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 at the University
IIRF Updates
International religious ethnography conference
The IIRF and our partner organization, the Observatory of Religious Freedom in Latin America (OLIRE), along with the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, will co-host
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
Keeping the door open at the US State Department
Although the transition to a new administration has brought many changes in the US government, President Donald Trump and his State Department have reaffirmed their
A call for joint commitment to religious freedom
First symposium on religious freedom at the Giessen School of Theology