January

Moscow: Project of a Russian Association for Protection of Religious Freedom (RARF)

Posted February 4, 2014

On 21st of January 2014, Oleg Goncharov, Secretary General of IRLA Euro-Asia region, took part in a meeting of the State Duma Committee for Public Associations and Religious Organizations.

Mindanao: First Religious Liberty Tour & Special Recognition to the City Mayors

From January 26 to February 1, 2014, the IRLA team of Secretary General Dr. John Graz and Dr. Jonathan Catolico, IRLA Secretary General for South Asia Pacific Region, traveled from Manila, Philippines to the island of Mindanao for the First Mindanao Religious Freedom Tour.

Worrying Trends in the World of Religious Liberty

Posted January 27, 2014

The new report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center's Religion and Public Life Project highlights a number of troubling trends that should concern anyone -- whether private citizen or public official -- about the state of religious freedom around the world as of 2012.

Manila, Philippines, "One Man with Courage is the Majority"

Posted January 27, 2014

Manila, Philippines, "One Man with Courage is the Majority" It is by these words of Thomas Jefferson that Honorable Ben Micah, Senior Minister and Cabinet member of the Government of Papua New Guinea opened his intervention, at the opening meeting of the Festival of Religious Freedom held in Manila, January 23 to 25

Madrid: Two big events. The First IADRL International Conference – Symposium, and Religious Liberty Concert “Ambassadors of Liberty, Hope and Peace” in Spain

Posted January 22, 2014

On Friday January 17,2014 the International Association for the Defense of Religious Liberty, AIDLR, held its first international event for this new century in Madrid, Spain.

15th Meeting of Experts - Athens Greece

Posted January 22, 2014

A very successful 15th IRLA Meeting of Experts was held in Athens, Greece from January 6 to 10.

Our Brother's Keeper

Posted January 8, 2014

Americans are given extremely wide latitude in terms of how they are able to worship and express their beliefs (or whether to worship at all). While not exclusively an American phenomenon, it is fair to say that the United States does better than most other countries around the world in the area of religious freedom.