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Pakistan: Religious Extremism and the Situation for Religious Freedom in Pakistan
Apr 5, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is hosting an on-the-record…
USCIRF Urges Pakistan to Take Action Against Violent Religious Extremism
Mar 2, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMARCH 1, 2013| By USCIRF The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) marked the 2nd anniversary of the murder of Shahbaz Bhatti with a renewed call for the Pakistani government…
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs -- Counter Extremism with Freedom in Ethiopia
Mar 11, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONMarch 11, 2013 | By M. Zuhdi Jasser The following appeared in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs on March 11, 2013. From Somalian anarchy to Eritrean and Sudanese tyranny and…
The Moscow Times -- Russia's Extremism Law Violates Human Rights
Dec 1, 2014 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONDecember 1, 2014 | By Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett and Dr. Robert P. George  The following op-ed appeared in The Moscow Times on November 26, 2014. The op-ed also appeared in the Kyiv Post.…
The Washington Examiner -- Religious freedom can be an antidote to religious extremism
Sep 22, 2015 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONSeptember 22, 2015 | Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed appeared in The Washington Examiner on September 22, 2015 "The Assad regime made no effort to protect the al-…
USCIRF Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack against Sikh House of Worship in Kabul
Mar 25, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2020 USCIRF Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack against Sikh House of Worship in Kabul Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly…
USCIRF Denounces Recent ISWAP Attacks in Northeast Nigeria
Jun 22, 2020 USCIRF Denounces Recent ISWAP Attacks in Northeast Nigeria Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today denounced the recent attacks by Boko Haram faction Islamic…
Newsweek: U.S. Leaders Must Stand against Turkey’s Atrocities in Northern Syria
Jul 25, 2020 This op-ed originally appeared in Newsweek, on July 25, 2020. By USCIRF Vice Chair Anurima Bhargava and Commissioner Nadine Maenza As the world passively watches, Turkey is currently amassing troops on its…
USCIRF Condemns Execution of Aid Workers by ISWAP Militants
Jul 28, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE USCIRF Condemns Execution of Aid Workers by ISWAP Militants Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) denounced the execution of five aid…
The Globe Post: Attacks on Religious Leaders in West and Central Africa Must Be Addressed
Sep 29, 2020 This op-ed was originally published in The Globe Post, on September 29, 2020. By Vice Chair Tony Perkins and Commissioner Frederick A. Davie In the west African country of Burkina Faso, the Grand Imam of Djibo…