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6/18/2010: Obama Urged to Publicly Raise Religious Freedom and Human Rights Transgressions... |
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June 18, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) yesterday sent the following letter to President Obama regarding his upcoming meetings with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.
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6/03/2010: Uzbekistan: USCIRF Denounces Stepped-Up Government Crackdown on Religion |
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June 3, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) reported today that Uzbekistan has intensified its campaign of state-control and repression of the country’s religious communities.
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6/01/2010: Indonesia: USCIRF Asks President Obama to Address Religious Freedom on His Trip |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2010
The following letter was sent to President Obama June 1, 2010 regarding his upcoming visit to Indonesia.
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5/28/2010: Pakistan: USCIRF condemns attack on Ahmadi community; Calls for repeal of blasphemy law |
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May 28, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, reports indicate that gunmen attacked two mosques belonging to the Ahmadi community in Lahore, Pakistan, during Friday prayers. The attackers seized worshipers and battled security forces, with scores killed.
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5/26/2010: IRAN: USCIRF Uncovers Testimony Alleging that Three "Hanging Judges" are Responsible... |
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MAY 26, 2010
IRAN: USCIRF Uncovers Testimony Alleging that Three "Hanging Judges" are Responsible for Bulk of Injustices Against Peaceful Political Dissenters
WASHINGTON, D.C.–During the U.S. Commission on International Freedom's (USCIRF) Washington, DC press conference yesterday on Iran, expert panelists disclosed information alleging that three revolutionary court judges in Iran are responsible for the vast majority of unfair and harsh sentences handed down to political prisoners and other "security" detainees. Such prisoners include innocent journalists, human rights activists, ethnic and religious minorities, peaceful protesters, and others.
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4/29/2010: SAVE THE DATE: USCIRF Eleventh Annual Report on Religious Freedom |
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Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
National Press Club, First Amendment Room
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will release its eleventh annual report on nations committing egregious violations of religious freedom on April 29.
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4/29/2010: USCIRF Eleventh Annual Report on Religious Freedom in the World Released |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today announced its 2010 recommendations to Congress, the White House, and the State Department that 13 nations–Burma, China, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam–be named “countries of particular concern,” or CPCs.
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4/21/2010: Sudan Elections Show Need for Fixes Prior to 2011 Referenda Says USCIRF |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today expressed deep disappointment and alarm that Sudan’s first elections in more than 25 years were fraught with serious human rights infringements and irregularities, ensuring a victory by President Omar al-Bashir. These abuses must be fixed to ensure free, fair, and credible referenda on January 9, 2011, urged USCIRF.
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4/07/2010: Obama Urged to Address Religious Freedom in Turkey |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – Prior to the United Nation’s “Alliance of Civilizations” gathering in Istanbul, Turkey April 6-7, the United States Commission on International Freedom (USCIRF) sent a letter to President Barak Obama urging him to raise the issue of religious freedom at the forum. The letter also asked that President Obama ensure that the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomew, the spiritual leader of almost 300 million Orthodox Christians, be welcomed as a participant.
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4/01/2010: USCIRF Warns Election Crisis Threatens Sudan Peace and Completion of CPA |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1, 2010
WASHINGTON - Concerned by the current political crisis threatening elections in Sudan scheduled for April 11-13, today the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the U.S. government and international community to work with key Sudanese stakeholders to bring the elections to a timely and peaceful conclusion. Robust implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), culminating in the Southern Sudan referendum mandated to take place on January 9, 2011, must be ensured by all parties.
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3/26/2010: USCIRF Welcomes Decline in Support for Problematic “Defamation of Religions” Concept |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2010
WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today welcomed the declining support in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for a resolution urging countries to outlaw the so-called “defamation of religions.” Though disappointed that the HRC once again passed this ill-conceived resolution, USCIRF applauds the fact that support for this concept has hit a new low.
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