UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Our mission is to advance international freedom of religion or belief, by independently assessing and unflinchingly confronting threats to this fundamental right.
Annual Reports Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List
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James Su Zhimin, an underground Catholic bishop in #China, was forcibly disappeared in October 1997 for leading a p… https://t.co/0fA489wyg8
USCIRF
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There have been no independently confirmed updates on the wellbeing & whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th… https://t.co/zdhZ1y7Yzr
USCIRF
@USCIRF
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#CCP authorities detained Liu Honggeng, an underground Catholic priest, in May 2015 reportedly to stop pilgrimages… https://t.co/JFaPgNtDRU
USCIRF
@USCIRF
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Before being forcibly disappeared from his home in August 2017in #China, Gao Zhisheng had been imprisoned & placed… https://t.co/J4dcYETFxp
USCIRF
@USCIRF
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Preacher Sulaiman al-Dowaish was forcibly disappeared in April 2016 after he posted several tweets summarizing a re… https://t.co/DC8gzv4F3g
USCIRF
@USCIRF
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In November 2016, Joshua Hilmy & Ruth Sitepu were forcibly disappeared in #Malaysia under unclear circumstances. So… https://t.co/a0LiESOkvy
USCIRF
@USCIRF
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In November 2016, armed men in #Malaysia abducted Amri Che Mat while he was driving to visit a friend. He has not b… https://t.co/qPpUZBv0AU
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
In February 2017, Raymond Koh was abducted outside Kuala Lumpur. In June 2019, the Malaysian government set up a ta… https://t.co/vtemZI6A5P
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
USCIRF Vice Chair Abraham Cooper: “Disappeared does not mean forgotten. The U.S. government & international communi… https://t.co/tc1aGSiLj7
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
James Su Zhimin, an underground Catholic bishop in #China, was forcibly disappeared in October 1997 for leading a p… https://t.co/0fA489wyg8
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
There have been no independently confirmed updates on the wellbeing & whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th… https://t.co/zdhZ1y7Yzr
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
#CCP authorities detained Liu Honggeng, an underground Catholic priest, in May 2015 reportedly to stop pilgrimages… https://t.co/JFaPgNtDRU
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
Before being forcibly disappeared from his home in August 2017in #China, Gao Zhisheng had been imprisoned & placed… https://t.co/J4dcYETFxp
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
Preacher Sulaiman al-Dowaish was forcibly disappeared in April 2016 after he posted several tweets summarizing a re… https://t.co/DC8gzv4F3g
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
In November 2016, Joshua Hilmy & Ruth Sitepu were forcibly disappeared in #Malaysia under unclear circumstances. So… https://t.co/a0LiESOkvy
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
In November 2016, armed men in #Malaysia abducted Amri Che Mat while he was driving to visit a friend. He has not b… https://t.co/qPpUZBv0AU
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
In February 2017, Raymond Koh was abducted outside Kuala Lumpur. In June 2019, the Malaysian government set up a ta… https://t.co/vtemZI6A5P
USCIRF
@USCIRF
1 day ago
USCIRF Vice Chair Abraham Cooper: “Disappeared does not mean forgotten. The U.S. government & international communi… https://t.co/tc1aGSiLj7
Countries of Particular Concern (CPC)
Special Watch List (SWL)
USCIRF Hearing on Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: One Year Since the Taliban Takeover
On August 24, USCIRF held a virtual hearing that examined Afghanistan’s freedom of religion or belief under the Taliban’s rule since its takeover of the country in August 2021. The hearing also highlighted opportunities for U.S. policy to support vulnerable Afghans.
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Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project
USCIRF's Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project highlights individuals imprisoned for exercising their freedom of religion or belief, as well as the dedicated advocacy of USCIRF Commissioners working for their release.
Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List
This is the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List, or FoRB Victims List. The FoRB Victims List is a database that catalogues select victims targeted due to their freedom of religion or belief.