Religious Freedom
- India: Hindu extremists, police shut down worship services in Uttar Pradesh
– Morning Star News - Iran: Pastor sentenced to five years in prison
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Chinese authorities demolish megachurch, detain pastors
– China Aid - Egypt: Coptic Christians fear martyrs are being forgotten
– Crux - ODIHR releases freedom of religion policy guide
– New Europe
Marriage & Family
- Hong Kong Court rules against same-sex unions
– NY Times - UK: Police will allow convicted rapists to be recorded as females if they no longer identify with their male birth sex
– Mail - UK LGBT teaching row: School exclusion zone decision put off
– BBC News - Australia: Melbourne Anglicans find regional same-sex blessings move ‘profoundly disappointing’
– SBS
Sanctity of Life
- Northern Ireland prepares for momentous abortion, same-sex marriage changes
– National Post - Northern Ireland politicians receive ‘unprecedented’ level of correspondence demanding rejection of new abortion laws
– Right to Life - US: Pittsburgh’s abortion clinic buffer zone law upheld
– Bloomberg - Swiss doctor sentenced for helping healthy woman to die
– Swiss Info