Law and Religion Headlines

Thursday, 23 February 2023

Targeted destruction of Ukraine’s culture must stop: UN experts
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

Ukraine revokes citizenship for five UOC clergy
(Christian Network Europe)

Sri Lankan Church dares govt to face people in local polls
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Report on FORB following visit to Pakistan
(Twitter, Fleur Anderson MP)

Portuguese colonialism still “persecutes” Afro-Brazilian religions (Portuguese)
(Ana Marques Maia, P3)

Brazil: The right to religious freedom is also an important part of the right to the city (Portuguese)
(Rafael Passos, Carta Capital)

Tuesday, 21 February 2023

Human rights and religious minorities in Sudan
(Timothy Robinson and Louisa Brooke-Holland, House of Commons Library)

Kenya: Address injustices in Lamu before it gets out of hand
(Twitter, Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI))

Uganda: Renewed efforts to keep institution Janani Luwum studied from open
(Denis Opoka, Uganda Christian News)

St. Vartan and the Armenian Christian identity, then and now
(Mark Movsesian, The Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America)

Photos of the week: Earthquake aftermath; Shiite pilgrims
(Kit Doyle, Religion News Service)

In search of religious freedom and social harmony
(Dennis R. Hoover, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

10 spiritual principles for climate repentance
(The Elijah Board of World Religious Leaders, Elijah Interfaith Institute)

More than 20 men advocate for gender justice in Malawi
(International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD))

The issue of religion and war is extremely important for Crimean Tatars, - Mufti Rustemov
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Ukraine trades 'collaborator' clergy for POWs in swaps with Russia
(reuMax Hunder, Reuters)

All of Ukraine will fast and pray on February 24 for victory and peace
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)

Former monarch joins campaign to reinstate Nepal as ‘Hindu State’
(Yubaraj Ghimire, The Indian Express)

Calls for change in Iran reach even Shiite heartland of Qom
(Associated Press)

Bahrain charges religious reformers with questioning Islam
(Associated Press)

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

The international community must support the bravery of the Cuban people
(in ful, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

We can’t understand Islamophobia without recognizing its roots in imperialism
(Deepa Kumar, Jacobin)

Tajikistan: Regime bans Ismaili home prayers, lessons for children
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Secular rights and religious freedoms (podcast)
(Mark Bauerlein, First Things)

Taking a stance on feminists’ prejudice against religious minority women
(Mariz Tadros, Inter Press Service)

Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative supports criminal complaint against Chinese government for Uyghur genocide
(Anna Bradley, University of Notre Dame Law School)

Recognition of new Dalai Lama must be conducted in China
(Global Times)

Monday, 20 February 2023

New book: Modern Jewish Philosophy and the Politics of Divine Violence
(Daniel H. Weiss, Cambridge University Press)

New book: Christian–Muslim Relations in Syria
(Andrew W. H. Ashdown, Routledge)

The banality of anti-Judaism
(Matthew Cavedon, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)

2022 Annual Report
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

Volume 74, Issue 5: Special Issue: Healing Wounded Memories Through Interreligious Perspective and Engagement
(World Council of Churches, Wiley Online Library)

Afghanistan: Inside the Taliban campaign to forge a religious emirate
(Susannah George, The Washington Post)

Malaysia: Religious scholars play important role in govt policies: Zahid
(New Straits Times)

Media: Friends or foes of religious freedom?
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter)

Brazil: Religion and foreign policy webinar: Lula's Presidency and the future of Brazil
(Council on Foreign Relations)

Brazil: Carnival 2023: Singing against religious intolerance, Gaviões da Fiel seeks to overcome the turmoil of 2022 (Portuguese)
(Rafael Ribeiro, Canal Daqui)

Friday, 17 February 2023

Treaty Interpretation at the Human Rights Committee: Reconciling International Law and Normativity
(David H. Moore, SSRN)

Response to the UN’s “Call for Input to a Thematic Report: Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)”
(W. Cole Durham, Jr., Alexander Dushku, Scott E. Isaacson, Denise Posse Lindberg, and David H. Moore, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Inside the Revelatiion Spiritual Home. 3. Walking on two legs, African indigenous spirituality and economic empowerment
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Inside the Revelation Spiritual Home. 4. Opposition
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

USCIRF expresses concern for the integrity of religious sites in Jerusalem area
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

UAE: Abrahamic Family House ‘changes all the rules’ of interfaith understanding
(Knox Thames, Religion News Service)

South Africa: Upcoming IGE Conference (interview)
(YouTube Video, Freedom of Religion South Africa)

Iranian President joins Chinese Muslims for prayers at historic Beijing mosque
(Tasnim News Agency)

Iran: Religion and foreign policy webinar: The protests in Iran
(Council on Foreign Relations)

Analysis: As Ethiopians long for peace and stability, religious leaders, scholars in search of irreplaceable roles of religion in peace building
(Molla Mitiku, Addis Standard)

Ethiopia: Joint security, intelligence task force cautions against unauthorized rallies, threatens to take actions as Orthodox Church schism takes toll
(Addis Standard, All Africa)

Tanzania: Work closely with religious leaders, Kilimanjaro RC tasks new DCs
(Heckton Chuwa, Daily News)

Morocco: The Jewish cemetery of Fez, a symbol of cultural harmony
(United Nations)

Gambia: 'We will assess Imams’ salaries’ request - Barrow'
(Adama Jallow, The Point)

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

Taiwan: The EU and Taiwan, partners for human rights and the defence of democracy
(Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy, Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

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

UN Economic, Social and Cultural Rights committee addresses China’s assimilation of Tibetans
(International Campaign for Tibet)

China: Tibetan children forced to assimilate, independent rights experts fear
(United Nations)

Report documents rampant Christian persecution in China
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

More than 10,000 Church of Almighty God members were arrested in 2022
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)

India: Theocratic judges who find source of law in religion than constitution have sharply increased: Dr Mohan Gopal
(Padmakshi Sharma, Live Law)

Australia: Is declining to print a Pride poster unlawful?
(Neil Foster, Law and Religion Australia)

Indians in Australia demand strict actions against vandalisation of Hindu temples
(Devdiscourse)

Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Five years is too long: the Nigerian government must deliver on its promises to secure the release of Leah Sharibu
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)

Nigeria’s election: six dangers of mixing religion with politics
(Adeyemi Balogun, The Conversation)

Inside the Revelation Spiritual Home. 1. The path of IMboni
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Inside the Revelation Spiritual Home. 2. The fast-growing spiritual movement
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)

Ukraine: Conscientious objector told "to be ready to be taken to prison"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Macau’s Catholic university uses radio to combat hunger
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

India’s religious leaders hail drive against child marriage
(Bijay Kumar Minj, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Indian Catholics resist plan by BJP-led municipality to destroy chapel
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

India: Hindus only: How religious nationalism has spread through India’s villages
(Priyadarshini Sen, Religion News Service)

Looking toward COP28, faith-based organizations ask: Who is creating and co-designing the climate solutions?
(World Council of Churches)

Sri Lanka: 2 NGOs denounce violations of human rights at the UN
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Pakistan’s outcasts and their ordeals
(Faisal C K, The New Indian Express)

As faith falters, global Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast becomes a movement
(Felice Friedson/The Media Line, The Jerusalem Post)

Zimbabwe: Strict regulations for faith, traditional healers
(Mukudzei Chingwere, The Herald)

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Indonesian minister against closing church under harsh fiat
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and The Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE))

Monday, 13 February 2023

Egypt’s Coptic Christians outraged at government's mishandling of adoption case
(Shahira Amin, Al-Monitor)

Iran: #Place2Worship campaigner released after nearly five years in prison
(Article 18)

Lebanon's once-thriving Christian population dwindling as country approaches collapse
(Brady Knox, Washington Examiner)

Majority of Canadians opposes MAiD for mental illness
(Cardus)

How Russia's FSB embraced religion in the face of a baffling war
(Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, The Moscow Times)

Russia: In the shadow of the war, what is next for the Russians?
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine still a religious war?
(Lucian N. Leustean, London School of Economics Religion and Global Society Blog)

Religion Watch, Volume 38 No. 3
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

Bishops around the world condemn unjust persecution of the Church in Nicaragua
(Felipe Herrera-Espaliat, Vatican News)

Religious freedom violations more than double in Cuba in one year
(Ken Camp, The Baptist Paper)

Uganda: Fight same-sex marriage head-on, Kaziimba tells MPs
(Simon Peter Emwamu, Monitor)

Kenya seeks divine help to end crippling, ongoing drought
(Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press)

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