Religious Freedom & Free Speech
- Eritrea: 21 women imprisoned from underground church raids freed
– CHVN - Nigeria: Church confirms release of pastor threatened with execution
– Morning Star News - Canada: Attacks on minority women in Pakistan spark calls to reopen Office of Religious Freedoms closed by Liberals
– National Post - UK: Police having ‘chilling effect’ on debate amid 120,000 allegations of ‘hate speech’
– Christian Institute - Scotland: Will the SNP finally see sense on its flawed Hate Crime Bill?
– Spectator
Marriage & Family
- Kenyan tribal elders vow to end FGM, child marriage in ‘milestone’ for girls
– Reuters - Hundreds of British girls ‘married off as children each year’
– Independent - Angola bans discrimination based on sexual orientation
– Telegraph (£) - Mother of slain daughters supports recent changes to Canada’s Divorce Act
– Globe and Mail - US: States consider restrictions on gender transitioning, transgender participation in girls’ sports
– Catholic News Agency
Sanctity of Life
- UK: Sharp rise in ambulance call-outs following home abortion pills
– Christian Institute - Ireland: Abortion legislation review to begin, Health Minister tells Cabinet
– Irish Times - New Zealand: Health professionals conscience objection to abortion at risk, court told
– Stuff - Russian MPs suggest ban on abortion in private clinics, restricting procedure to state-owned facilities
– RT - United States: Abortions by Planned Parenthood on the rise
– FSSPX