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A new conservative Christian party filled with controversial candidates calling for the "dignity of the Maltese" has launched its list of candidates. ABBA, led by staunch conservative Ivan Grech Mintoff, fields a line-up of candidates…

03/01/2022 China (International Christian Concern) - A scheduled ban on unauthorized online religious activity went into effect in China today, cutting off many house churches from a resource crucial to their ability to preach the…

As the Karnataka High Court considers whether women should be allowed to attend class wearing the hijab, it is instructive to place the issue in the broader context of court rulings on the wearing of religious symbols. From a…

A family is pictured sitting near a damaged house after an attack by suspected members of the Islamist insurgency Boko Haram in Bulabulin, Nigeria. The US State Department recently chose not to include Nigeria on its list of countries…

Melbourne synth-pop artist Simona Castricum has penned an impassioned open letter condemning the Religious Discrimination Bill, introduced in Parliament by Prime Minister Scott Morrison last year. While the bill ostensibly serves to protect…

Pitching the protection of religious freedom against the protection of LGBTIQ+ rights has become a mainstay of the 'culture war' conflict in contemporary Australia. The current debate over the federal government's religious discrimination…

There is a logical reason why Taliban forces have not been accused of destroying churches in Afghanistan."It's the dirty little secret: There were no churches before the Taliban returned to power," said Nina Shea, director of the Hudson…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed his intention to make changes to the Sex Discrimination Act and the Religious Discrimination Bill at the same time. The statement is the latest in a public back-and-forth between the Prime…

On January 13, 2022, more than 40 people from various faith traditions gathered for the third Religious Freedom Prayer Breakfast hosted by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America (NAD). The event recognized January 16 as National…

BEIJING (BP) — Ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China is set to impose new restrictions on online religious content that will essentially outlaw gospel scriptures just days after the games end, according to the Christian persecution…

On January 13, 2022, more than 40 people from various faith traditions gathered for the third Religious Freedom Prayer Breakfast hosted by the North American Division (NAD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The event recognized January…

LAHORE: The Lahore Walled City Authority (WCLA) was established in 2012 and is known for the restoration and preservation of some of the historical monuments in the capital city of Punjab. These…

By Bridgette M. RedmanPasadena Weekly Contributing Writer OWhat price is the truth worth? How much is a person willing to pay to make sure they are heard? In “Unsilenced” — which will be screened in Pasadena Laemmle and 29 other…

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Saudi Arabia and the UAE praised social reforms that nationally reduced the role of religion in public life, strengthened women's rights and, in the case of the UAE, adapted to non-Muslim lifestyles. Yet the efforts of Saudi Arabia and…

ANI | Update: 08 Jan 2022 2:00 PM STI Kabul Jan. 8 (ANI): The Taliban Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the…

The House of Representatives to vote on the so-called Global Respect Act (HR 3485), which would impose sanctions on foreigners, including private citizens, who are determined to be responsible for human rights violations against…

Afghan women, part of displaced families fleeing violence in their provinces, watch them stand in a makeshift shelter at Shahr-e Naw Park, in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 4, 2021. (Jorge Silva /…

ROSARIO, Argentina - More than 18,000 people supported a proposal to include a debate on religious freedom and rights of conscience in the process of drafting Chile's new constitution, a task given to 155 people elected for this task.…

Through Hedieh Mirahmadi, Exclusive columnist | Friday, December 31, 2021Christians mourn at the burial site of Reverend Alubara Audu who was killed by jihadist shepherds in Buda, Kajuru, Kaduna state, Nigeria in September 2020. | Emeka…

Buddhist monks, nuns and devotees at a ceremony to mark United Nations Vesak Day in 2019 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Religious activities on social networks became increasingly diverse in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.…

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The Cypriot conflict is not religious but political. And yet, religion is instrumentalized and misused in this context. This is underlined in an interview with Vatican Radio by Salpy Eskidijan, the founder of "Religious Track", an…

December 15, 2021 ELLIS HEASLEY As always, 2021 has been both a year of setbacks and advances in freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) around the world. Many challenges remain as the year draws to a close, but there are…

Pakistan is a country where a song that doesn't make sense, or a music video of an untoward incident goes viral within minutes, but thousands of tweets, hundreds of articles, dozens of protests, public appeals and letters to…

The Center for Human Rights and Subordinate Studies at the National University of Ranchi Law Studies and Research, as well as the UGC Center for Women's Studies at the University of Patna and…

Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse country, consisting of 36 self-governing states and the Federal Capital Territory. Although its diversity extends to religion, Christianity and Islam are the two main…

TThe Church is against any form of inciting conversion. Even in the case of interfaith marriages registered under the Special Marriage Act, the non-Christian partner is advised to practice their own religion. There is no compulsion to…

Representatives of religious minorities in Yemen have agreed to form a coordinating council that would defend their rights to freedom of belief and equal citizenship as Iranian-backed Houthi militias continue to abuse…

Chinese authorities have arrested a Protestant pastor accused of illegally crossing the border almost two years after joining a religious conference in Malaysia.The Fenyang Municipal Public Security Bureau in northern China's Shanxi…

A fortress razed to the ground and then rebuilt by a triumphant Ivan the Terrible would seem to be an unlikely symbol of tolerance and inclusiveness.…

Church of Scientology Reverend Susan Taylor promotes religious freedom ahead of Thanksgiving Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island and an early advocate of religious freedom…

Critics, however, call Blinken's move a policy, designed to appease an important African partner. A former diplomat called it a "revenge of the bureaucracy" at the State Department. Others wondered how this matched the Biden…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will personally present his watered-down religious discrimination bill to the Federal Parliament, even though some of his moderate MPs "still question the necessity" of the legislation.Key points:Details of a…

Schools should be welcoming places that allow all children and staff to feel included, not places where religious discrimination is allowed without being controlled. Through David Graham and Alison Moore, Equality in Education The…

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International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the US State Department has announced its list of designations for religious freedom violators, state and non-state, according to a press release from Secretary of State Antony…

LGBT + activists have criticized suggestions that banning conversion therapy could violate people's rights to religious freedom. In recent months, the Scottish Parliament's Equalities Committee has heard from people wanting to ban the…

This story is in development and may be updated. Last updated August 25 with comments from the Civil Liberties Associations of Canada and British Columbia. The vaccination cards the BC government announced today will…

(July 11, 2021, JNS wire) The University of Haifa today announced that its religious studies laboratory has received a donation of $ 50,000 from the Illinois-based Wayfarer Foundation and board member Steve Sarowitz, a businessman.…

In his response to my "controversy", Caleb Smith presents himself as a "critic of secularism". This is, I think, an accurate description. It might surprise him to learn that I too am critical. This remark of The Oxford Handbook on…

A group of parents and their children are to go to court to challenge the Government's decision to exclude non-religious worldviews from the new GCSE in Religious Studies.Under the revised curriculum, which will be taught in schools from…