Additional Name(s): Nyidon, ཉི་སྒྲོན་, 尼珍
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/23/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Nyidron
Extra Bio Info:
Nyidron is detained for her religious activity.
On November 23, 2023, authorities in Sershul (Shiqu) county, Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, detained Nyidron in relation to her participation in WeChat discussion groups about Buddhism and acting virtuously.
Related Cases: Tsomo
Sources:
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"Nyidron" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): མཚོ་མོ་, 措姆
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/23/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Tsomo
Extra Bio Info:
Tsomo is detained for her religious activity.
On November 23, 2023, authorities in Sershul (Shiqu) county, Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, detained Tsomo in relation to her participation in WeChat discussion groups about Buddhism and acting virtuously.
Related Cases: Nyidron
Sources:
- "Tsomo" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Dec 18, 2023
USCIRF Releases Report on Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
Washington, DC –The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Assessing Blasphemy in Pakistan – This report describes the increasing use of Pakistan’s blasphemy law in 2023 to target individuals on the basis of religion or belief, including its disproportionate use against the country’s religious minority populations. It highlights select examples of recent blasphemy cases, including against Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community, and provides an overview of Pakistani officials’ efforts to strengthen and justify the legislation both domestically and on the international stage.
In its 2023 Annual Report, USCIRF recommended that the U.S. Department of State redesignate Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for its systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations.
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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal government entity established by the U.S. Congress to monitor, analyze, and report on religious freedom abroad. USCIRF makes foreign policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress intended to deter religious persecution and promote freedom of religion or belief. To interview a Commissioner, please contact USCIRF at [email protected].