Indonesia Drafts New Law for Religious Freedom

Indonesia's president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, and the Ministers for Religious and Home Affairs drafted a new law to protect religious freedom for minorities. President

USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, Commissioner Mary Ann Glendon, and Executive Director Jackie Wolcott with parliamentarians at the launch of the International Parliamentary Coalition to Advance Religious Freedom, November 8, 2014, Oslo.

30 Parliamentarians Meet With USCIRF In Oslo To Sign A Freedom Of Religion Charter

USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, Commissioner Mary Ann Glendon, and Executive Director Jackie Wolcott with parliamentarians at the launch of the International Parliamentary Coalition

Islam In Schools

Parents Upset Their Children Are Learning About Islam in School

Parents in several parts of the United States are complaining about assignments given to their children to study and learn about Islam. Many schools

AZ Prisoners Fight to Practice Hawaiian Religion

AZ Inmates Win Status to Fight for Native Hawaiian Religion

Stating their religion is vital to their rehabilitation, prisoners in AZ have filed a class-action lawsuit. A few days ago, the Judge Leslie Kobayashi

Scientology Religion Symbol

European Court on Human Rights Wins Religious Freedom Case for Russian Scientologists

The denial of a Russian Church of Scientology's registration has been deemed a violation of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and

Tennesee Cheerleaders Lead Prayer Before Games

HS Cheerleader Asia Canada Boldly Leads Prayer Before Games

Asia Canada, a cheerleader in Tennessee, defies the ruling to ban prayer in schools. She leads her community in the Lord's Prayer, and they

Beards in Prison

Muslim Prisoner Fights for Religious Right to Keep His Beard

The Supreme Court's most recent religious freedom challenge after Hobby Lobby is coming from a Muslim man who wants the right to keep his

Football Prayer Banned

Florida: Atheists Ban Religion in Football

Atheists have moved to ban prayers, chaplains, and religious words and symbols from football in high schools. The nontheistic organization Freedom From Religion Foundation

Rohingya

Myanmar: Rohingya Minority May Suffer Concentration Camps

The situation in Myanmar worsens, and politicians are having trouble even speaking of the Rohingya victims who may be forced into concentration camps. Ostensibly

Christians Flee to Bulgaria

Christians Escape to Bulgaria from Iran Persecutions

Christians in Iran flee religious persecution and violence to Bulgaria with the help of Yank Barry AKA the "Jewish Schindler." It is a sad