IIRF Updates
Two researchers related to the International Institute for Religious Freedom receive awards
New research awards for research on religious freedom and persecution of Christians
IIRF Director teaches at the UN University for Peace on “Perspectives of Religion and Society”
Dr. Dennis P. Petri was appointed as a Visiting Professor at the UN University for Peace (UPEACE) to teach the postgraduate course “Perspectives of Religion and Society”.
Democracy, Authoritarianism and Religious Freedom
IIRF Research Fellow Dr. Camila Sánchez-Sandoval published an article in the German Protestant news agency IDEA.
Syria-Germany: Strengthening cooperation in the field of crisis response
Report by R. Fawaz, Syran Arab News Agency
On the front lines for religious freedom in Latin America
(Note: This interview was originally posted on IIRF volunteer Bruce Barron’s Substack page.) If you visit the website of OLIRE, the Observatorio de Libertad Religiosa en
The hidden reach of arrests, sentences, and abductions
This report from the IIRF, drawing from the VID, maps these under-reported but deeply consequential forms of persecution.
Statements
Protecting Life: Nobody should be killed for their choice or expression of religion or belief
UNGA resolution on Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Protecting Life: Nobody should be killed for their choice of religion or belief
UNGA resolution Moratorium on the use of the death penalty
Visit of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to Nigeria
Press release from the Christian Association of Nigeria on the visit of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to Nigeria
The appeal of Euromaidan SOS and the Religious Freedom Roundtable in Ukraine
The appeal of Euromaidan SOS and the Religious Freedom Roundtable in Ukraine regarding the attack on religious freedom during the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
IIRF Publishes Audit Statement of World Watch List 2022
The International Institute for Religious Freedom published its audit statement of Open Doors International’s World Watch List (WWL) 2022 that was released.
SOS Letter on Nigeria from Concerned Groups
The State Department’s removal of Nigeria from the designation of ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (CPC) in terms of religious freedoms The Honorable Antony BlinkenDepartment of
Religious Freedom News
Speech at the Global Tolerance Alliance Abu Dhabi
Speech by Thomas Schirrmacher at the Global Tolerance Alliance Abu Dhabi (November 16, 2022)
IIRF president highlights religious freedom violations in Turkey at hearing
IIRF president Schirrmacher was among the speakers as the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom held a hearing on August 14 regarding violations of religious liberty in Turkey.
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
Turning point in Damascus: How do Christians in Syria look to the future?
An interview with His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church
New on-demand course on FoRB
The Swedish Mission Council (SMC) has released a new online course, “Christian Theology and FoRB,” to help Christians understand why their faith commitment should call
The IIRF shares several calls for papers and upcoming religious freedom conferences
ISFORB Conference • Fjellhaug Symposium • Symposium on religious freedom: normative basis – actual state – resulting challenges • Kongress Christenverfolgung heute