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The Wall Street Journal: Whoever Wins Iran's Election, Its Religious Minorities Lose
May 12, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in The Wall Street Journal on May 11, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioner Kristina Arriaga   What will Iran’s May 19 presidential election mean for the Baha’i, the country’s…
The Diplomat: President Trump: Support Religious Freedom in China
Nov 1, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in The Diplomat on November 1, 2017   By former Commissioners Sandra Jolley and Tenzin Dorjee   As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to travel to China in early…
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…
Fox News: China's war on religion – What US must do to support freedom
Jun 16, 2020 This op-ed was originally published by Fox News, on June 16, 2020. By USCIRF Commissioners Gary Bauer and Nury Turkel During the first few months of 2020, Chinese authorities reportedly shut down at least 48…
Issue Update: The Global Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
Read the full Issue Update: The Global Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses   This update describes official discrimination against Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world, with a particular focus on countries where members have been imprisoned for…
Jimmy Lai
Advocacy: Press Release: USCIRF Condemns Chinese Government’s Sanction on Former Commissioner, May 27, 2021…
USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Baha’i Religious Observance, Land Ownership in Iran
Jan 15, 2021 USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Baha’i Religious Observance, Land Ownership in Iran Washington, D.C. - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the alarming escalation of…
Factsheet: Shari'a and LGBTI Persons
Factsheet on Shari’a and LGBTI Persons – In some countries around the world, criminal laws provide for the death penalty based on religious interpretations. This factsheet highlights countries with death penalty laws that target the LGBTI community…
USCIRF Releases New Report about Shari’a and LGBTI Persons
Mar 16, 2021 USCIRF Releases New Report about Shari’a and LGBTI Persons Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following factsheet on governments’ use of…
Governments Using Shari’a to Impose Death Sentences on LGBTI Persons
Mar 26, 2021 In some countries around the world, religion-based laws are used by governments to impose capital punishment against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons. All of the 10 countries…