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• Twenty-six Baha’is in Iran sentenced to 126 years in prison as 10 Baha’i women arrested in Isfahan, and 3 Baha’is in Yazd Bahá’í International Community news service
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• “When world rejected, religion took us” Times of India
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• Putin Accuses West Of Weaponizing Religion To Destablise World; ‘Pitting Muslims Against Jews’ Hindustan Times
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• Douglas Todd: How Quebec’s religious garb ban compares to harsh regimes Vancouver Sun
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• Shout it out loud: These Indonesians scream to heal trauma The Jakarta Post
• Indonesian politicians want to ban US film on Abraham UCA News
• RUSSIA: Second jail term for opposing Russia’s war in Ukraine on religious grounds Forum 18
• Quran burning in Sweden prompts debate on the fine line between freedom of expression and incitement of hatred The Conversation
• A Hindu-Muslim dispute tests centuries of interfaith culture in India’s Varanasi NPR
• Sweden ponders freedom of speech vs religion Youth Journalism International
• Vatican Custodian of the Holy Places in Israel: When you mix religion and politics, it’s always dangerous C Tech
• A jealous god: China remakes religions in its own image Al Jazeera
• Curiosity about religion is viewed as morally virtuous, new research finds The Jerusalem Post
• Gandhi’s secularism drew on his profound religiosity Indian Express
• Scottish politicians influenced by religion when voting The Herald
• A Hindu-Muslim dispute tests centuries of interfaith culture in India’s Varanasi NPR
• The 8-Year-Old Boy at the Heart of a Fight Over Tibetan Buddhism The New York Times
• Laudate Deum: the Pope’s cry for a response to the climate crisis Vatican News
• Opening momentous Vatican summit, Pope Francis begs church to not impose burdens National Catholic Reporter