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Saturday, 11 April 2020

Synagogue in Huntsville, Alabama vandalized on first night of Passover with neo-Nazi graffiti
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Why the government can shut down church gatherings during pandemic
(Jonathan Turley, The Hill)

States are restricting Easter gatherings amid COVID-19. Churches and lawmakers are pushing back.
(Grace Hauck, USA Today)

‘Religious harmony’ regulation brings anything but
(Andreas Harsono, The Jakarta Post)

Why are Blacks dying at higher rates from COVID-19?
(Rashawn Ray, Brookings)

Friday, 10 April 2020

A new book explores the evolution of the DIY handbook for Passover
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

The religious revival that could save America
(Jonathon Van Maren, National Review)

COVID-19 and conflict: Commentary from USIP
(United States Institute of Peace)

A domestic court’s attempt to derogate from the ECHR on behalf of the United Kingdom: the implications of Covid-19 on judicial decision-making in the United Kingdom
(Stevie Martin, EJIL: Talk!)

Leviathan unshackled?
(Dominic Ruck Keene, UK Human Rights Blog)

Canterbury Cathedral’s bell ‘Harry’ to toll daily for world’s coronavirus victims, frontline workers
(Episcopal News Service)

The Court’s first ruling on Roma’s access to safe water and sanitation in Hudorovic et al. v. Slovenia: reasons for hope and worry
(Valeska David, Strasbourg Observers)

How rituals and focus can turn isolation into a time for growth
(Arthur Kleinman, The Wall Street Journal)

Nigeria should build peace like it fights coronavirus:Focusing on prevention and public information works against COVID-19. It can work against violent conflicts.
(Oge Onubogu, United States Institute of Peace)

How to make women count in the response to coronavirus
(Danielle Robertson, United States Institute of Peace)

The coronavirus is a call to build resilience in frangile states
(Nancy Lindborg, United States Institute)

As fighters lay down arms to combat coronavirus, we must pick up the tools to build peace
(Stephen J. Hadley and Nancy Lindborg, United States Institute of Peace)

Coronavirus could spark a new exodus of Christians from Holy Land, says longtime observer
(Mélinée Le Priol, La Croix International)

Update on the Secretary General's appeal for a global ceasefire
(Secretary-General António Guterres, United Nations)

Central Asia and coronavirus: when being nomadic isn't enough
(Gavin Helf, United States Institute of Peace)

An imam leads his congregation through the pandemic: In most states, religious institutions are exempt from shutdowns, and leaders have struggled with whether to close their doors.
(Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker)

The pandemic has exposed fissures within religions
(The Economist)

Understanding resistance to inclusive peace processes
(Esra Cuhadar, United States Institute of Peace)

Statement on the COVID-19 implications for migrant workers
(Kevin Hyland, Institute for Human Rights and Business)

How covid-19 will change the global business climate
(The Economist)

UN religious freedom report fails to protect freedom
(Andrew P.W. Bennett, Real Clear Religion)

The witness of the weak centre: Belonging, friendship, and prayer in the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(Laura Fabrycky, Cardus Comment)

During coronavirus crisis, Congress’s first caucus for nonreligious belief seeks a larger role in promoting science
(Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post)

Coronavirus: how new restrictions on religious liberty vary across Europe
(Alexis Artaud de La Ferrière, The Conversation UK)

Venezuela: Could the coronavirus threat be an opportunity?
(Keith Mines; Steve Hege, United States Institute of Peace)

The world’s refugee camps are a coronavirus disaster in waiting
(Cox's Bazar, Istanbul and Nyarugusu, The Economist)

A Saudi ceasefire provides some hope of ending the war in Yemen
(The Economist)

The Coronavirus Act 2020: When legislation goes viral (part two)
(Darragh Coffey, UK Human Rights Blog)

The Coronavirus Act 2020: When legislation goes viral (part one)
(Darragh Coffey, UK Human Rights Blog)

COVID-19 and Holy Week: Texas faith leaders spread message of hope, renewal
(John C Moritz, MSN News)

Grimmark v. Sweden and Steen v. Sweden: no right for healthcare professionals to refuse to participate in abortion services, and framing strategies by anti-abortion actors
(Niklas Barke, Strasbourg Observers)

The Court’s subtle approach of online media platforms’ liability for user-generated content since the ‘Delfi Oracle’
(Dirk Voorhoof, Strasbourg Observers)

As a pandemic peaks at Christianity’s Easter climax, churches adapt online
(Alejandra Molina and Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Under St. Peter’s dome, Catholic charities help homeless stay safe from coronavirus
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Association)

Shunning online services, some clergy preach ‘abstinence’ from gathered worship
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

See which states have religious exemptions in their stay-at-home orders
(Jack Jenkins, https://religionnews.com/2020/04/09/see-which-states-have-religious-exemptions-in-their-stay-at-home-orders/)

Why COVID-19 could change how we work
(Daniel Susskind and Richard Susskind, OUPblog)

Photos of lilies at sunrise won't be enough: Talking 2020 Easter news with Eric Metaxas
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

This week's podcast: Are all those COVID-19 stories about rebel preachers fueled by bias?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Will Iran back UN-Saudi initiative for cease-fire in Yemen?
(Al-Monitor)

War-ravaged Yemen reports first case of COVID-19
(Al-Monitor)

Gantz has played into Netanyahu's hands
(Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Lebanon’s coronavirus response is working, yet faces challenges
(Michal Kranz, Al-Monitor: Lebanon Pulse)

Intelligence sharing remains key to fight against IS
(Daniel Hoffman, Al-Monitor)

China’s Xunsiding church continues to be monitored despite COVID-19
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Justice still waiting in Sudan
(Olivia Miller, International Christian Concern)

Iraq names 3rd PM-designate in 4 months
(Olivia Miller, International Chrisitan Concern)

Pastor in Nepal arrested on false charges amid COVID-19 lockdown
(Olivia Miller, International Chrisitan Concern)

Gomez, and Catholics across the US, look to the Sacred Heart in Good Friday litany
(JD Flynn, Catholic News Agency)

The cross has changed the meaning of suffering, says papal preacher on Good Friday
(Hannag Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency)

Social distancing is no stumbling block for Texas church's Minecraft Easter egg hunt
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Church software companies rush to accommodate major surge in usage
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

Christians across traditions called for a Good Friday fast in response to pandemic
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

USCIRF urges governments to release religious prisoners of conscience in covid-19 response
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

COVID-19 risk puts imprisoned religious freedom advocate in greater danger
(Mina Abdelmalak, Real Clear Religion)

Mosques, streets quiet as Indonesia’s capital tightens rules
(Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan, Associated Press)

Religious communities are doing more than just staying home
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Nigerian bishops: All church hospitals can be used for COVID-19 patients
(Peter Ajayi Dada, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Religious celebrations in the time of coronavirus
(Sabine Kinkartz, Deutsche Welle)

Russia adjusts regulations on cash collection boxes
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Pakistani courts go shamefully easy on terrorist who helped murder Jewish American journalist
(Religious Freedom Institute)

The stimulus package will cover clergy salaries. Some say the government has gone too far.
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

Recovering the religious liberty of the founders
(Toby Sumpter, The Federalist)

Nationalists claim they want to redefine conservatism, but they’re not sure what it is
(Mattia Ferraresi, Foreign Policy)

Thursday, 9 April 2020

Rajasthan woman loses child as doctor denied treatment due to her religion
(Manya Lohita Ahuja, Idiva)

Decades later, the perpetrators of the genocide in Rwanda will face justice
(Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes)

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
(The United Nations, Outreach Programme on the Rwanda GenocideOutreach Programme on the Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations)

Keeping social distance: the story of the word “aloof” and a few tidbits
(Anatoly Liberman, OUPblog)

The city will survive coronavirus
(Thomas J. Campanella, Lawrence J. Vale, OUPblog)

Inspirational TV shows to watch during this pandemic
(Charlotte E. Howell, OUPblog)

Haywire immune response eyed in coronavirus deaths, treatment
(Joseph Walker and Jared S. Hopkins, The Wall Street Journal)

Why war stories could reinjure those affected
(Tochi Onyebuchi, OUPblog)

Maths can help you thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Susan D'Agostino, OUPblog)

The experts lied to us about masks
(Kyle Smith, National Review)

North Korea: Coronavirus, missiles, and diplomacy
(Ambassador Joseph Yun; Frank Aum; Paul Kyumin Lee, United States Institute of Peace)

The left's ugly reaction to hydroxychloroquine
(David Harsanyi, National Review)

Trump’s aggressive advocacy of malaria drug for treating coronavirus dvidesmedical community
(Peter Baker, Katie Rogers, David Enrich and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times)

Interfaith leaders push back on effort by state legislators to life "safer at home" order for holy days
(Milwaukee Independent)

Indian religious leaders urge faithful to follow Covid-19 rules
(UCA News)

Churches ring bells, start interfaith prayer against coronavirus
(ABS CBN News)

Religious Communities can play a huge role in fighting the pandemic--but not by gathering for services
(Lata Nott, Freedom Forum Institute)

USCIRF outraged over China selection to UN Human Right Council Consultative Group
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

USCIRF calls on Houthis in Yemen to abide by commitment to release Hamid bin Haydara
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Uzbekistan: UN cites concerns on torture, freedoms
(Human Rights Watch)

Christians in Guangdong indicted for printing children’s Bibles
(International Christian Concern)

European nations urged to protect abortion access in coronavirus lockdown
(Amber Milne, Thomson Reuters Foundation News)

Indian Christians experience “brief respite from violence” over Easter due to corona measures
(Alliance Defending Freedom)

Some churches confront virus restrictions on Easter services
(Curt A, Associated Press)

No halt to culture wars during coronavirus outbreak
(Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)

Iran’s supreme leader suggests mass gatherings may be barred through the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan amid pandemic
(Associated Press)

COVID-19 lockdown not a threat to religious liberty, archbishop says
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Report 2020 “Religious Persecution in China” by Christian Solidarity Worldwide
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Baptists cry out for federal intervention against scapegoating
(Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Kremlin expects Israel to remain committed to decision on Alexander Metochion's handover
(Interfax-Religion)

Russia: Mass raids, new arrests on "extremism" charges
(Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service)

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