Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Church in Mexico seeks an end to domestic violence (Spanish)
(Ana Paula Morales, ACI Prensa)
Mexico: 160 years after the law that extinguished religious communities in Mexico (Spanish)
(Jaime Septién, Aleteia)
Chile: Religious denominations offer their contribution to the project of the new Constitution of Chile (Spanish)
(Julieta Villar, ACI Prensa)
Brazil: City Hall promotes seminar on facing religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Débora Oliveira, Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte)
Monday, 27 March 2023
Visiting churches: a tradition for Muslim families in Iraq
(Syriac Press)
Christian Front calls on churches and political parties to ensure continued Christian presence in Lebanon
(Syriac Press)
One year on, the Taliban still attacking girls’ right to education
(Sahar Fetrat, Human Rights Watch)
Lack of higher education fuels frustrations among Rohingya in Bangladesh
(Md. Kamruzzaman, Anadolu Agency)
India: Demand to scrap welfare benefits for India's tribal Christians
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Supreme Court makes stay on Uttarakhand HC order banning fatwas absolute
(Sohini Chowdhury, Live Law)
Who is controversial Indian preacher Amritpal Singh?
(Zoya Mateen and Arvind Chhabra, BBC News)
Shia Muslims are no longer in the ascendant
(The Economist)
Freedom improved in the Middle East, but authoritarian repression persists
(Cathryn Grothe, Freedom House)
Support for Myanmar’s junta only prolongs the country’s conflict
(Billy Ford, The United States Institute of Peace)
The future of Jewish South Africa
(John Besche, The Tablet)
Iraq marks somber Ramadan amid economic, political crises
(Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor)
Nigeria: ‘Weaponisation of religion’ in elections sickening – Kaigama
(Friday Olokor, Punch)
Threatened Nigerian bishop pleads for attention from the West
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Photos of the week: Ramadan begins; Day of Silence
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)
Türkiye condemns desecration of Quran, Turkish flag in Denmark
(Daily Sabah)
Tensions on the rise at revered Kyiv monastery complex
(Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press)
Articles of interest - 27 March 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religion and the crisis of displaced persons: The Rohingya
(Lena Musoka, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
The Myanmar Rohingya tragedy: Religious dimensions of a refugee crisis
(Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Catholic leaders blast new US-Canada immigration deal
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Appeal of the Eastern Catholic Bishops of the United States for peace in Ukraine
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
The effects of proscription on the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
(Ioana Emy Matesan, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Two weeks in review, 13 March – 26 March
(Tal Gross, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
Tools equipping a new generation for interreligious dialogue
(World Council of Churches)
Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Indonesia, Algeria and the United Kingdom
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
Israel's crisis
(Elliott Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations)
Australia: Faith groups hopeful new NSW Labor government will invest in religious communities
(Michael Kenny, The Catholic Weekly)
House China panel turns focus to plight of Uyghurs
(Kevin Freking and Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press)
Decade after Central African takeover, justice still needed
(Lewis Mudge, Human Rights Watch)
Distressing rise of hate on agenda for activist’s lecture
(Brenda Suderman, Winnipeg Free Press)
Afghanistan girls' education: 'When I see the boys going to school, it hurts'
(Yogita Limaye, BBC News)
Friday, 24 March 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and religious freedom: Dmytro Vovk’s testimony before the USCIRF
(Dmytro Vovk, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Occupied Ukraine: After 4 months, are "disappeared" Greek Catholic priests still alive?
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
Podcast: Painful fighting inside Ukrainian Orthodoxy? Schism began long before the war
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
The Taliban are digging an enormous canal
(The Economist)
Chinese bishop wants Catholics to abandon 'undergound' Church
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
The witness: why is global outrage about the Uyghur genocide muted?
(Amy Mackinnon, Foreign Policy)
IRFBA chair’s statement on Vietnamese religious prisoners of conscience Y Yich and Y Pum Bya
(U.S. Department of State)
2023 Annual Report: rights violations against Christians in Iran
(Article 18)
Internet shutdowns, dozens of arrests and a manhunt. What's happening in India's Punjab state?
(Nick Logan, CBC News)
NSIRA review of the CRA is not enough
(National Council of Canadian Muslims)
Calls for a ‘green’ Ramadan revive Islam’s long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
(Noorzehra Zaidi, The Conversation)
Muslims pray at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa at start of holy month of Ramadan
(Alarabiya News)
Muslim world facing historic test over Al-Aqsa Mosque: IUMS
(Middle East Monitor)
Israel's great compromise
(Shalom Lipner, First Things)
Inside the contentious fight to outlaw evangelical Christianity in Israel
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Israel: Netanyahu assures no law against Christians after missionary bill outrage
(Maya Zanger-Nadis and Michael Starr, The Jerusalem Post)
Israeli judicial overhaul pits secular, religious communities against each other
(Shayndi Raice and Aaron Boxerman, The Wall Street Journal)
New book: Democracy, Religion, and Commerce: Private Markets and the Public Regulation of Religion
(Edited By Kathleen Flake and Nathan B. Oman, Routledge)
Feminists need to oppose hijab bans as much as hijab mandates
(Dalia Mogahed, Al Jazeera)
India: Betrayal of Christ, Constitution? Religious, political leaders seeking to 'sell the soul'
(Cedric Prakash, Counterview)
Will “The Guardian” protect justice in India?
(Caroline Duffield, The Critic)
US religious freedom commission seeks repeal of India’s anti-conversion laws
(Shaikh Azizur RahmanVO, VOA)
How India’s hunt for Amritpal Singh caused diplomatic row with UK
(Al Jazeera)
African faith leaders ask U.S. to help solve security, humanitarian crisis in Sahel region
(John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
An interview with Justine Auma: Embracing the power of dialogue through her KAICIID Fellow's journey
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
A call for interfaith groups to prioritize water crises dialogue – Part 2
(Husna Ahmad, Clair Brown and Sherrie Steiner, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
Vatican lauds Timor-Leste for annual aid to Church
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Churches in the Philippines call for protection of human rights and its defenders
(World Council of Churches)
Ten years on from coup in the Central African Republic; armed alliances shift but civilians continue suffering
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
No easy way out: The Strasbourg Court and legacy Russian cases
(Dmitry Kurnosov, Strasbourg Observers)
Uganda to jail people who identify as LGBTQ in one of world's most anti-gay laws
(Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR)
Colombia: Youth participate in pedagogy on religious freedom (Spanish)
(Alcaldía Municipal de Dosquebradas)
Brazil: OAB [BAR Association] creates special commission to monitor cases of religious intolerance in Alagoas (Portuguese)
(Ascom OAB/AL, Correio dos Municípios)
Brazil: CMC celebrates African roots and candomblé nations (Portuguese)
(João Cândido Martins, Câmara Municipal de Curitiba)
Brazil: PEC (Constitutional Amendment Project) extends tax immunity for temples and political parties (Portuguese)
(Agência Câmara, Bom Dia Advogado)
Brazil: Statutes 11.635/07, 14.519/23 and 14.532/23 and the fight against religious intolerance (Portuguese)
(Eduardo Szazi and Jéssica Caroline Tragancin Ribeiro, Migalhas)
Inside the contentious fight to outlaw evangelical Christianity in Israel
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Twenty years on, Iraq bears scars of US-led invasion
(Sarah Sanbar, Human Rights Watch)
Women’s day: Global South leaders should stand by Iranians fighting for their rights
(Rothna Begum, Human Rights Watch)
Deportation of Tajik activist from Germany raises concerns
(Hugh Williamson, Human Rights Watch)
Türkiye, Iraq reaffirm commitment to fight all forms of terrorism
(Merve Aydogan, Anadolu Agency)
Why nothing is getting better for Rohingya refugees stuck in Bangladesh
(Lauren Frayer, NPR)
Ugandan parliament passes bill to jail gay people
(Patience Atuhaire and James Gregory, BBC News)
Two held after mob rushes Sydney LGBT protesters
(BBC News)
Indonesia’s Jews come out
(Johannes Nugroho, The Tablet)
Annual report: Rights violations against Christians in Iran
(Middle East Concern)
Country overview: Iraq
(Religious Freedom Institute)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama interacts with Muslim scholars from Malaysia, Sweden and USA
(Buddhist Times)
Holy See draws attention to people facing religious persecution
(Vatican News)
President of UAE exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab heads of state
(Emirates News Agency)
Muslim man told he can't pray in Ottawa train station, video shows
(Avanthika Anand, CBC News)
Critical drivers of change: Faith communities & climate action
(Emily Echevarria, Parliament of the World's Religions)
A call for interfaith groups to prioritize water crises dialogue – Part 1
(Husna Ahmad, Clair Brown and Sherrie Steiner, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
China: Kindergarten parents must pledge not to hold religious beliefs
(ChinaAid)
Student seen ripping pages from Qur'an 'a concerning incident of Islamophobia,' says Ontario school board
(Sara Jabakhanji, CBC News)
'State can regulate fees' in minority colleges in India
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Documentary on PM Modi's alleged role in Gujarat riots spurs outrage, discussions abroad
(Manmeet Sahni, Religion Unplugged)
Amritpal Singh: Sikh separatist preacher continues to elude police
(BBC News)
Ukraine war exposed negative attitude of Europeans towards Muslim refugees: Report
(Rabia Ali, Anadolu Agency)
Calgary pastor accused of hate-motivated crimes at drag storytime has history of violence
(Meghan Grant, CBC News)
Russia: Churches collect 1 billion rubles for ‘people in need’ in occupied territories
(Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Sikh community calls for hate-crime investigation after group assault of international student in Kelowna
(Brady Strachan, CBC News)
Russian Orthodox Church shares blame for 'crimes' in Ukraine, says Ecumenical Patriarch
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
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