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Click here to view USCIRF's report, Promoting and Protecting Religuous Freedom in Syria .
Apr 19, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal agency created to monitor religious freedom abuses abroad and make policy recommendations to the…
Apr 30, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 30, 2013| By USCIRF
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal advisory body created by the International Religious Freedom…
USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett gave the following remarks at a conference, cosponsored by USCIRF and the National Endowment for Democracy on May 7, 2013Introduction
Thank you for that kind introduction.
It truly is a pleasure to join you today at the…
May 16, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 16, 2013 | By USCIRF
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The two-year armed conflict in Syria has left at least 80,000 people dead and more than 5 million displaced. In his May 13, 2013 press conference with…
May 21, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2013 | By USCIRF
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today welcomed the State Department's release of its 2012 International Religious Freedom…
Jun 26, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONJune 26, 2013 |By Katrina Lantos Swett
Editor"s note: Katrina Lantos Swett is the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The views expressed are the writer"s own.
The…
Click here to view the July 2013 Factsheet: Syria’s Refugee Crisis and its Implications
Jul 22, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 22, 2013 | By USCIRF
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- USCIRF urges President Obama to raise concerns about religious freedom violations in Vietnam when he meets at the White House with Vietnamese…
Aug 22, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONAugust 21, 2013 | By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in The Washington Post on August 21, 2013.
Although religious freedom is a pivotal human right,…
Sep 11, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONSeptember 11, 2013 | By Robert P. George
The following op-ed appeared in CNN World on September 11, 2013.
Editor's note: Robert P. George is chairman of the U.S. Commission on International…
The Christian Science Monitor -- JFK's call for religious freedom can transform places like Pakistan
Nov 8, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONNovember 7, 2013 | By Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in the Christian Science Monitor on November 7, 2013.
As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of…
Jan 15, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 14, 2014| USCIRF
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today urged the U.S. government to emphasize the plight of religious minorities and the protection of…
Jan 28, 2014
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
January 27, 2014 | By Robert P. George
The following op-ed appeared in The Hill on January 27, 2014.
I testified before the Congressional Tom Lantos Human…
USCIRF Commissioner Eric P. Schwartz testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission at a hearing entitled "The Persecution of Religious and Indigenous Communities in Vietnam."
Click here to view the full written testimony…
Feb 27, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 27, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns the abduction of more than 200 Assyrian Christians by militants of the…
Mar 16, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 16, 2015 | USCIRF
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 15 marked the 4th anniversary of the protests in Damascus, Aleppo and Daraa which set the stage for the Syrian conflict. On this sad…
Sep 28, 2015
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
September 28, 2015 | Daniel I. Mark and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on September 27, 2015
Washington hosted two dramatically…
Oct 21, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the October 14 release by the U.S. State Department of its International Religious…
USCIRF Chairman Robert P. George testified on October 27, 2015 before Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at a hearing titled "The Global Crisis of Religious…
Dec 1, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 1, 2015
USCIRF Calls for Continued Syrian Refugee Resettlement
Rigorous individualized vetting allows the United States to both welcome Syrian refugees and protect security.…
Dec 7, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 7, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today issued the following statement:
USCIRF calls on the U.S. government to…
Feb 19, 2016
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
February 19, 2016 | Thomas J. Reese and Mary Ann Glendon
The following op-ed appeared in the America Magazine on February 19, 2016
Religion in Vietnam today looks markedly…
Mar 14, 2016
For Immediate Release
March 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 15 marks the 5th anniversary of the peaceful protests that set the stage for the Syrian conflict. This conflict has spawned a…
Mar 18, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MArch 18, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the State Department’s decision proclaiming that groups including Yazidis,…
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,…
USCIRF Chairman Robert P. George testified on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission at a hearing entitled "Confronting the Genocide of Religious Minorities: A Way Forward."From the testimony:
"USCIRF in 2015 called on the U…
Nov 10, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 10, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 10th anniversary of the State Department’s removal of Vietnam’s designation as a “country of particular concern” (or CPC), the U.S. Commission on…
Nov 10, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As coalition forces begin the liberation of Mosul, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) notes that November 13 is the one-year…
Click here to view Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular Concern Designation 10 Years After its RemovalClick here to view the Vietnamese translation of Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular…
Feb 8, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular…
Mar 15, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 15, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 15 marks the 6th anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict. Since the conflict began, an estimated 400,000 people have been killed;…
Apr 27, 2017
The following op-ed appeared in the Georgetown University Berkley Forum on April 26, 2017.
The op-ed also appeared in Religious Freedom Institute: Cornerstone.
By former USCIRF Commissioner Thomas J. Reese…
May 15, 2017
Commissioner Jackie Wolcott sent the following letter to Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh and Mrs. Tran Thi Hong on May 15, 2017.Click here to view the Vietnamese translation of the letter.
May 15, 2017…
Jun 9, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Commends House Passage of Genocide Accountability Act
Urges Senate Action
USCIRF declares that “the perpetrators of genocide must be held to account”
WASHINGTON, D.C. –…
Jul 28, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2017
VIETNAM: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh Released
USCIRF Urges the United States to Continue Raising Religious Freedom with Vietnam
WASHINGTON…
The report documents ASEAN’s and the Member States’ approaches to the freedom of religion or belief, underscores the religious freedom-related challenges in the region that transcend country borders, and emphasizes the strategic importance of robust U.S…
Oct 5, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 5, 2017
H.R. 390: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Genocide Bill
USCIRF Chairman Mark calls committee action “a key step toward helping victims of ISIS genocide”
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Oral StatementAS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY
Commissioner Thomas Reese, S.J.
U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom
Vietnam Caucus/Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing on Religious Freedom in Vietnam
October 24, 2017
AS PREPARED FOR…
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,…
Jul 3, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2018
USCIRF Condemns Terrorist Attack Against Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan
Chair Dorjee said, “This attack is yet another reminder of the crucial link between security and religious…
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…
Oct 23, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2018
Vice Chair Arriaga Expresses Concern About Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ
“I am especially concerned about Thích Quảng Độ’s wellbeing because he will turn 90 on November 27…
Nov 29, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2018
USCIRF Applauds Passage of H.R. 390 by Congress
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today applauded…
Dec 11, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2018
USCIRF Welcomes President Trump Signing the Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on…
Jun 24
WHEN:
Jun 24th 6:59pm…
On June 27, 2019, Vice Chair Nadine Maenza testified at a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on violations of the right to freedom of religion of Christian communities around the world.Written Testimony
Hearing Webpage
Jul 24
WHEN:
Jul 24th 1:00pm
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Jul 24th 1:00pm…
Additional Name(s):
Bùi Văn Trung
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Additional Name(s):
Bùi Văn Thâm
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Hoàng Nam
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Thị Hồng Hạnh
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Oct 9, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2019
USCIRF Statement on Turkish Offensive in Northeast Syria
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to news reports that Turkey has launched airstrikes on the border region of…
Nov 20, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2019
USCIRF Commissioner Anurima Bhargava Adopts Nguyen Bac Truyen Through the Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project
WASHINGTON, DC –…
Click here to view the country update on Vietnam's law on belief and religion.
Feb 11
WHEN:
Feb 11th 10:30am…
Feb 24, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2020
USCIRF Mourns the Passing of Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ
Washington, DC — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) mourned the passing of…
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…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Bắc Truyển
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Apr 3, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2020
USCIRF Calls for the Release of Vietnamese Prisoner of Conscience Nguyen Bac Truyen
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today…
Apr 24, 2020
This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill on Friday, April 24, 2020. This op-ed was also published in Vietnamese by the Nguoi Viet Daily News on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
By USCIRF Commissioner…
Additional Name(s):
Đỗ Thị Hồng
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Unspecified/Other…
Additional Name(s):
Đoàn Đình Nam
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Perpetrator:
Vietnam…
Additional Name(s):
Đoàn Văn Cư
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Đức Động
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Duy Lộc
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Xuân Phúc
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Trọng Cư
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lương Nhật Quang
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 6, Thanh Chuong, Nghe An
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Dinh
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Kỳ Lạc
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Thái Bình
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Phan Thanh Tường
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Phan Thanh Ý
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Unspecified/Other…
Additional Name(s):
Phan Văn Thu, Trần Công
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Trung Prison, Mang Yang, Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:…
Additional Name(s):
Tạ Khu
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Trần Phi Dũng
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 6, Thanh Chuong, Nghe An
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Trần Quân
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Từ Thiện Lương
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
An Phuoc Prison, An Thai Commune, Phu Giao, Binh Duong
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic…
Additional Name(s):
Võ Ngọc Cư
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Võ Thành Lê
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Võ Tiết
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No 6, Thanh Chuong, Nghe An
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Vương Tấn Sơn
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:…
May 29, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2020
USCIRF Commissioner James Carr Adopts Deacon Zhang Wen Shi of North Korea and Pastor A Dao of Vietnam through the Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project
Washington, DC – United States Commission on…
Jun 9, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Releases New Report about Religious Prisoners of Conscience in Vietnam
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today…
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture…
Additional Name(s):
Rmah Bla, Ama Em
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant…
Additional Name(s):
Ama Map
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Trung Prison, Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai…
Additional Name(s):
Ama Yem
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Trung Prison, Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai…
Additional Name(s):
Ama H’Yung
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Trung Prison, Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai…
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…
Additional Name(s):
A Đảo, A Ma Dũng
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Trung Prison, Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Religion or Belief:
Christian…
USCIRF ADVOCATE: James W. Carr
Advocacy:
USCIRF Welcomes Release of Pastor A Dao in Vietnam (September 18, 2020…
Advocacy:
Event: FoRB Victims List and Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project Update, February 25,2021…
USCIRF ADVOCATE: Kristina Arriaga
Related Reports and Briefs:
2018 Annual Report Chapter on Vietnam…
USCIRF ADVOCATE: Jackie Wolcott
Advocacy:
Press Release: VIETNAM: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Pastor Nguyen Cong…
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
An Phuoc Prison, Binh Duong
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Bahnar
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant…