IIRF Updates
The IIRF participates in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States
The General Assembly is the principal decision-making body of the Organization of American States (OAS), composed of the member states of the Americas. It meets
Church and State Relations in Zambia: An Evangelical Perspective
The IIRF is pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar on the book “Church and State Relations in Zambia: An Evangelical Perspective“ on Tuesday, July 23.
A new tool for researching religious freedom worldwide
The IIRF presents the Violent Incidents Database in the German Bundestag
Significant increase in hate speech and hate crimes against Protestant Christians
Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey publishes annual human rights report
Schirrmacher takes part in the inauguration of the extended Nazi memorial in Brauweiler
In the presence of more than 160 invited guests the newly designed memorial on the grounds of the LVR Cultural Centre Brauweiler has been opened.
Statement in the German Federal Parliament on Antisemitism
Answer on a question about antisemitism by the President of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), Archbishop Prof. Dr. Thomas Paul Schirrmacher.
Statements
Religious Freedom News
Copts, Church and State in Contemporary Egypt
On 8 January 2022, the Egyptian government quietly released Ramy Kamel, a Coptic Christian human rights activist.
Christians and other religious minorities situation in Pakistan
Nasir Saeed recently returned from Pakistan which has Covid-19, dengue and typhoid viruses. Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan were also creating havoc in the country.
Religious freedom violations in North Korea
The ability for constitutional freedoms to flourish and be respected is highly dependent on a nation’s political system.
Hate and targeted violence against christians in India
Half Yearly Report 2021 of the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India
Religious leaders detained amid protests in Cuba
In the face of the recent unprecedented peaceful protests on the island and in the face of the violent deployment of the police and security forces to disperse and detain the protesters, different voices raise to demand an end to acts of repression and human rights violations.
Has the pandemic weakened religious liberty?
Dennis P. Petri speaks to Christian Today about some of the areas of concern and what impact the pandemic has had on religious liberty.