
Germany


Keep commissioner for religious freedom, IIRF president urges Germany
IIRF President Thomas Schirrmacher has called on the parties negotiating a new government in Germany to retain the office of the Commissioner for Religious Freedom

Strengthen the Office of the Commissioner for Religious Freedom instead of giving it up
Religious freedom and human rights are hallmarks of German foreign and development policy

A new tool for researching religious freedom worldwide
The IIRF presents the Violent Incidents Database in the German Bundestag

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.

Heads of USCIRF and IIRF in Discussion about Antisemitism
Bishop Thomas Paul Schirrmacher meets Rabbi Abraham Cooper in Berlin

Mortal enmity towards all Jews long before the founding of the state of Israel
Panel discussion in Brauweiler Abbey on anti-Semitism to mark the anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945

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.

Religious dialogue is essential
Schirrmacher speaks in the German Bundestag at the hearing on the situation of freedom of religion or belief

Reporting on Persecution of Christians
This study examines how the topic of the persecution of Christians in the 21st century is dealt with in print and online newsrooms in Germany.