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7/9/13: USCIRF Calls for New Efforts to Address Statelessness on Second Anniversary of South Sudan's Independence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2013 | By USCIRF  Washington, D.C. -Today, July 9, 2013, marks the second anniversary of South Sudan's independence from Sudan. It is a day of celebration for millions of Southerners who fought for human rights and religious freedom in Sudan's 20 year civil... Read More
7/8/13: USCIRF Statement on Faces of Chinese Persecution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2013 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue begins this week, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges President Obama, Secretary Kerry and other U.S. officials to raise during discussions... Read More
7/2/13: USCIRF Alarmed by Increasing Violence against Religious Communities in Pakistan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2013 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A suicide bomber attacked a Shia neighborhood in Quetta, the capital city of Pakistan's Baluchistan province, on Sunday June 30, killing at least 36 individuals and wounding scores more. Sunday's attack is the latest in a string... Read More
6/28/13: USCIRF Concerned about Russian Blasphemy Bill and the Status of Freedoms of Religion and Expression
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2012 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Russian State Duma on June 26 passed a controversial bill on "causing offense to the sentiments of religious believers." The bill now awaits only a presidential signature before becoming law, most likely on July 1. The bill... Read More
6/3/13: USCIRF Mourns Loss of Senator Frank Lautenberg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2013 | By USCIRF The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) deeply mourns the loss of Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), a longtime advocate of human rights, including the right to freedom of religion, who passed away this morning from viral... Read More
5/21/13: USCIRF Welcomes IRF Report; Calls for CPC Designations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2013 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today welcomed the State Department's release of its 2012 International Religious Freedom Report. "USCIRF congratulates the State Department - particularly its Office... Read More
5/16/13: SYRIA: The Sectarian Divide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2013 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C.- The two-year armed conflict in Syria has left at least 80,000 people dead and more than 5 million displaced. In his May 13, 2013 press conference with UK Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama noted the difficulty of "putting... Read More
4/30/13: USCIRF's 2013 Annual Report on the State of International Religious Freedom Identifies World's Worst Violators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2013| By USCIRF Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal advisory body created by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) to monitor religious freedom abuses abroad, today released its 2013... Read More
4/19/13: SYRIA: USCIRF Issues Report on "Protecting and Promoting Religious Freedom in Syria"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2013 | By USCIRF The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal agency created to monitor religious freedom abuses abroad and make policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress, today issued... Read More
4/19/13: Asylum Detention Needs Improvements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2013 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Congress considers legislation to reform the U.S. immigration system, a new U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report, Assessing the U.S. Government's Detention of Asylum Seekers: Further Action Needed... Read More

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