IIRF Updates

The IIRF Participates in the IRF Summit
Dr. Kyle Wisdom, the Deputy Director of the IIRF was a part of “Coalition for International Religious Freedom”

Guest Lecture on Religious Organizations & Local Development
The International Director of the IIRF, Dr. Dennis P. Petri delivered a guest lecture on “Religious Organizations and their Impact on Local Development.”

Good Practices to Reduce, Resolve and Prevent Religious Conflict
This project was inspired by the clear needs which surfaced through research.

Thomas Schirrmacher visits Dennis Petri in Costa Rica
In the first episode of Thomas Paul’s week in 2023, WEA Secretary General Thomas Paul Schirrmacher visited Dr. Dennis Petri in Costa Rica.

Announcing the Publication of the Latest Issue of the IJRF
International Journal for Religious Freedom (IJRF) Vol. 15 No. 1/2 (2022): Refugees and religious freedom

IIRF Participates in Webinar: Universal Right to Religious Freedom
“The Universal Right to Religious Freedom as the Foundation for a World Culture of Peace.”
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Historic Publication on Organized Crime & Religious Freedom
The interface of organized crime on religious freedom is discussed in an academic journal read by human rights experts in the UN human rights system.

Latin American IR Textbook Includes Religious Freedom
International Negotiation in Latin America, a book edited by Dr. Dennis P. Petri, is a FLACSO Costa Rica (founded by UNESCO) publication.

“Many Christians unconsciously self-censor themselves”
Religious freedom seems to be increasingly under threat in many parts of the world. To discuss this, Omnes Magazine spoke with Dennis P. Petri.

On UN’s Day for Religious Freedom, WEA Highlights Abuses in Afghanistan, Algeria, India, Sri Lanka
One year after Afghanistan fell back into Taliban control, that troubled nation is again in the headlines. Afghanistan has been named one of this year’s

«Muchos cristianos se autocensuran inconscientemente»
La libertad religiosa parece estar cada vez más amenazada en muchas partes del mundo. Para analizarlo hablamos con Dennis P. Petri.

New report finds evidence of self-censorship among Christians in Europe
Case studies of France and Germany show an advanced degree of social pressure driven by secular intolerance. In Mexico and Colombia practicing Christians face similar challenges as in Europe.