Escalating religious violence in Nigeria impacts churches
An upsurge of attacks against Christian churches by the extremist group Boko Haram beginning late last year has led to ongoing sectarian violence between Muslim and Christian groups in northeast Nigeria.
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Croatian activists say religious freedom is foundational to Europe’s future
Croatian president Ivo Josipovic was among eight people honored January 28 by religious freedom advocates for his commitment to “guarding and nurturing tolerance and human rights.”
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Reintroduced law jeopardizing status of some churches in Hungary
The saga of securing official church status in Hungary continues, despite what religious liberty advocates called encouraging news late last year when the Constitutional Court struck down the country’s controversial Law of Churches.
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IRLA Mourns Loss of Human Rights Champion
Dr. Amor served for 11 years as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. A Muslim, he was widely acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost religious freedom advocates for for all people of faith.
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Looming De-registration of Churches in Hungary Prompts IRLA Meeting with Ambassador
International Religious Liberty Association leaders met this week with the Hungarian ambassador to the United States in an effort to help officials from that country better understand the potential effects of a looming deregistration of churches.
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Moscow Conference Highlights Upswing in Persecution of Christians
Participants of a high-level religious freedom meeting have vowed to keep the plight of persecuted religious minorities in the Middle East and Africa in the international community spotlight.
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Education is Key to Nurturing Religious Tolerance
The future of inter-religious tolerance and harmony may well rest, in large part, on the shoulders of today’s educators, says Dr. John Graz, Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association
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Congress Sets New Deadline For Funding of Religious Freedom Body
Political back-and-forth continues to plague efforts to reauthorize funding of the bipartisan Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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