IIRF Updates
IIRF and ISHR leadership involved in Faith & Freedom Summit IV in the Latin American Parliament
The fourth Faith & Freedom Summit focusing on FoRB took place under the title “Practicing What We Preach” in the Latin American Parliament in Panama City.
Religious freedom conference in South Africa
The IIRF’s Cape Town office will cosponsor the second Conference on Religious Freedom in South Africa, scheduled for January 29–30, 2026.
International religious ethnography conference
The IIRF and OLIRE, along with the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, will co-host the third International Congress on Religious Ethnography.
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
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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
Has the African Union done enough to advance FoRB and curb religious persecution?
This 2021 factsheet published by the USCIRF documents instances of religious freedom violations, including of a violent nature, against Muslims in Africa.