Press Releases
3/26/12: Two USCIRF Commissioners Appointed
March 26, 2012 | by USCIRF
The U.S. Congress has appointed two individuals, Dr. Robert P. George and Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, to serve as Commissioners on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
Comprised of nine commissioners, USCIRF monitors and advocates for religious... Read More
March 20, 2012 | by USCIRF
WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal government commission that monitors global religious freedom, today released its 2012 Annual Report and recommended that the Secretary of State name the following nations "... Read More
March 6, 2012 | by USCIRF
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) deeply mourns the loss of Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ), a longtime advocate of human rights, including the right to freedom of religion, who passed away this morning in Livingston, New Jersey.
"For more than a... Read More
March 1, 2012 | by USCIRF
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) renews its call for justice for Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's slain Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, and a longtime religious freedom advocate who was assassinated a year ago today by the Pakistani... Read More
February 14, 2012 | by USCIRF
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed grave concern today for Hamza Kashgari, a 23-year-old blogger in Saudi Arabia who could face apostasy charges that carry the death penalty.
Earlier this month, Kashgari allegedly... Read More
February 13, 2012 | by USCIRF
WHO: USCIRF Commissioners and the relatives of imprisoned Iranian Baha'is, including six Baha'i educators who remain in prison after being convicted and sentenced last year to 4 and 5 year prison terms.
In May 2011, in at least four different cities, Iranian... Read More
February 2, 2012 | by USCIRF
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today called for the immediate release of 35 Ethiopian Christians who have been detained by Saudi Arabian police since December 15, allegedly for participating in a private religious... Read More
January 9, 2012| by USCIRF
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the wave of attacks targeting Shi'a pilgrims traveling to Karbala, Iraq to commemorate Arbaeen, and called on the Iraqi government to increase security and bring the... Read More
1/7/12: USCIRF Condemns Attacks in North East Nigeria and Urges Authorities to Bring Perpetrators to Justice
January 7, 2012| by USCIRF
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today expressed grave concern over recent attacks that occurred in the past two days in Northern Nigeria, reportedly by followers or members of Boko Haram. The most recent attack... Read More
12/26/11: USCIRF Condemns Christmas Violence in Nigeria and Urges Authorities to Bring Perpetrators to Justice
December 26, 2011 |byUSCIRF
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today expressed grave concern over the latest outbreak of sectarian religious violence on Christmas Day in Nigeria and renewed its call for the Nigerian government to investigate, prosecute, and... Read More