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Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Christians will face jail in Israel for proselytising under proposed bill
(Middle East Monitor)

Tzipi Livni – ‘This is about Israel putting religion before democracy’
(Stephen Oryszczuk, Jewish News)

Israel says ‘crisis’ with Poland is over as the countries agree to resume student trips to Holocaust sites
(Gabe Friedman, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Herzog sends Ramadan greetings to Arab leaders amid tensions over Smotrich speech
(Ash Obel, The Times of Israel)

Vietnamese activists say Hanoi adopting China's model on religious policy
(An Hai, Voice of America)

WCC delivers messages to 3rd World Forum on Human Rights in Argentina
(World Council of Churches)

Argentina: The wounds of drug trafficking (Spanish)
(Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Social (CEPAS))

Brazil: “Stay with God”: City Hall of Taubaté denies having banned religious demonstrations in schools (Portuguese)
(Gazeta do Povo)

Brazil: The Parliamentary Front in Defense of Religious Freedom was launched at CLDF (Portuguese)
(Francisco Espínola, A Câmara Legislativa do Distrito Federal (CLDF))

Monday, 20 March 2023

Special Rapporteur's digest on freedom of religion or belief
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Human Dignity: A Lecture by Brett Scharffs (podcast)
(Currents in Religion, Baylor University Religion Department and Baylor University Press)

Has Myanmar had a change of heart on Rohingya repatriation?
(Sufian Siddique, South Asia Monitor)

Indigenous populations treated as ‘second-class citizens’ say Christian Solidarity Worldwide
(Rebecca Paveley, Church Times)

Discussion on FoRB, Jerusalem, and the OPTs
(Twitter, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon)

A Human Rights Charter for Australia?
(Paul M Taylor, Law and Religion Australia)

Vatican geopolitics
(Karl-Peter Schwarz, Geopolitical Intelligence Services)

How an LGBTQ court ruling sent Kenya into a moral panic
(Patrick Gathara, Al Jazeera)

Commemoration of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia (video)
(United Nations)

Gender and forced displacement: Time to integrate religion into humanitarian responses to violence against women
(Sandra Iman Pertek, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

China's plan to assimilate Tibet
(John Feng, Newsweek)

Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after Ortega’s crackdown
(Nicole Winfield and Gabriela Selser, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 20 March 2023
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Address of the Hiero-Archimandrite of the Kyiv-Pechersk Holy Dormition Lavra, Epiphaniy, To the brothers of the Lavra and the public
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

KAICIID launches Fellows Institutional Network
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

India arrests more than 100 people in manhunt for Sikh separatist
(Al Jazeera)

India: SC grants states three weeks time to respond on religious conversion laws
(Abraham Thomas, Hindustan Times)

Why Hinduism is being molded into a monotheistic religion like Islam and Christianity
(Riyaz Wani, Religion Unplugged)

A secular marriage law comes to the rescue of Indian Muslim parents
(Arshad Alam, SabRang)

Analysis: Iran’s influence prevents Iraq’s Arab reintegration
(Giorgio Cafiero, Al Jazeera)

Iran court sentences two to death over deadly shrine attack
(Reuters)

Time of prophecy: Walking in the prayers of our ancestors
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem decries attack on Church of Gethsemane
(Lisa Zengarini, Vatican News)

Russia: 500 religious buildings damaged and over 20 clerics murdered in Ukr.
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

How religious freedom is eroding amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
(Samantha Kamman, The Christian Post)

ICC judges issue arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova for crimes against children
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

Russia: Two criminal trials to resume in April
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Russia: The Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit for the liquidation of SOVA Center
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

WCC expresses solidarity with Patriarchate of Jerusalem in call for protection of holy sites
(World Council of Churches)

WCC shares Week of Prayer for overcoming racism and xenophobia
(World Council of Churches)

Israel’s Reform rabbi and legislator on judicial overhaul: ‘It doesn’t look good.’
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Friday, 17 March 2023

Waves of attacks displace Catholic natives in central Nigeria
(Douglas Burton, Catholic News Agency)

Burkina Faso acts to tackle armed forces abuses
(Carine Kaneza Nantulya, Human Rights Watch)

Forced from home for protesting Indonesia’s mandatory hijab rules
(Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch)

Muslims block Christians’ construction in Indonesia
(Morning Star News)

'Plurality, dialogue and collaboration' can combat Islamophobia
(Daily Sabah)

Police investigate after man allegedly pulls knife on Muslim woman on Toronto subway
(CBC News)

In the name of religion: vandalism of a Christian stall at Delhi book fair
(Sharmila Kar, Outlook)

India: Conversion and superstition: Blackmagic of proselytisation
(Shrutikar Abhijit, Organiser)

Powerful Indian Hindu group backs government's opposition to same-sex marriage recognition
(Reuters)

Canada: Toward a hopeful future: Facing down religious hate
(Andrew Bennett and Johanna Lewis, Cardus)

Islamophobia: Survey suggests highest in Quebec
(Felisha Adam, City News)

Hate crimes a growing problem for Canada's religious communities
(Cardus)

New book: The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East
(Simon Mabon, Cambridge University Press)

Iran's Supreme Court agrees to retrial of Iranian-Armenian pastor serving 10-year sentence
(Article 18)

UAE launches Manara Center to promote regional co-existence
(Anti-Defamation League)

Strengthening the capacity of religious leaders on early childhood development advocacy in Kenya
(Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK))

Bhutan: Sale of meat items at annual Tshechu and religious events banned
(The Print)

Vatican-Nicaragua relations: Strained or broken?
(Gabriel Gonzalez, Deutsche Welle)

Cameroon priest said clergy targeted by security forces during recent election
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Muslim group fights to remove "secularism" from Mali's draft constitution
(Boubacar Sidiki Haidara, La Croix International)

KAICIID Fellows 2023 Programme kicks off with trainings in Nairobi, Strasbourg, and Tunis
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

What’s at stake in the abortion case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights?
(Alicia Ely Yamin, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

A litmus test for international justice: If not for the Yazidis, then for whom?
(Aldo Zammit Borda, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Bangladesh voices concern over rise of Islamophobia, terrorism globally
(SM Najmus Sakib, Anadolu Agency)

WCC concerned over Dormition Kiev Caves Lavra, reiterates calls for peace
(World Council of Churches)

Forced to flee Afghanistan, the struggle of many refugees does not end there
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

China: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Russia: Religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 01-15
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Europe’s top human rights court condemns Russia for punishing a Christian pastor for hosting prayer group in his home
(ADF International)

Russia OKs alternative civil service for mobilized believer
(Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press)

The Kremlin urges international response to the eviction of UOC-MP monks from Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia: "Thou shalt not kill" leads to fines
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

Crimea: Five further criminal investigations, two on wanted list
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Brazil: Coercive measures are insufficient to combat religious intolerance, says jurist (Portuguese)
(Gabriel Araújo, Folha de Sao Paulo)

Brazil: OAB [BAR Association] Camaçari promotes seminar to discuss religious freedom (Portuguese)
(Destaque 1)

Wednesday, 15 March 2023

International Day to combat Islamophobia 15 March
(United Nations)

UN’s anti-Islamophobia day ‘to stamp out anti-Muslim hatred’
(Al Jazeera)

Videos show scattered protests during Iran’s fire festival
(Associated Press)

Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime
(Fatma Tanis, NPR)

President: "We will not allow Russia to manipulate spirituality while destroying and plundering Ukrainian shrines"
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

"We are being deprived of Lavra," - Kirill complains to world religious leaders about the Ukrainian government
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Crimea: Now 12 jailed Crimean prisoners of conscience
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Pope urges 'respect' for Orthodox monastery facing eviction in Kyiv
(Reuters)

Russian Orthodox head appeals against eviction of church from Kyiv
(Reuters)

In remote Himalayan desert, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians unite to protect land, heritage
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)

This Kashmir village leads India in waging war on the dowry practice
(Zaffar Iqbal, Religion Unplugged)

USCIRF releases new report on India’s state-level anti-conversion laws
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Fatwa on Hamas’ rule in Gaza [F02301]
(The Islamic Fatwa Council)

Pope pens top Iraqi Muslim leader, urges joint push for basic rights
(Elise Ann Allen, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Assessing the impact of sanctions on humanitarian work (PDF)
(World Council of Churches, World Evangelical Alliance, Caritas Internationalis)

Vatican-China deal ‘not the best deal possible,’ top Holy See diplomat says
(Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency)

Webinar in Geneva: Conflict, children, climate, and COVID
(JoAnne Wadsworth, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)

Malaysia’s Christian minister dismisses proselytization claim
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Kenya: “Spearhead solution-oriented politics and administration,” religious leaders tell Ruto
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Uganda: Religion should not be the basis for government policy or legislation
(Nimrod Muhumuza, Monitor)

Saudi Islamic scholar Ahmed Al-Ghamdi in TV debate: Islam does not sanction the killing of apostates; Saudi Islamic scholar Abd Al-Rahman Abd Al-Karim: Consensus is that punishment is death
(Middle East Media Research Institute)

Monday, 13 March 2023

The Great Inventor: In Memoriam Metropolitan John Zizioulas of Pergamon
(Andrey Shishkov, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Georgetown University in Qatar gathers global scholars for an exploration of law and religion
(Gulf Times)

Myanmar’s criminal junta will do anything to consolidate power
(Ye Myo Hein, The United States Institute of Peace)

Zimbabwe: police shut down popular musician’s show
(Human Rights Watch)

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