Daily media briefing

'Keyboard warrior' Julie Sweeney sentenced to 15 months on busy day for rioting cases in England's courts.

The Guardian

The inquiry comes after allegations of toxic workplace culture and financial irregularities, reports say.

Third Sector*

Analysis on third anniversary of seizure of power finds regime officials implicated in more than half of reported incidents of gender-based violence.

The Guardian

The proposed civil code would standardise laws across all religious communities but has been bitterly opposed by Muslim activists and liberals as an attack on the largest religious minority.

AFP via Yahoo

In recent months, they have quietly laid the groundwork for their fight to restrict not only access to abortion but also to IVF.

New York Times via Yahoo

The church has grown despite believing in witchcraft and states that women should provide sex for their husbands whenever they desire it.

Daily Record

The attitudes of the Forward In Faith Church International Incorporated (FIFCII) have been described as promoting "vicious homophobia and misogyny" by campaigners.

Edinburgh Live

In judgments seen by The Telegraph, Gregory Jones KC, reviewing the case on behalf of the clergy discipline tribunal, said Dr Randall's case was "egregious" and the Church's "error gross".

The Telegraph*

The Philippines is the only country in the world, other than the tiny Vatican, where divorce is illegal.

Independent via Yahoo

A far-right Israeli minister has led hundreds of Jewish Israelis into Jerusalem's most contested holy site, with many defying the Israeli government's long-standing ban on Jewish prayer there.

BBC

Arizona and Missouri are to vote on amendments that could enshrine access to abortion in their constitutions in November.

BBC

Paul Nthenge Mackenzie told devotees that 'by fasting we would achieve redemption, end all human suffering and meet Jesus'.

The Telegraph*

The morality police have asked stores to hide the mannequins' faces and photographs of models, according to a clothes seller in Kabul.

France 24

The Church of England made a six-figure pay-off to a priest assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, a BBC investigation has found.

BBC

The tribunal found that Roha Dahir was unfairly and wrongfully dismissed and that the charity had subjected her to direct race discrimination and direct sex discrimination.

Civil Society

A mother of two has been left paraplegic after being shot by Iranian police over an alleged violation of the country's strict hijab rules, a source with knowledge of the case has told the BBC.

BBC

An 18-month-old boy died from excessive bleeding following circumcision on Sunday.

Times of India

The Shia religious groups that dominate the political system in Iraq have been pushing to erode women's rights in the country for more than a decade.

The Guardian

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie appeared in court in the coastal city of Mombasa alongside 94 other suspects on Monday.

BBC

At a gathering this weekend, the evangelical organization Promise Keepers leaned into partisan politics it once eschewed.

The New York Times*

As successive leaders came in and introduced ever more complicated rules for how Brethren must live, the strict, psychological control was tightened.

The Times*

Justin Welby condemns violent disorder of recent days as 'unchristian'.

The Guardian

A definition of Islamophobia being considered by Labour would "curtail free speech", the founder of a project that monitors anti-Muslim hatred has warned.

The Telegraph*

Lord Falconer reveals that Keir Starmer will not block Commons vote on giving terminally ill people choice of ending their lives.

The Guardian

Jonathan Abraham argued Cloverhill prison failed to provide him with Kosher food and took away Tefilin required for prayer.

Irish Times

Julie Sweeney appeared before Warrington Magistrates' Court charged with sending communication threatening death or serious harm.

Chesire Live

The Labour Party has received an official complaint over a social media post by one of its MPs which campaigners argue blames Jews for the outbreak of riots across the UK.

Sky News

Conversion therapy still takes place in the UK. One man describes the devastating psychological damage he experienced and how he fought back.

The Telegraph*

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) is a coalition that seeks to remove terror content from tech platforms.

The Times*

As the former president tries to claw his way back to the White House, scores of religious figures are determined to see him get there.

Independent

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby accused Israeli extremist finance minister of undermining ceasefire hopes.

Jewish News

Labour is considering adopting a controversial definition of Islamophobia – despite warnings it could harm free speech, The Telegraph can reveal.

The Telegraph via MSN

Sadiq Khan has said he does not feel safe as an openly Muslim politician following riots that have rocked the UK over the last week – and that he has been left heartbroken for his children.

The Independent*

The head of an association representing Muslim health workers has said it has recorded an increase in racist abuse since the beginning of the far-right riots last week, with "unprecedented" fear among NHS staff.

The Guardian

Conversion therapy still takes place in the UK. One man describes the devastating psychological damage he experienced and how he fought back.

The Telegraph*

A fake video has been circulated of the Chief Rabbi calling for mosques to be shut.

Jewish News

Lawrence Hecker will face court on kidnapping and rape charges in September pending a final competency ruling.

The Guardian

Bolivia's top prosecutor's office said on Thursday it is launching an investigation against three Jesuit priests accused of covering up child abuse in the city of La Paz, the latest development in a string of pedophilia scandals that have shaken the South American country.

Premier Christian News

The chair of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has blamed "Zionist financiers abroad" for the far-right riots which have swept across England.

The Jewish Chronicle

Two Muslim "interfaith" charities openly support Iran-backed terror groups including Hezbollah and Hamas, a JC investigation has revealed.

The Jewish Chronicle

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of public order offences – including using threatening words or behaviour "intended to stir up religious hatred"

ITV

Robert Jenrick has been criticised by a rival for the Conservative leadership and Muslim parliamentarians for saying police should "immediately arrest" any protesters shouting "Allahu Akbar", the Arabic phrase that means God is great.

The Guardian

Counter-demo against planned far-right gathering outside Finchley immigration centre marred by circulation of 'antisemitic' leaflet by group named Finchley Against Fascism

Jewish News

Shehraz Sarwar, aged 46, from Saltley, has denied a charge of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place following a gathering in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, on Monday in response to a purported EDL rally

Birmingham Live

Three sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna have been cancelled after three men were arrested on suspicion of plotting an Islamist terrorist attack, but police were said to be searching for potential accomplices.

The Times*

In Thailand, it can seem like barely a week goes by without reports of monks being charged with drug possession, drunk driving, corruption, violent crimes, even rape and murder.

ABC News

Moves by two Republican-governed states have taken aim at the Constitution's "establishment clause," long understood by courts as separating church and state.

Reuters

There were fears violence on Britain's streets could escalate after a counter-protesting gang of Asian men attacked a man at a pub in Birmingham.

The Times*