REPORTS & BRIEFS

Annual Report

• 2013 Annual Report
• 2012 Annual Report
• 2011 Annual Report
• 2010 Annual Report
• 2009 Annual Report
• 2008 Annual Report
• 2007 Annual Report
• 2006 Annual Report
• 2005 Annual Report
• 2004 Annual Report
• 2003 Annual Report

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Annual Report - Chapters and Summaries

• China Chapters and Summaries

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Did You Know...

• Did You Know...USCIRF's 2013 Annual Report (April 30, 2013)
• Did You Know...China (April 22, 2013)

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Special Reports

• Summer 2011: International Affairs Review -- International Religious Freedom: Why It Matters and How to Protect It

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ADVISING GOVERNMENT

Congressional Testimony

• 6/03/2011: Testimony of USCIRF Chair Leonard Leo before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights on International Religious Freedom: Strengthening its Promotion in U.S. Foreign Policy
• 6/10/2009: Commissioner Felice Gaer Testifies on the Uighurs: A History of Persecution
• 6/10/2009: USCIRF Testimony at Capitol Hill Hearing on Uighur Muslims
• 12/21/2006: Testimony by Felice D. Gaer, Chair, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
• 11/18/2004: Testimony by Preeta D. Bansal, Chair United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Before the Congressional Executive Commission on China on Protecting Human Rights and Religious Freedom For a Stable and Prosperous China
• 10/06/2004: "Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2004 and the Designation of Countries of Particular Concern."
• 7/24/2003: "Will Religion Flourish Under China's New Leadership."
• 2/13/2002: "Communist Entrenchment and Religious Persecution in China and Vietnam."
• 5/15/2001: "China: Human Rights Issues to Consider."
• 5/10/2000: "Granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status to China: Is it in the U.S. National Interest?"
• 5/03/2000: "Accession of China to the WTO."
• 4/06/2000: "People's Republic of China and Religious Freedom in Larger Human Rights Context."
• 3/08/2000: "The U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999."
• 10/06/1999: Nina Shea, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
• 10/06/1999: Testimony by Robert A. Seiple

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Government Correspondence

• 2/7/2012: USCIRF Letter to President Obama on Religious Freedom and Rule of Law in China
• 8/16/2011: China: Vice President Should Speak Out on Religious Freedom Cases
• 1/14/2011: USCIRF Letter to President Obama on Egypt, Nigeria, and China
• 11/10/2009: CHINA: USCIRF Recommendations for Obama Trip
• 2/13/2009: USCIRF Urges Sec. Clinton to Raise Human Rights Issues in China
• 10/3/2005: China/Asylum Issues: USCIRF deeply troubled by 5th Circuit decision in Li v. Gonzales
• 2/10/2004: USCIRF recommends 11 nations to Secretary Powell As "Countries of Particular Concern"
• 11/10/2003: U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
• 9/30/2002: Letter to Secretary Powell
• 8/19/2002: Armitage Asked to Raise Religious Freedom on Visits to India, Pakistan, and China
• 2/1/2002: Commission Recommends President Bush Seek to Address Chinese People During Visit
• 1/16/2002: Administration, Congress, Must Press Religious-Freedom Cases With China
• 7/23/2001: Commission Asks Powell to Raise Religious-Freedom Issues on Asia Trip
• 4/20/2001: Commission Revisits China-Bond Issue with President Bush
• 2/20/2001: Commission Asks for Vigorous U.S. Diplomacy to Cite China, Iran, Sudan, and Others
• 11/2/2000: Commission Queries President on Blocking China Sovereign-Bond Sales

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NEWS ROOM

Press Releases

• 5/21/2013: USCIRF Welcomes IRF Report; Calls for CPC Designations
• 4/30/2013: USCIRF’s 2013 Annual Report on the State of International Religious Freedom Identifies World’s Worst Violators
• 7/25/2012: USCIRF Urges China to End Restrictions and Violence during Ramadan
• 11/16/2011: China Must Change its Repressive Policies to End the Deaths of Tibetan Monks and Nuns
• 9/13/2011: USCIRF Comment on the State Department's Designation of “Countries of Particular Concern” and Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
• 8/5/2011: China: End Violence and Restrictions In Uighur Muslim Areas
• 4/28/2011: USCIRF Identifies World's Worst Religious Freedom Violators: Egypt Cited for First Time
• 4/27/2011: USCIRF: Easter Detentions Show Need for Religious Freedom Priority in U.S.-China Relations
• 4/20/2011: China: USCIRF Urges Halt to Detentions During Easter, Roll-back of New Efforts to Control Religious Groups
• 1/19/2011: Hu Jintao: Let Your People Go
• 1/18/2011: China: USCIRF Letter to President Obama
• 10/29/2010: USCIRF Recommends that Secretary Clinton Raise Religious Freedom Issues in China Meetings
• 10/14/2010: USCIRF Applauds the Awarding of the 2010 Nobel Prize to Liu Xiaobo and Urges the Obama Administration to Embrace Advancement of the Charter '08 Principles as a Prominent Part of U.S.-China Relations
• 8/11/2010: China: Make Ramadan Restriction Free
• 11/10/2009: CHINA: USCIRF Recommendations for Obama Trip
• 10/26/2009: China Human Rights Lawyers at National Press Club
• 10/02/2009: China: 60th Anniversary No Time to Celebrate
• 9/11/2009: USCIRF: Lift All Ramadan Restrictions on China's Uighur Muslims
• 7/27/2009: Human Rights Vital to Upcoming U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue
• 7/15/2009: USCIRF Hosts Uighur Activist Rebiya Kadeer
• 7/08/2009: USCIRF Concerned About Religious Persecution and Government Violence in China
• 5/01/2009: China, Iran and 11 Other Countries Named as Countries of Particular Concern
• 2/03/2009: Commission Calls on Administration to Speak Up at UN as China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Others Are Examined on Human Rights Record
• 7/30/2008: USCIRF: Olympic Hopes for Improving Human Rights in China Not Realized
• 7/14/2008: China: USCIRF Calls on President Bush to Make China Trip a Strong Public Statement in Defense of Religious Freedom and Human Rights
• 4/04/2008: China: Bush Should Attend Olympics Only in Case of Improvement in Tibet, U.S. Congress Should Issue Tibet Resolution
• 3/14/2008: China: USCIRF Condemns Chinese Government Crackdown on Tibetan Buddhist Monks
• 2/28/2008: China: USCIRF Calls on President Bush to Request Meeting with Prisoners During Beijing Olympics, Attend House Church Service
• 11/19/2007: USCIRF deplores targeting of rights defenders in China
• 10/26/2007: USCIRF, China Caucus Co-Host Roundtable on Refugees, Asylum-Seekers in China
• 8/31/2007: USCIRF Concerned Over China's New Regulations for Tibet, Sees Growing Pattern of Religious Freedom Restrictions One Year Before Olympics
• 12/20/2006: China: USCIRF Concerned About Attempts to Restrict and Control Catholics
• 12/13/2006: China: Rule of Law Abuses Unacceptable, USCIRF Says
• 8/30/2006: USCIRF Welcomes Release of Roman Catholic Bishop An Shuxin; Urges More Substantive Progress on Religious Freedom from Chinese Leaders
• 8/21/2006: USCIRF Condemns Arrests of Prominent Human Rights Defenders in China; Reiterates Call for End to Crackdown on Religious Rights
• 6/02/2006: China: USCIRF deplores detention of Rebiya Kadeer family members
• 3/15/2006: China: USCIRF Welcomes Arrival of Tibetan nun Phuntsog Nyidron in United States
• 11/10/2005: USCIRF Welcomes Redesignation of Eight "Countries of Particular Concern"; Disappointed that Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Not Designated
• 11/09/2005: China: USCIRF releases Policy Focus on China at press conference with Congressional Members
• 11/08/2005: China: USCIRF releases Policy Focus on China at press conference with Congressional Members
• 11/04/2005: China/Asylum Issues: Fifth Circuit vacates troubling asylum decision on religious freedom in China
• 10/3/2005: China/Asylum Issues: USCIRF deeply troubled by 5th Circuit decision in Li v. Gonzales
• 8/15/2005: USCIRF delegation visits China
• 11/23/2004: USCIRF welcomes State Dept announcement on Geneva China res.; deplores China's response
• 11/18/2004: China: USCIRF Chair Bansal testifies on Capitol Hill
• 11/09/2004: China: USCIRF Forum on Capitol Hill
• 3/03/2004: China: USCIRF calls for U.S. Geneva resolution on China; commends house resolution
• 2/10/2004: USCIRF recommends 11 nations to Secretary Powell As "Countries of Particular Concern"
• 12/08/2003: China: Commission trip postponed again
• 8/08/2003: China: Commission trip to China postponed
• 7/29/2003: China: Commissioner testifies on Capitol Hill
• 7/14/2003: China: Uighur roundtable on Capitol Hill
• 7/01/2003: Hong Kong: Protect its Freedom
• 12/19/2002: Commission Welcomes Official Invitation to Visit China
• 10/23/2002: Urge China's President to Advance Religious Freedom and Protect North Korean Refugees
• 9/30/2002: Commission Recommends 12 Nations for Designation As 'Countries of Particular Concern'
• 8/19/2002: Armitage Asked to Raise Religious Freedom on Visits to India, Pakistan, and China
• 8/19/2002: Armitage Asked to Raise Religious Freedom on Visits to India, Pakistan, and China
• 6/03/2002: U.S. Must Press China to Uphold International Rights for North Korean Refugees
• 2/25/2002: Commission Welcomes President Bush's Speech in China
• 2/11/2002: Commission to Testify on Religious Freedom in China, Vietnam
• 2/01/2002: Commission Recommends President Bush Seek to Address Chinese People During Visit
• 1/16/2002: Administration, Congress, Must Press Religious-Freedom Cases With China
• 10/11/2001: Commission Meets With Chinese Delegation to Express Religious-Freedom Concerns
• 8/16/2001: USCIRF Asks State Dept to Designate 9 Countries As Worst Religious-Freedom Violators
• 7/23/2001: Commission Asks Powell to Raise Religious-Freedom Issues on Asia Trip
• 7/13/2001: Commission "Deeply Disappointed" by Awarding of Olympic Games to Beijing
• 2/20/2001: Commission Asks for Vigorous U.S. Diplomacy to Cite China, Iran, Sudan, and Others
• 11/02/2000: Commission Queries President on Blocking China Sovereign-Bond Sales
• 9/04/2000: Commission Statement on Religious Persecution in China
• 7/14/2000: Chinese Persecution of Uighur Muslims May Be Increasing, Commission Says
• 5/25/2000: Commission Chairman Voices Disappointment with House Vote on China Trade
• 5/09/2000: McFarland to Testify Before House International Relations Committee on China Trade
• 5/02/2000: Commissioner Abrams to Testify Before Ways and Means on China and the WTO
• 4/26/2000: Commissioners to Testify on Religious Persecution in China
• 3/13/2000: Hearing on Religious Persecution in China
• 3/07/2000: Commission Sets L.A. Hearing on China
• 1/12/2000: Commission Regrets Chinese Naming of Bishops
• 12/30/1999: Religious Repression Worsening in China
• 12/15/1999: Why are U.S. Mayors and Governors Apologizing to China?
• 12/09/1999: Message to China: Make Peace With Falun Gong
• 10/19/1999: Meeting with President Clinton to Urge Action on Sudan and China

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Op-Eds

• 5/14/2013: Washington Post On Faith -- Honor U.S. values and interests: Back religious freedom abroad
• 12/26/2012: Washington Post On Faith -- So this is Christmas...
• 12/14/2012: Politico -- Defending Freedoms
• 12/6/2012: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- Hanukkah, a Festival of Freedom
• 11/26/2012: Boston Herald -- Grateful for Religious Freedom
• 10/29/2012: Washington Post On Faith -- Commemorating International Religious Freedom Day
• 9/27/2012: Washington Times -- Swett and Jasser: No Human Rights Without Religious Freedom
• 7/3/2012: Roll Call Opinion -- Lantos Swett: Honor Independence Day by Upholding the First Freedom
• 7/3/2012: Stars and Stripes -- Opinion: Honor July 4 by Upholding First Freedom
• 2/16/2012: Des Moines Register op-ed -- China's Leaders Must Honor Religious Freedoms
• 12/12/2011: The Hill -- Myths About Religious Freedom Abroad
• 7/1/2011: Harvard International Review -- Protecting Religious Freedom Abroad
• 1/19/2011: The Huffington Post -- Confronting China's Failure on Religious Freedom
• 4/18/2006: The New York Sun -- Keeping Promises
• 12/29/2000: Los Angeles Times -- China's Religious Repression Imperils All

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USCIRF In the News

• 11/7/2012: In 2nd term, Obama's first foreign policy challenge will be replacing Hillary Clinton - McClatchy
• 9/27/2012: Fighting for One's Belief: 'Free China' at the US Capitol - The Epoch Times
• 5/04/2011: China urges U.S. religious commission to abandon prejudices - Xinhua
• 5/04/2011: China says US report criticizing religious restrictions biased - Associated Press
• 5/04/2011: China calls religious freedom report biased - World Magazine
• 5/01/2011: U.S. Panel ID's World's Top Religious Persecutors - CBN News
• 4/29/2011: US Panel Singles Out Top Religious Persecutors - The Epoch Times
• 4/29/2011: U.S. Religious-Freedom Commission Recommends Egypt Be Listed Among Worst Offenders - RFE/RL
• 4/29/2011: Turkey on religious freedom watch list for 3rd year in a row - Today's Zaman
• 4/29/2011: US report puts Egypt with worst religion violators - Associated Press
• 4/29/2011: Religious freedom watchdog group adds Egypt to violator list - CNN
• 4/29/2011: Country of concern - World Magazine
• 4/29/2011: Recurrent attacks on Copts has Egypt slated for US religious freedom blacklist - Ahram Online
• 4/28/2011: US report puts Egypt with worst religion violators - Miami Herald/Associated Press
• 4/28/2011: U.S. Urged to Step Up Religious Freedom Efforts in Egypt - Christian Post
• 4/28/2011: Recurrent attacks on Copts has Egypt slated for US religious freedom blacklist - Ahram Online
• 4/25/2011: Chinese Police Arrest Christians During Easter Services - Care 2
• 4/22/2011: USCIRF Urges China to Let Christians Worship Undeterred on Easter - Christian Post
• 4/22/2011: Defiant China church vows to hold Easter service - Agence France-Presse
• 4/21/2011: U.S. Agency Calls China to Allow Easter Worship - CBN News
• 4/21/2011: China Aid supporters say ministry 'pivotal' in advocating for persecuted Read more: China Aid supporters say ministry 'pivotal' in advocating for persecuted - My West Texas
• 4/20/2011: U.S. Agency Calls on China to Allow Easter Worship - NBC
• 1/19/2011: Obama urged to press China human rights - Baptist Press
• 1/19/2011: Obama urged to take up religious freedom during talks with Hu - Press Trust of India/MSN India
• 1/05/2011: Lost religious liberty worldwide - Japan Times
• 12/10/2010: Millions unable to celebrate Human Rights Day - Toronto Star
• 10/13/2010: Are Chinese Government’s Strong-Arm Tactics Starting to Backfire? - National Catholic Register
• 6/14/2010: Religious liberty in China improving, still room for progress - Baptist Standard
• 5/26/2010: God and Man in the World - National Review Online
• 5/10/2010: Obama Administration Prepares for China Human Rights Dialogue - Voice of America
• 4/29/2010: USCIRF Eleventh Annual Report on Religious Freedom in the World Released
• 2/19/2010: Dalai Lama in US for Talks as China Fumes - The Bali Times
• 2/17/2010: Obama defies China with Dalai Lama meeting - Agence France-Presse
• 1/22/2010: U.S. pressures China over censorship - Washington Times
• 1/21/2010: US Group Criticises Evangelicals for Ignoring China Persecution - ENI
• 11/17/2009: Freedom Fighters Press Obama as 1st Trip to China Kicks Off - Gospel Herald
• 11/16/2009: Freedom Fighters Press Obama as 1st Trip to China Kicks Off - Christian Post
• 11/16/2009: Congress examines China's coercive one-child policy - Baptist Press
• 11/13/2009: Obama's briefcase packed with advice for China - Vancouver Sun
• 11/11/2009: Obama Should Address Human Rights Abuses during Trip to China, Group Says - CNS News
• 11/10/2009: Activists Urge President Obama to Question China's One Child Policy - Voice of America
• 10/26/2009: China Human Rights Lawyers at National Press Club
• 7/28/2009: Obama says US, China to shape 21st century - Agence France-Presse
• 7/24/2009: Rights groups seek probe as China, Uighur emigres... - Center Daily (McClatchy Newspapers)
• 7/21/2009: Activist says China targets Uighurs, limits their religious freedom - Georgia Bulletin
• 7/21/2009: China targets Uighurs, limits their religious freedom - Catholic News Service
• 7/17/2009: Anniversary Highlights Rise in Religious Persecution in China - Freedom House
• 7/16/2009: US Panel Seeks China Xinjiang Sanctions - Islam Online
• 7/12/2009: U.S. Should Condemn China for Uigher Deaths - Opposing Views
• 6/10/2009: Palau agrees to accept Uighur detainees from Guantanamo - Miami Herald
• 5/05/2009: USCIRF Names China, Iran and 11 Other Countries as Countries of Particular Concern
• 5/05/2009: China reject latest US report on religious freedom - Beijing Associated Press
• 5/03/2009: China listed among world’s 13 egregious religious freedom violators - Tibetan Review
• 12/08/2006: China and the Vatican - The Washington Times
• 11/23/2004: Activist Eyes 2008 Olympics if China Continues Religious Persecution
• 11/19/2004: The Persecution of China's Christians - UPI

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Speeches

• 12/7/2012: Remarks by USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett at Conference on Religious Freedom, Violent Religious Extremism, and Constitutional Reform in Muslim-Majority Countries
• 12/6/2012: Remarks by USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett at the Announcement of the Defending Freedoms Project

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EVENTS

Hearings & Press Conferences

• 5/1/2009: China, Iran and 11 Other Countries Named as Countries of Particular Concern
• 7/30/2008: Members of Congress, USCIRF Commissioners Address Human Rights and Religious Freedom Concerns in China Beyond the Games
• 1/31/2007: USCIRF Hearing: The Many Faces of China's Repression: Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and U.S. Diplomacy in China
• 11/09/2005: Release of USCIRF's Policy Focus on China Press
• 11/09/2004: China: USCIRF Forum on Capital Hill
• 3/16/2000: Hearings on Religious Persecution in China

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Briefings, Roundtables & Speeches

• 7/15/2009: USCIRF Hosts Uighur Activist Rebiya Kadeer
• 9/12/2008: Human Rights in Post-Olympics China and Asia
• 10/19/2007: USCIRF and Congressional China Caucus Co-Host Roundtable on Refugees, Asylum-Seekers in China
• 4/25/2007: "Tibet and Religious Freedom in China"
• 7/14/2003: China: Uighur roundtable on Capitol Hill

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