Religious Freedom & Free Speech
- Christian persecution in Tunisia still rampant decade after revolution
– Christian Post - Iran: Christian convert released on bail after three weeks in detention
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Algeria: Two Christians sentenced to prison and heavy fines
– Morning Star News - Bloody Wednesday takes Myanmar back to the dark ages
– UCA News - UK statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief
– GOV UK
Marriage & Family
- Taiwan: Court finds grounds to allow international same-sex marriages
– Focus Taiwan - US: Doctors, hospitals, fight ‘transgender mandate’ in federal court
– Angelus - UK: Mothers to be named on marriage certificates
– Church Times (£) - UK: MPs to debate petition to ban LGBT conversion therapy
– BBC News - Canada’s Divorce Act: The updates and its impact
– Lawyer Monthly - Mexico: Reform to issue gender change acts comes into force in Quintana Roo
– Yucatan Times
Sanctity of Life
- New Zealand lawmakers want ‘buffer zones’ banning pro-life speech at abortion centers
– Live Action - Australia: Tasmania’s House of Assembly passes assisted suicide Bill
– ABC - Churches unite in opposition to Ireland’s euthanasia Bill
– Christian Institute - Lack of evidence-based medicine in debate around new assisted suicide law should concern Canadians
– CBC - Report says people who wish to die change mind
– Catholic Universe