At an international conference in Berlin, experts gathered to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping freedom of religion or belief. Organized by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Frank Schwabe, the event drew high-level delegations from 30 countries, along […]
Tag: Religious Freedom
At a recent conference held alongside the Berlin Ministerial of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA), experts highlighted the increasing challenges faced by individuals who hold traditional beliefs on marriage, family, and gender in Europe and North America. The IRFBA, a coalition of countries committed to advancing global religious freedom, requires its members […]
Thousands of Nigerian Christians like Rhoda, Ezekiel*, and David* suffer grievously at the hands of terrorists and other militants and biased legal systems because of their faith. Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for Christians. Through your unwavering generosity and support, our global religious freedom team has made it their […]
As Laos assumes the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and prepares for its first meeting this week, the situation for religious minorities in Myanmar — a fellow ASEAN member — continues to deteriorate. Myanmar’s military, suffering significant battlefield losses, has intensified its attacks on civilian areas, including a series of […]
A pastor in India sharing God’s Word.Photo: VOM International Sources: International Christian Concern, ECSPE A church leader in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has been convicted on false charges of forcing Hindus to convert to Christianity. On September 25th, a court in Jhabua sentenced Pastor Vikas Nimach to five years in prison and ordered him to […]
A newly released volume, Religious Freedom and Populism: The Appropriation of a Human Right and How to Counter It, tackles the growing global threat of populism to human rights, particularly the right to freedom of religion or belief. The book’s contributors analyze how populist movements, especially those from the far-right, appropriate and distort this fundamental […]
Miles Windsor, from the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI), has been appointed as Strategic Advisor to Ambassador Robert Řehák in the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Windsor will serve part-time, providing strategic guidance to Řehák, who holds the position of Ambassador for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, and Interfaith […]
Dallas Baptist University’s Institute for Global Engagement will host a significant conference titled “Praying for All the Persecuted” on October 24 and 25, 2024. The event aims to mobilize the church to pray for and advocate on behalf of those persecuted for their faith worldwide. The conference is hosted by Knox Thames, an international human […]
Excerpt| Book Excerpts, International Relations and Foreign Policy, Political Science and Theory, Religion and Theology Today, a scourge of religious persecution is impacting every faith community around the globe. In Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom, author H. Knox Thames takes readers to some of the world’s most repressive countries in the Middle East and Asia, exposing […]
Writing for ReligionUnplugged, RFI Senior Fellow Paul Marshall reviewed an important new book by Knox Thames on ways to fight religious persecution based on Thames’ vast experience as a U.S. government official promoting international religious freedom. Marshall writes: Most people working in recent decades in America’s growing movement for international religious freedom are little-known except by […]