5/01/2009: China, Iran and 11 Other Countries Named as Countries of Particular Concern

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5/01/2009: China, Iran and 11 Other Countries Named as Countries of Particular Concern

USCIRF's 2009 Annual Report

Press Announcement
Live Streaming of May 1 Annual Report Press Conference (National Press Club)
May 1 National Press Club Press Conference Transcript
Commissioner Imam Eid interview on BBC (Arabic Language)
Commissioner Richard Land on Iran on Washington TV
Voice of America Interview in Chinese with Knox Thames (Director of Policy and Research) Part 1 (Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 )
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu's remarks on USCIRF's 2009 Annual Report
Reps. Frank Wolf (R-VA) and James P. McGovern (D-MA) React to USCIRF's 2009 Annual Report
Sens. Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) React to USCIRF's 2009 Annual Report
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on USCIRF's 2009 Annual Report on Religious Freedom

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Media Reactions

"US panel: religious freedoms ebbing in Russia" (Associated Press)
"Nations with worst religious tolerance named" (CNN)
"Religious freedom panel adds Iraq, Nigeria to list of concern" (USA Today)
"Politics of intimidation" (Wall Street Journal)
"Hanoi's wrongs on human rights" (Wall Street Journal Asia)
"Panel presses Obama on religious freedom" (Washington Post)
"China reject latest US report on religious freedom" (Washington Post)
"US faith panel blacklists Nigeria" (Washington Times)
"US praises Bangladesh 'freedoms'" (BBC)
"China rejects U.S. report on religious situation" (Beijing Associates Press)
"Religious freedom under assault" (North Country Gazette)
"BJP flays Govt's permission to US team visit on religious freedom" (Indopia)
"Condemning Nigeria" (World Magazine)
"List of nations with worst religious tolerance grows" (Christian Post)
"Is religious freedom deteriorating in Russia?" (Russia Today)
"Religious freedom in Nigeria" (The Guardian)
"Religious freedom panel adds Nigeria to list of world's worst violators" (Associated Baptist Press)
"US Commission Condemns Religious Repression in Tibet" (International Campaign for Tibet)
"China listed among world’s 13 egregious religious freedom violators" (Tibetan Review)
"Delhi allows scrutiny of religious freedom" (The Telegraph)
"US panel on religious freedom to visit India" (Indian Express)
"US report on religious freedom: 'watch' Cuba, Venezuela" (Voice of America)
"Amerikansk utvalg bekymret for religionsfrihet" (Nationen)
"Russia put on religion watch list" (Moscow Times)
"Religious freedoms in Turkey curbed by hard-line secularism" (Today's Zaman)
"USCIRF:‘Türkiye’de kimsenin din özgürlüğü yok’" (ABHaber)

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Blog Reactions

"USCIRF Issues 2009 Report On Religious Freedom Concerns In Various Countries" (Religion Clause)
"Nigeria, Iraq added to U.S. Commission’s List of Persecuting Countries" (Christianity Today)

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