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 Updates
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.
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.
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
How Freedom of Religion or Belief Can Help Prevent the Misuse of Religion and Build Social Cohesion and Resilience
Thomas Paul Schirrmacher and Janet Epp-Buckingham represent the IIRF at the International Religious Freedom Roundtable in Berlin
Report seeks greater protection for Indigenous in Latin America
The IIRF has released a new report on threats to the religious freedom of Indigenous peoples in Latin America, coauthored by Dennis Petri and Jason
Interreligious Forum of the Americas
Deputy Director Kyle Wisdom represented IIRF at the FIDELA ministerial hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace on behalf of the Observatory of Religious Freedom
IIRF at the IRF Summit
The IIRF was prominently represented at the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC on February 4–5. Deputy Director Kyle Wisdom interacted with many of