Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 2 March 2026
Practical Buddhist guidance for contemporary armed forces
(International Committee of the Red Cross)
Catholic Bishops file Supreme Court brief calling Trump's birthright citizenship order 'immoral'
(Pablo Manriquez, Migrant Insider)
Theologian warns Ramadan directive risks undermining religious freedom in Turkey
(Turkish Minute)
Advocates urge Trump administration to defend Christians in Armenia amid religious freedom concerns
(Elise Winland, Catholic Vote)
Friday, 27 February 2026
Pakistan: A bill to protect religious minority property in Punjab
(Agenzia Fides)
Bill for protection of temples, churches and gurdwaras moves to PA secretariat
(Pakistan Today)
Al-Azhar condemns attack on Nablus Mosque in West Bank
(Egypt Today)
Erdogan's Turkish school body holds Ramadan activities considered to violate secular principles
(VOI)
Jordan's Islamic Action Front told to drop 'religious reference' from party name
(Middle East Eye)
The State Department should place Turkey on the Special Watch List
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Islamist militant attacks on Niger, Benin and Nigeria border zone soaring, research shows
(Macdonald Dzirutwe and David Lewis, Reuters)
Do Muslims and Christians get along in Nigeria?
(Segun Dukeh, The Guardian)
Religion Watch Volume 41 No. 3
(Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)
Religious and civil leaders in Tigray renew the call for peace amid fears of escalation
(Vincent Matinde, Christian Daily)
UAE ambassador hosts Israeli government officials for Ramadan iftar at Emirati embassy
(The Jerusalem Post)
Special event in Glasgow to highlight ‘living peace project’ in Holy Land
(The Church of Scotland)
New edition of Cook Islands Māori Bible set for launch in Auckland
(Melina Etches, Radio New Zealand)
Second man arrested after mosque 'axe' incident
(Jonny Humphries, BBC)
The Chair of IRFBA – the Article 18 Alliance issued a Statement on the fourth anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
(Institute for Religious Freedom, Ukraine)
Religions for Peace Bangladesh hosts humanitarian outreach and interfaith dialogue for vulnerable populations
(Religions for Peace)
Churches vs. ICE
(Kyle Cheney, Politico)
Cities Church isn’t alone in experiencing hostility
(Megan Fowler, Christianity Today)
Molotov cocktails and tear gas at the Namazgja Mosque, KMSH: Believers were injured
(Vox News Albania)
Egypt sentences Christian scholar to five years’ imprisonment with hard labor
(PJ Media)
Fleeing for faith: Protecting freedom of belief for people on the move
(YouTube Video, IRF Summit)
Becket urges federal appeals court to protect religious speech
(Becket)
Vatican official tells UN so-called ‘new rights’ can attack religious freedom
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
CEC delegation meets Cyprus EU Presidency, advancing Article 17 dialogue
(Conference of European Churches)
Attorney general announces indictment against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
(Sarah Raza, Associated Press)
Holy See: Outer space and AI must not be weaponized
(Devin Watkins, Vatican News)
In 2026 California governor’s race, antisemitism emerges as a defining issue
(Asaf Elia-Shalev, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Churches have gotten less moderate. That’s a problem for America
(Ryan Burge, The Washington Post)
Russia: Revocation of citizenship after extremism convictions "gaining momentum"
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)
Law and Religion: An Interdisciplinary Toolkit for the Humanities Scholar (July 2026)
(Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University)
On Theocratic Criminal Law: The Rule of Religion and Punishment in Iran (March 2026)
(Harvard Law School)
Ahead of the Trend Newsletter - February 2026
(The Association of Religion Data Archives)
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
EVENT, 25 February 2026: Open house reception (Brussels, Belgium)
(European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities
(United Nations)
Book review: In Defense of Human Dignity
(Ian Tuttle, Law & Liberty)
Faith, dignity and the urgency to act: Why religious leaders must join the global fight against child labour
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Suffering, Sanctions, and CPC’s: Day 1 of IRF Summit 2026 (Part 3)
(Marianna Richardson, G20 Interfaith Forum Blog)
When it comes to ending FGM, what’s the balance between law, religion, and culture?
(Mariama Jobarteh, London School of Economics and Political Science)
When preaching becomes a “threat”: Turkey and religious freedom in Europe’s crosshairs
(El Reportero)
President Faye bolsters Senegal-Morocco religious ties
(APA News)
Violent extremism in the Sahel
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Chinese antisemitism 2021 - 2025
(Shalom Salomon Wald, Jewish People Policy Institute)
Annual Postgraduate Conference in International Law and Human Rights
(Liverpool Law School)
COMECE encourages European Commission to appoint Coordinator on Anti-Christian Hatred after Parliament Resolution
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Church of England welcomes Government's Schools White Paper announcements
(The Church of England)
Christian legal group opposes EU cross-border abortion plan
(Chris Eyte, Christian Daily)
Violence in Mexico: the Church calls for prayers and unity
(Aleteia)
UN experts demand Egypt end decades of anti-Baha’i policies
(Al Manassa News)
Dry nights stay as court snubs bid to end Ramadan alcohol ban
(Mohamed Napolion, Al Manassa News)
Turkey’s education minister sues 168 signatories of secularism manifesto
(Turkish Minute)
‘No chosen people’: Türkiye slams Israel’s expansionist aggression
(Daily Sabah)
Historic Greek Orthodox church in Adana reborn as public library draws over 65,000 visitors
(Arthur G., Greek City Times)
Turkish court orders arrest of 54 in latest Gülen movement crackdown
(Stockholm Center for Freedom)
Human Rights Watch: Houthis intensify religious repression in Yemen
(Yemen Online)
How did the United States end up on the same side as the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen?
(Bridget Toomey, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies)
Nigeria’s 2025 conflict deaths surpass Middle East war zones
(Azeez Kareem, The Guardian)
Bangladesh, UAE for strengthening religious cooperation
(The Business Standard)
Senegalese supporters detained in Morocco: a public policy expert calls for interfaith diplomacy
(Seneweb)
Christian faces death threats in refugee camp in South Sudan
(Christian Daily)
US study recommends terrorist designation for Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood
(The Arab Weekly)
Baptists have helped shape debate about religious freedom for over 400 years – up to today’s 10 Commandments laws
(Christopher Schelin, Conversation)
Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms
(Paul Njie, BBC)
The Rule of Law and the Common Good: An Emerging Synergy Between Legal Theory and Catholic Social Thought
(Eventbrite, Boston College Law School)
Unlike von der Leyen, Alain Berset names envoy to defend Europe’s religious minorities
(The European Times)
Lazzarini on the Dismissal of Professors in Cases of Conflict with the University’s Religious Ethos
(Alessandra Lazzarini, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Kudła on Religious Education in Public Schools
(Weronika Kudła, St. John's Law, ICLARS, and BYU Law)
Garnett on the Funding of Religious Schools, Cooperation with Religion, and the Principle of Equality
(Richard W. Garnett, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Ferrante on Religious Freedom and Equality in Funding Religious Schools
(Mario Ferrante, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Bacquet on Public Funding and the Autonomy of Faith Schools
(Sylvie Bacquet, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Martínez-Torrón on Public and Private Education
(Javier Martínez Torrón, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Liberman on Academic Freedom and the Problem of “Teaching to Hate” in Primary and Secondary Schools
(Ariel J. Liberman, Law and Religion Forum, St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion)
Australia begins sweeping public inquiry probing antisemitism after Bondi Beach killings
(Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)
Ban on feeding feral animals did not violate plaintiff's free exercise rights
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How can America heal? Eboo Patel says through pluralism
(Lauren Irwin, Deseret News)
Greece's crackdown on mosques is aimed at flushing out migrants, Muslim advocates say
(David I. Klein, Religion News Service)
Shooting incidents unsettle Muslims as Ramadan begins
(Ulaa Kuziez, Religion News Service)
School choice is about religious liberty, not just better test scores
(Jason Bedrick, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Christian ministry prevails in challenge to ordinance restricting donation boxes
(Kim Roberts, Religion Unplugged)
Justice Department files suit against University of California for antisemitic hostile work environment
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Speaker Menin and Council Member Salaam hold interfaith rally to combat hate and protect safe access to houses of worship and schools
(New York City Council)
Religious freedom vs. civil rights: Michigan Supreme Court to hear fired Calvin University professor's case
(Molly Anderson, Michelle Jokisch Polo, Michigan Public)
We will try to defend human dignity wherever it is threatened: statement by UK Minister for Human Rights
(Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Chris Elmore MP, GOV.UK)
Monday, 23 February 2026
When faith moves in harmony with love for the nation
(Sỹ Hào, Vietnam Net Global)
New Perspectives on Human Dignity in Asia: Cross-Cultural Interpretations and Dialogue
(Edited By Brett G. Scharffs, Hannah Clayson Smith, Emily H. Butler, Routledge)
Card. Ambongo on historic AU partnership for ‘The Africa We Want’
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Venezuelan Church still struggles to unify its voice after US operation in Caracas
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Kazakhstan: Independent Orthodox priest's 10-day jailing, criminal case underway
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
China: The persecution of The Church of Almighty God from bad to worse
(Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter)
Beyond Recognition: Integrating Religious Justice into Indonesia’s ADR Framework
(Jo Chitlik, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
The Catholic Church and care for migrants
(Antônio Lemos, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Freedom of / from religion? About a new law proposal in Israel
(Pablo Lerner, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Statement on the humanitarian impacts of the fuel blockade on Cuba
(World Council of Churches)
‘Scapegoating’ of Christians the focus of 2026 annual report
(Article 18)
Egypt steps up maintenance of Holy Family Trail to boost religious tourism
(Egypt Daily News)
Egypt: Freedom of belief: In word but not in deed
(Ishak Ibrahim, Manassa News)
Turkish inspectors question children over religion classes and alleged insults of president
(Turkish Minute)
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