Top Five Countries for Killings, Abductions, Arrests and Sentences of Christians, Attacks on Buildings and Houses of Worship, and Forced Displacement
IIRF Reports Vol. 15 – 2026/21: January–December 2025
religious freedom
Thomas Helwys, the forgotten pioneer of religious freedom for everyone
By Archbishop Professor Dr Dr Thomas Paul Schirrmacher
IJRF Vol. 19 No. 1 (2026): Intermediate actors and religious accommodations
Intermediate actors and religious accommodations
The first right: Freedom to religion. Freedom from religion.
Jacob Rudenstrand. The first right: Freedom to religion. Freedom from religion. Religious Freedom Series. Vol. 10. Bonn: Culture and Science Publ. (VKW), 2026. 221 pp. ISBN 978-3-86269-335-1.
IJRF Vol. 18 No. 2 (2025): Religious freedom and measures of tolerance
Religious freedom and measures of tolerance
Safeguarding Freedom of Religion or Belief
Assessing the Recommendations of the CRL Rights Commission in the Light of International Human Rights Standards
“Put a stop to the enemies of freedom of religion and belief!”
The yearbooks on Religious Freedom 2025 and on Persecution and Discrimination of Christians 2025 were presented in Berlin today.
Global Religious Freedom Index 2024–2026: Post-Communist Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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.
New book on religious freedom in Mexico and Colombia now available
IIRF has published Camila Sánchez Sandoval’s book Religious Freedom in Mexico and Colombia, making her innovative and groundbreaking work available in English.
FTH Giessen offers research awards
The Giessen School of Theology (FTH) is inviting submissions for its Research Award for Religious Freedom and Christian Persecution.