USCIRF News Digest

        Source:            www.uscirf.gov
Date:                 March 3, 2020

USCIRF News Digest - March 3, 2020

USCIRF News

 USCIRF Condemns Violence in India’s Capital City

 USCIRF Delegation Travels to Sudan to Assess Post-Revolution Progress toward Greater Religious Freedom

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Top News from Around the World

 Brazil
 3 attackers assault Jewish man wearing a kippah in Brazil (Jewish Telegraph Agency)

 Germany
 ‘Meet a Jew’ in Germany: Central Council launches project against prejudice (European Jewish Congress)

 India
 U.N. rights body to move Supreme Court on Citizenship Amendment Act (The Hindu)

 Indonesia
 How the daily lives of Indonesian youth can tell us why they become more conservative (MENAFN)

 Iran
 Iran’s Ongoing War Against Its Religious Minorities (Iran Press Watch)
 Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on Discrimination Against Baha’is and Other Unrecognized Religious Groups in Iran (Iran Press Watch)
 Iran releases Christian convert from prison, persecution watchdog reports (Christian Post)
 The Hand of Iran Can Be Seen in the Persecution of 24 Yemeni Baha’is (Iran Press Watch)

 Malaysia
 Islamist party PAS set for comeback in Malaysia's federal government (The Straits Times)
 Unified currency for Muslim countries (New Straits Times)
 Non-Muslim MPs in ‘Malay’ ruling bloc still have concerns after ‘PM for all’ speech (FMT)

 Montenegro
 Russian-backed bishop joins Montenegro church protests (Balkan Insight)
 Montenegro bishop and president trade blows in religion row (Balkan Insight)

 Spain
 Madrid court acquits Spanish actor of blasphemy complaint (The Local)

 Turkey
 Iconic Istanbul Catholic church up for sale (Ahval)
 Istanbul trial pits church against Italian royal heirs (Daily Sabah)