IIRF Updates
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
Statements
WEA Expresses Concern over Afghanistan
WEA Calls for Prayer for Most Vulnerable Including Religious Minorities and Women
The IIRF expresses concern about the rise of anti-Baha’i propaganda in Iran
There are many factors contributing to the vulnerability of religious minorities. One of them is hate propaganda.
Religious Freedom News
The Sahel Conflict’s Impact on Religious Freedom and Political Economy
In the context of the collaboration between the IIRF and the School of International Relations of the ULACIT, students developed an analysis of the relationship between religious freedom and development.
The Impact of Religious Freedom on Social Stability
In the context of the collaboration between the IIRF and the School of International Relations of the ULACIT, students developed an analysis of the relationship between religious freedom and development.
Heads of USCIRF and IIRF in Discussion about Antisemitism
Bishop Thomas Paul Schirrmacher meets Rabbi Abraham Cooper in Berlin
Mortal enmity towards all Jews long before the founding of the state of Israel
Panel discussion in Brauweiler Abbey on anti-Semitism to mark the anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945
Religious dialogue is essential
Schirrmacher speaks in the German Bundestag at the hearing on the situation of freedom of religion or belief
United Nations Human Rights Council includes ORFA´s submission in report about Nigeria
The ORFA, a partner organization of the IIRF, submitted a report for the UN Universal Periodic Review on Nigeria and is included in the document.