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USCIRF Welcomes CPC Designations: Urges Additional Designations and Actions
Apr 20, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2016   WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes Secretary of State John Kerry’s re-designation on April 15, 2016 of Burma,…
IRAN: USCIRF Condemns Religious Freedom Violations against Baha’is
Dec 23, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 23, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The UN General Assembly on December 19 passed its 14th consecutive resolution which included a condemnation of the Iranian government’s actions against the…
IRAN: Release Maryam Naghash Zargaran
May 26, 2017   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2017   IRAN: Release Maryam Naghash Zargaran Commissioner Cliff May Says Religious Prisoners of Conscience “Should be honored for their contributions to society rather…
IRAN: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Maryam Naghash Zargaran Released
Aug 10, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2017   IRAN: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Maryam Naghash Zargaran Released Case Exemplifies Iran’s “Flagrant Disregard for Religious Freedom”   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The…
IRAN: Mahvash Sabet, Religious Prisoner of Conscience, Released
Sep 20, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 20, 2017 IRAN: Mahvash Sabet, Religious Prisoner of Conscience, Released USCIRF Vice Chairwoman Arriaga cites Sabet’s “courage in the face of persecution and dedication to her faith”…
USCIRF Concerned by Denial of Lautenberg Refugees from Iran
Feb 23, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 23, 2018   USCIRF Concerned by Denial of Lautenberg Refugees from Iran “These refugees face the imminent danger of return to Iran, where the already dire situation for religious…
USCIRF Condemns Detentions of Iranian House Church Pastor and Congregants
Aug 1, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2018     USCIRF Condemns Detentions of Iranian House Church Pastor and Congregants Chair Dorjee said, “Pastor Nadarkhani and his fellow church members should be immediately…
Open Letter from USCIRF Commissioner Nadine Maenza to Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani (October 10, 2018)
Oct 10, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2018     Open Letter from USCIRF Commissioner Nadine Maenza to Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Click here to read the Farsi translation of the letter October 2018 Washington, D.C…
Vice Chair Manchin Adopts Two Religious Prisoners of Conscience
Oct 24, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2018   Vice Chair Manchin Adopts Two Religious Prisoners of Conscience “…concrete examples of the Iranian regime’s abysmal treatment of those who seek to exercise their…
USCIRF Calls for Release of Iranian Prisoner of Conscience Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee
Nov 28, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2018   USCIRF Calls for Release of Iranian Prisoner of Conscience Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee USCIRF Vice Chair Gayle Manchin calls for Iraee’s release on the International Day for…