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Jan 12, 2023
Governments around the world use many different strategies to control or repress religion, but a common tactic is for the state to elevate a particular religion to a special status in ways that can marginalize different faiths or belief…
Jan 19, 2023
In 2016, Congress passed the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act which mandated that USCIRF maintain a list of individuals targeted for their religion or belief. In 2019, USCIRF launched its Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB)…
Jan 27, 2023
USCIRF Observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day by remembering the six million Jews…
This factsheet highlights challenges facing freedom of religion or belief in several countries in Central Africa, such as Central African Republic (CAR), Cameroon, and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The politicization of religious identity and…
Feb 9, 2023
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Concerns in Central Africa
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Religious Freedom Concerns in…
Additional Name(s):
كامىلە ۋاھىت, 卡米莱·瓦依提
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
China
Ethnic Group:
Uyghur
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Unspecified/Other…
Feb 16, 2023
USCIRF Expresses Concern for the Integrity of Religious Sites in Jerusalem Area
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) reiterates the importance of ensuring freedom of worship and maintaining…
Additional Name(s):
Rachung Gendun, རྭ་ཆུང་དགེ་འདུན་, 让琼格登
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Mianyang Prison, Fucheng, Mianyang, Sichuan
Perpetrator:
China…
Additional Name(s):
བསོད་ནམས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, 索南嘉措
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
China
Ethnic Group:
Tibetan
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Tibetan…