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IIRF Updates
Data that cannot be ignored: Remarks at the CoptWatch launch – A new religious freedom effort in Egypt builds on the IIRF’s work
On June 9, IIRF deputy director Kyle Wisdom had the privilege of joining Coptic Solidarity in Washington, D.C., for the launch of CoptWatch.
The abduction and forced marriage of girls as a weapon against minorities
Statement by Thomas Schirrmacher: The abduction and forced marriage of girls as a weapon against religious and ethnic minorities
Schirrmacher promotes interfaith dialogue and human brotherhood in Abu Dhabi
Prof Dr Dr Thomas Paul Schirrmacher, President of the IIRF and President of the International Society for Human Rights, held a series of high-level discussions in Abu Dhabi covering the fields of academia, politics and religion.
Groundbreaking new anthology on “Religious Freedom in an Era of Global Change”
The book ‘Religious Freedom in a Changing World’ brings together analyses of the normative foundations, global realities, and current challenges facing religious freedom.
Anthology on theological perspectives on religious persecution launched at FIUC in Oslo
The launch of the anthology took place during the symposium “Religious Persecution and Theological/Missiological Education” at FIUC, co‑organized with the IIRF
The IIRF mourns the recent passing of Prof. Pieter Coertzen
By Christof Sauer and Thomas Schirrmacher, founding directors of IIRF
From China to India to Islam: Top Scholars Address Religious Freedom in a Changing World
Volker Kauder, Dennis P. Petri, Carsten Polanz (ed.). Religionsfreiheit in Zeiten des globalen Wandels / Religious Freedom in a Changing World. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2026. ISBN 978-3-374-08047-2.
The First Right: Freedom to Religion. Freedom from Religion
IIRF has released the English-language translation of Swedish Christian leader Jacob Rudenstrand’s book
A word to the critics of the World Watch List
Schirrmacher responds to media criticism of Open Doors’ World Watch List