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The Hill: The List No One Wants to Be On
Nov 16, 2017 The following originally op-ed appeared in The Hill on November 16, 2017   By former USCIRF Commissioners Daniel Mark and Sandra Jolley   People love lists. And when those lists are in the news,…
Religion News Service: A Presbyterian Pastor Languishes in a Turkish Prison
Jan 17, 2018 This Op-Ed appeared originally in Religion News Service on January 11, 2018. By former USCIRF Commissioners Sandra Jolley and Kristina Arriaga (RNS) — For most pastors, the beginning of a new…
Atlantic Council: Another Missed Opportunity: Russia Evades Designation for Religious Repression
Jan 31, 2018 This Op-Ed appeared originally in the Atlantic Council's blog, UkraineAlert, on January 31, 2018. By Clifford D. May and Thomas J. Reese, S.J. (Atlantic Council) - In 2017, for the first time ever, the US…
Religion News Service: Stop the 'Weaponization' of Religion in Pakistani Politics
Jul 24, 2018 This op-ed originally appeared in Religion News Service on July 24, 2018. By Gayle Manchin and Johnnie Moore (RNS) - This week, as hundreds of religious leaders, nonprofit heads and government officials…
Wall Street Journal: The Pastor Caught in Turkey's Chaos
Jul 24, 2018 This op-ed was originally published by the Wall Street Journal on Jul9 19, 2018. By former USCIRF Commissioner Kristina Arriaga President Trump tweeted Wednesday evening: “A total disgrace that Turkey…
The Hill: Protecting Religious Freedom Provides Common Ground for All
Jul 30, 2018 This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill on July 27, 2018. By former USCIRF Commissioners Tenzin Dorjee and Kristina Arriaga To the surprise of many, there is a foreign policy issue on which…
The Globe Post: Religious Minority of Baha’is in Yemen Relive Iranian Nightmare
Aug 27, 2018 This op-ed originally appeared in The Globe Post on September 18, 2018. By former Commission Chair Daniel Mark Hamed bin Haydara, a leader of the Baha’i faith in Yemen, has been imprisoned…
Christian Post: Long-Awaited US Report on Burma Lacks Teeth
Oct 9, 2018 This op-ed originally appeared in The Christian Post on September 18, 2018. By Tenzin Dorjee and Nadine Maenza It has been more than a year since Burmese authorities began a brutal campaign…
The Globe Post: Indonesia Should Prevent Religious Conflict, but Its Blasphemy Law Does More Harm Than Good
Feb 8, 2019 This op-ed was originally published by The Globe Post on February 8, 2019. By Gayle Manchin and Nadine Maenza Recently, Grace Natalie, head and founder of the young and progressive Indonesian…
The Hill: Fighting Religious Persecution in China One Violator at a Time
Jul 8, 2019 This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on July 5, 2019. By Gary Bauer and Tenzin Dorjee In a country where as many as 2 million Uighurs and other Muslims are imprisoned in concentration…