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Move Food Aid to the Hungry in Southern Sudan
Dec 17, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 16, 1999 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 The U. S. Commission on International Religious Freedom today decried the Sudanese government's use of food…
Commission to Examine Capital-Market Sanctions
Dec 21, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 20, 1999 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom today announced creation of a task force to examine…
War in Chechnya Fed by Religious Bigotry
Dec 22, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 21, 1999 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 As United States and international policymakers wrestle with the important question about how best to express their…
Religious Repression Worsening in China
Dec 31, 1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 30, 1999 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 The repression of religion in China has worsened considerably in recent weeks with the sentencing of several…
Commission Regrets Chinese Naming of Bishops
Jan 13, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 12, 2000 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom today expressed disappointment with China's move last…
Commission Expresses Profound Concern Over Indonesian Strife
Feb 1, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 31, 2000 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom today expressed its profound concern over recent…
Hearings on Religious Persecution in Sudan
Feb 5, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 8, 2000 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 For 17 years, the Sudanese government in Khartoum has waged civil war against Christians and followers of…
Additional Sudan Hearing Witnesses Announced
Feb 12, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 11, 2000 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom announced today additional witnesses who will appear…
Hearing on Religious Persecution in Sudan
Feb 15, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 14, 2000 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom will hold its first hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to…
Commission Urges Action to Protect Iranian Baha'is
Feb 25, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 24, 2000 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) held a joint press…