🇸🇾 Vertreter der ISHR trafen sich in Damaskus mit Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II., um die Herausforderungen zu erörtern, denen sich die christlichen Gemeinschaften Syriens nach den ersten Parlamentswahlen seit dem Sturz des Assad-Regimes gegenübersehen. ➡️ bonner-querschnitte.de/?p=9455

🇸🇾 ISHR Leaders met with Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II in Damascus to discuss the challenges facing Syria’s Christian communities following the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime. ➡️ bonner-querschnitte.de/?p=9455

🇵🇰 Blasphemy Law: The Reason for Injustice in Pakistan ➡️ Download: iirf.global/?p=6617 This research was conducted to understand how Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are applied and misused, particularly against Christians, and to identify patterns that lead to accusations.

🆓 Safeguarding Freedom of Religion or Belief: Assessing the Recommendations of the CRL Rights Commission in the Light of International Human Rights Standards 📃 NEW IIRF REPORT by Christof Sauer ➡️ Download: iirf.global/?p=6626

🗺️ Global Religious Freedom Index 2024–2026: Western Democracies 📃 This NEW IIRF REPORT analyzes the status of religious freedom in 27 Western democracies, using 2023 data from Round 4 of the Religion and State Project. Download: iirf.global/?p=6636

🕌 The Global Imams Council (GIC) has published a Statement against the Persecution of Christians which we reproduce here: iirf.global/?p=6650

🇨🇭 BQ 893 – 73/2025: Focus on religious freedom: Swiss churches sign joint declaration 💬 In his keynote speech, Thomas Schirrmacher emphasizes that no state can function without religious freedom ➡️ Learn more: bonn-profiles.net/?p=9659

📄 IIRF Research Fellow Dr. Camila Sánchez-Sandoval published an article on Democracy, Authoritarianism and Religious Freedom in the German Protestant news agency IDEA. ➡️ Learn more: iirf.global/?p=6658

📄 NEW IIRF REPORT by Dennis P. Petri: From Rankings To Realities: Measuring What Really Matters for Religious Freedom ➡️ Download: iirf.global/?p=6679

🫶🏻 A Blessed Human Rights Day to You ✍🏼 From a Jewish Rabbi and a Protestant Minister ➡️ Learn more: iirf.global/?p=6685 #HumanRightsDay #HumanRights

🇺🇳 The International Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom, Dr. Dennis P. Petri, was appointed as a Visiting Professor at the University for Peace (UPEACE) to teach the postgraduate course “Perspectives of Religion and Society”. bonn-profiles.net/?p=10783

✡️ BQ 895 – 75/2025: Anti-Semitism—Christian, Islamic, Secular 💬 On the history of the violation and denial of religious freedom for Jews ➡️ An interview with Thomas Schirrmacher on the occasion of the presentation of the Yearbook on Religious Freedom: bonn-profiles.net/?p=10793

📄 “FoRB And The European Union” – ISFORB International Conference, 7-8 May 2026 ETF Leuven, Belgium 🗣️ This multi-disciplinary Call for Papers warmly welcomes you to join our conversations. ➡️ Learn more: iirf.global/?p=6737

🇳🇬 Analytical Intelligence Report: Nigerian Christians as Victims of Islamist Extremism This report carries exceptional weight because it has been endorsed by leading global experts in security, terrorism, intelligence studies, and hybrid threats. ➡️ iirf.global/?p=6718

🇳🇬 What to do about the crisis in Nigeria? Considerable attention has been devoted to Nigeria in the past month after the US government declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern due to the severe threats to religion that exist there. ➡️ Leran more: iirf.global/?p=6733

🛑 Stop Looking Only for a Religious Motive – New IIRF Report by Dennis P. Petri ❓ In the religious freedom field, when a violent incident happens, we frequently hear the same question: “Is this really religious persecution?” ➡️ Learn more: iirf.global/?p=6726

🌍 IIRF publishes Audit Statement on the outcomes of the Open Doors International World Watch List 2026 📃 Read the statement here: iirf.global/?p=6777

➡️ The IIRF can now also be found at Mastodon: mastodon.world/@iirf

📑 Vol. 18 No. 2 (2025): Religious freedom and measures of tolerance ➡️ The latest volume of the International Journal for Religious Freedom is published and can be downloaded at ijrf.org/index.php/home…

🇮🇳🇵🇰 Christianity in Punjab: History and Challenges This report examines the historical development and contemporary presence of Christianity in Punjab. 🔗 Read the full report at iirf.global/?p=6855