IIRF Updates
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.
New reports based on Violent Incidents Database
Our Violent Incidents Database (VID) is expanding our ability to analyze incident data over time and to produce reliable reports spotlighting urgent situations where innocent
A productive year in 2024
As this is our first newsletter of 2025, it’s a good time to look back on the past year and see how we did. Overall,
Discrimination against Christians in Europe: Insights from Prof. Dr. Christof Sauer
The IIRF invites you to read a recent Christianity Today article highlighting discrimination and hate crimes against Christians in Europe. The article features insights from Prof. Dr.
“There is practically no socially relevant topic that does not play a role in religious freedom”
Yearbooks ‘Religious Freedom 2024’ and ‘Persecution and Discrimination against Christians 2024’ presented in Berlin
Statements
Religious Freedom News
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
UN Security Council adopts resolution to protect religious minorities
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on freedom of religion to protect religious minorities in the Middle East and Africa
Mission and Religious Freedom: Call for Papers for Symposium
Fjellhaug International University College has issued a call for papers for a research symposium at their campus in Oslo, Norway, on 20-21 September 2023.
Secular states struggling with religious freedom
On May 4 and May 5, the Institute for the study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (ISFORB), organised a conference on “Secular states Struggling with Religious Freedom.”
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief has a new report
The International Institute for Religious Freedom commends the report “Landscape of freedom of religion or belief” presented by UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
Secular States Struggling with Religious Freedom
Invitation to the third International ISFORB Conference with the theme “Secular states struggling with Religious Freedom”.