IIRF Updates
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
Masking Religious Freedom Violations: A Virtual Conference
The Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University and Canopy Forum in collaboration with the International Institute for Religious Freedom hosted a virtual symposium, Masking Religious
New research on religious freedom in Latin America
In addition to producing the International Journal for Religious Freedom twice a year, the IIRF promotes the dissemination of high-quality research in other venues. IIRF
IJRF highlights youth issues
The latest issue of the International Journal for Religious Freedom sheds light on the sometimes excruciating ways in which religious freedom violations impact the lives
Global Religious Freedom Index shows what’s happening in sub-Saharan Africa
The first report based on the Global Religious Freedom Index was released.
Statements
Religious Freedom News
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.
New Edition of the World Watch List 2024
Open Doors International launches a new edition of the study of the reality of persecuted Christians around the world with the World Watch List 2024.
Call for papers to participate in ISFORB Conference 2024
IIRF extends the invitation to participate in the Fourth International Conference ISFORB, on the main topic “Propagation and (de)conversion: Conflict of individual and group rights?”
OAS commemorates the International Religious Freedom Day
The IIRF welcomes and congratulates the Organization of American States for including Religious Freedom as a topic of interest.
Free to burn sacred texts? A reflection on the Quran burning cases
Article written by Arie de Pater, IIRF European Representative. Recently, several Quran’s have been burnt or desecrated in Denmark and Sweden. Some claim that these
EU: The 10th Anniversary of the EU Guidelines on FoRB
Ten years ago, the European Council adopted Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). These guidelines explain what FoRB