IIRF-President Schirrmacher to testify in USCIRF hearing on Turkey
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Hearing announced a virtual Hearing on “Freedom of Religion or Belief in Turkey” on August 14, 2025, at 10:30 AM.
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New book on religious freedom in Mexico and Colombia now available
IIRF has published Camila Sánchez Sandoval’s book Religious Freedom in Mexico and Colombia, making her innovative and groundbreaking work available in English.
IIRF and ISHR leadership involved in Faith & Freedom Summit IV in the Latin American Parliament
The fourth Faith & Freedom Summit focusing on FoRB took place under the title “Practicing What We Preach” in the Latin American Parliament in Panama City.
FTH Giessen offers research awards
The Giessen School of Theology (FTH) is inviting submissions for its Research Award for Religious Freedom and Christian Persecution.
Religious freedom conference in South Africa
The IIRF’s Cape Town office will cosponsor the second Conference on Religious Freedom in South Africa, scheduled for January 29–30, 2026.
International religious ethnography conference
The IIRF and OLIRE, along with the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, will co-host the third International Congress on Religious Ethnography.
IIRF contributes to Edinburgh series on global Christianity
Dennis Petri and Thomas Schirrmacher of the IIRF are among the contributors to the ground-breaking 10-volume Edinburgh Companions to Global Christianity series, produced by Edinburgh
Call for papers: IAMS 2026 in South Africa
The International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) will have a study group on “Religious Freedom, Persecution and Mission” at its next General Assembly, on July
Shining a light on religious freedom: a new tool for global insight
One of the flagship initiatives of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), the Violent Incidents Database (VID), represents a landmark contribution to the global
Keep commissioner for religious freedom, IIRF president urges Germany
IIRF President Thomas Schirrmacher has called on the parties negotiating a new government in Germany to retain the office of the Commissioner for Religious Freedom