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Atheist Sentenced in West Sumatra (June 18, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On June 14, 2012, Alexander Aan, a civil servant charged with blasphemy, was given a sentence of two and a half ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Blasphemy Against Islam (June 18, 2012) by Issam Saliba

On May 3, 2012, the Kuwait National Assembly (the country's parliament) passed a law amending the Penal Code that had been ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Kuwait

Change in Church/State Relations (June 06, 2012) by Constance Johnson

Norway no longer has a state religion. Due to a constitutional change approved by the Storting (Parliament), there is now a ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Norway

Scholar States Churches Must Be Destroyed (March 19, 2012) by Issam Saliba

In response to a question on March 11, 2012, the highest religious authority in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Saudi Arabia

Atheist to Be Charged with Blasphemy (February 09, 2012) by Constance Johnson

Alexander Aan, an Indonesian civil servant living in Pulau Punjung, in West Sumatra Province, posted the statement "God doesn't exist" on ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Private Nursery School Internal Code of Conduct May Ban Display of Religious Attire (November 03, 2011) by Nicole Atwill

On October 27, 2011, the Court of Appeal of Versailles found that it is lawful for a private nursery school to ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: France

New Law on Religion Enacted (October 17, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On October 13, 2011, President Nursultan Nazarbaev of Kazakhstan signed into law a series of amendments and supplements to a number ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Kazakhstan

Parents of Students Studying Abroad Prosecuted (April 22, 2011) by Peter Roudik

It has been reported recently that Tajik police authorities have initiated criminal cases against individuals whose minor children are studying in ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Tajikistan

Crucifixes Allowed in Schools (April 07, 2011) by Dario Ferreira

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in Strasbourg, handed down a decision on March 18, 2011, on the controversy over ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights / Italy

Fatwa Killing Sparks High Court Inquiry, Directives (February 17, 2011) by Shameema Rahman

A recent rape and subsequent fatwa killing in Bangladesh have prompted the country's High Court to investigate the incident and to ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh

Legal Issues Concerning Islam Discussed at Jurists' Convention (October 18, 2010) by Edith Palmer

The 68th German Convention of Jurists was held in Berlin on September 21 – 24 (Deutscher Juristentag (Sept. 24, 2010),

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Germany

Plan to Introduce Resolution on Religious Minorities (September 13, 2010) by Constance Johnson

On September 13, 2010, Italy's Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, announced that the country plans to present a resolution at the next ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Italy / United Nations

Royal Decree Limits Authority to Issue Fatwas (August 25, 2010) by George Sadek

In August 2010, King Abdu Al Aziz bin Saud issued a Royal Decree limiting the authority to issue fatwas (religious opinions ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Saudi Arabia

Religious Edicts Declared Illegal (July 22, 2010) by Shameema Rahman

On July 8, 2010, the High Court of Bangladesh issued a ruling declaring all kinds of extrajudicial punishments illegal, including those ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh

Controversial Conversion Bill (July 21, 2010) by Ruth Levush

A bill to regulate conversions to Judaism, proposed by Knesset (Israel's Parliament) Member David Rotem, recently passed a first reading in ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Israel

Constitutional Court Upholds Blasphemy Law (April 22, 2010) by Kelly Buchanan

On April 19, 2010, the Constitutional Court of Indonesia held that a 1965 blasphemy law does not contravene the Constitution and ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Administrative Court Prohibits Christians from Visiting Churches in Jerusalem (March 24, 2010) by George Sadek

On February 2, 2010, the Administrative Judicial Court of Egypt, the country's adjudicative body for administrative disputes related to government contracts, ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Egypt

New Prohibition on Blasphemy (January 08, 2010) by Stephen Clarke

On January 1, 2010, new provisions contained in the Defamation Act, 2009 of the Republic of Ireland, on prohibiting the making ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Ireland

Court Rules Catholic Magazine Can Use the Word "Allah" (January 05, 2010) by Kelly Buchanan

On December 31, 2009, the High Court of Malaysia ruled that a Christian publication has a constitutional right to use the ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Malaysia

Veil Not a Legal Obligation (October 13, 2009) by Issam Saliba

Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantatwi, the head of Al-Azhar in Cairo, the most prestigious religious university in the Sunni Muslim world, ordered ...

Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Egypt

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Last updated: June 18, 2012