International Institute for Religious Freedom
Post-Communist Eastern Europe
This report analyzes the status of religious freedom in 30 post-communist countries and territories in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
IIRF has published Camila Sánchez Sandoval’s book Religious Freedom in Mexico and Colombia, making her innovative and groundbreaking work available in English.
The Giessen School of Theology (FTH) is inviting submissions for its Research Award for Religious Freedom and Christian Persecution.
A critical analysis of the proposed law to amend Law No. 12/19, of May 14, in light of the Constitution of the Republic of Angola and comparative law
Camila Andrea Sánchez Sandoval. Religious Freedom in Mexico and Co-lombia: An Approach to Broadening Categories and Public Policy Actions from a Comparative Public Policy Approach. Religious Freedom Series, Vol. 9. Culture and Science Publishing (VKW): Bonn, 2025. ISBN 978-3-86269-301-6.
The IIRF’s Cape Town office will cosponsor the second Conference on Religious Freedom in South Africa, scheduled for January 29–30, 2026.
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
Christian mission and FoRB
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
Yearbooks ‘Religious Freedom 2024’ and ‘Persecution and Discrimination against Christians 2024’ presented in Berlin