IIRF Updates
IIRF co-organizes Congress on Ethnography of Religion in Mexico
The IIRF co-organizes the VII National and II International Congress on the Ethnography of Religion in Mexico
IIRF publishes essays about religious freedom in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Dr. Dennis P. Petri, International Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) publishes on religious freedom in various Latin American countries
Global Christian Relief announces joint research project with the IIRF
In a speech at the 2023 IRF summit, Ron Boyd-Macmillan announces a groundbreaking religious freedom research project with the IIRF.
IIRF staff publishes reflection on measuring subnational variation in FoRB violations
The authors seek to initiate a more systematic discussion of how to collect, analyze, and, where appropriate, incorporate subnational measures of FoRB violations into global datasets.
IIRF receives in donation the Global Religious Freedom Data Spectrum
The hosting of the Global Religious Freedom Data Spectrum Project was transferred to IIRF in 2023 and 21Wilberforce remains a collaborative partner.
IIRF and OLIRE contribute to USCIRF report on Indigenous Communities
USCIRF releases new report on “Religious Freedom For Indigenous Communities in Latin America”
Statements
Religious Freedom News
“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.
‘Chilling effect’ of secular intolerance on Christians is leading to ‘self-censorship’, report warns
A press release by Christian Today
Copts, Church and State in Contemporary Egypt
On 8 January 2022, the Egyptian government quietly released Ramy Kamel, a Coptic Christian human rights activist.