Press Releases
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June 30, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) marks the tragic July anniversaries of two major assassinations in Pakistan and urges Pakistan's government to bring the perpetrators to justice.
July 4th is the six-month anniversary of the... Read More
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June 27, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today expressed concern that the lower house of the Tajik parliament has adopted further overly broad restrictive measures on religion. State-imposed restrictions on... Read More
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June 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the two-year anniversary of the disputed June 9, 2009 elections in Iran, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the addition of three Iranian government entities and one Iranian government official to... Read More
6/8/11: President Obama Appoints Professor al-Hibri to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
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June 8, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Azizah Y. al-Hibri, Professor of Law at the University of Richmond and founder and president, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights, was appointed by President Barack Obama yesterday (June 7), to serve as a commissioner on the... Read More
5/26/11: Uzbekistan: USCIRF Calls for Freedom for Thousands of Religious Prisoners after Poet Released
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May 26, 2011
Washington, DC - While welcoming the Uzbek government's release of Yusuf Jumaev on May 18, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today called on Uzbekistan's government to free thousands of religious and political prisoners. Jumaev, a... Read More
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May 24, 2011
Washington, DC - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns the coordinated raids by Iranian authorities this weekend on numerous Baha'i homes and the arrests of more than a dozen Baha'is who have been part of an... Read More
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May 12, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC -The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed its concern over the demolition of the 200-year-old Greek Orthodox Chapel of Saint Thekla in the village of Vokolida, in the area of the Republic of Cyprus under the... Read More
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May 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC - In response to deadly religious violence in Egypt over the weekend, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is calling on the Egyptian government to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure that the... Read More
April 28, 2011 | by USCIRF
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released its 2011 Annual Report and recommended that the Secretary of State name the following nations "countries of particular concern” or CPCs: Burma, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran... Read More
Press Release
Chairman Leo's opening remarks
Transcript of the press conference held on April 28, 2011
Video of the press conference
Click on the image below to view the 2011 Annual Report
Media Coverage:
"US report puts Egypt with worst... Read More