threatened
(Nozrul Islam, AsiaNews.it)
'Suspects shot' in Xinjiang imam killing
(BBC News)
Thursday, 31 July 2014
China says Islamist militants kill pro-Beijing imam in Xinjiang
(Michael Martina and Ben Blanchard, Reuters)
Chief imam at Kashgar mosque stabbed to death as violence surges in Xinjiang
(Tania Branigan, The Guardian)
Why is the Left so nonchalant about anti-Semitism?
(Barton Creeth, Slugger O'Toole)
This anti-Israel hysteria is the opposite of a peace movement
(Brendan O'Neill, Spiked)
UN envoy accuses Vietnam of 'serious violations' of religious freedom
(Radio Free Asia)
Thousands of people attend 14th Shamar Rinpoche's cremation in Nepal
(AsiaNews.it)
Imam of China's largest mosque killed by 'thugs,' state media says
(Al Jazeera America)
Israel: Winning the battle, losing the war
(The Economist)
U.S. missionary jailed in North Korea feels 'abandoned': paper
(Jack Kim, Reuters)
U.N. religion expert concerned over 'interrupted' Vietnam visit
(Martin Petty, Reuters)
China trial of Uighur scholar within weeks, imam reported killed
(Michael Martina, Reuters)
Islamic Party cell leader convicted in Tajikistan
(Interfax-Religion)
Police shoot Jewish woman at Western Wall
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
America and religious freedom: In the footsteps of the Irish Moses
(B.C., The Economist [Erasmus: Religion and Public Policy])
Uganda anti-gay law challenged in court
(The Guardian)
Tibetan monk Shamar Rinpoche cremated in Nepal
(BBC News)
After deadly clash, China and Uighurs disagree on events that led to violence
(Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times)
Houston religious leaders call for "welcoming" unaccompanied Central American children
(Allan Turner, Houston Chronicle)
Sikh employed breaks down faith barrier in the spirit of Eid
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)
Hamas leader wants sovereign Palestinian state calls for end to Israeli occupation
(Alison Lesley, World Religion News)
Vatican intervenes to remove a priest in Paraguay accused of sex abuse in US
(Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service)
Madhya Pradesh: government "encourages" radical Hindus to persecute Christians
(Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
China indicts Uighur scholar and activist
(Al Jazeera America)
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
As persecution of faithful rises, so does the religious response
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Jewish lobby compares pro-Palestine demonstrations to “another Holocaust”, demands Europe ban them
(MintPress News Desk, Mint Press News)
Treasure in Churches * Abortion Euphemisms * Nienstedt Report: Wednesday’s Roundup
(David Gibson, Religion News Service)
House churches in China report on rapid growth
(Caroline Anderson, Christian News Journal)
State Dept. should act on Pakistan’s religious freedom violations, watchdog group says
(Brian Pellot, Religion News Service)
Turkish official: Women shouldn’t laugh in public
(Michael Winter, USA Today)
Somali woman killed for not wearing veil, relatives say
(BBC News)
In reversal, Nepal to allow cremation of Tibetan monk
(Bhadra Sharma and Gardiner Harris, The New York Times)
France offers asylum to thousands of Christians driven from homes by Islamic State
(Richard Spencer, The Telegraph)
Israelis support Netanyahu and Gaza war, despite rising deaths on both sides
(William Booth and Ruth Eglash, The Washington Post)
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Modi criticized for silence on religious clashes
(ICAN)
The factions of Raqqa Province
(Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Syria Comment - Joshua Landis)
Role of Saudi Arabia, as Caliphs of Islam, in promoting Islamic extremism and jihadism - OpEd
(Nauman Sadiq, Eurasia Review)
Lebanon’s Christians react to crisis in Mosul
(Jean Aziz, Al Monitor - The Pulse of the Middle East)
China Uighur conflict: gang knife attack in Xinjiang province blamed on Islamic terrorists
(Howard Koplowitz, International Business Times)
Turkey's Erdogan "glad" to return U.S. Jewish group award: ambassador
(Daren Butler, Reuters)
Commentary: China’s grim religious freedom problem
(Katrina Lantos Swett and M. Zuhdi Jasser, Religion News Service)
Cambodians are increasingly being executed for sorcery
(Denise Hruby, Mint Press News)
Everything you need to know about Eid Al-Fitr happening today
(Emily Murdoch, World Religion News)
New report says 2013 was 'the largest displacement of religious communities in recent memory'
(Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News National Edition | Faith)
France ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians
(Carey Lodge, Christian Today)
For Iraqis in crisis, dividing the country seems a poor solution
(Alice Fordham, NPR)
Israel-Gaza conflict - live
(Hannah Strange, The Telegraph)
Hamas denies agreeing to 72-hour cease-fire
(The Jerusalem Post)
Israel hits symbols of Hamas power, Gaza’s only power plant, in heaviest bombardment of war
(Karin Laub and Peter Enav, Associated Press, National Post)
U.S. Religious-Freedom Report criticizes Russia, Saudis
(Nicole Gaouette, Bloomberg)
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