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USCIRF Statement on Passing of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Dr. Li Baiguang
Feb 28, 2018 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) mourns the sudden passing of Chinese human rights lawyer Dr. Li Baiguang, a devoted advocate for religious freedom who represented falsely accused…
USCIRF Study Reveals Numerous Passages in Saudi Textbooks Inciting Violence and Intolerance
Mar 24, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2018 USCIRF Study Reveals Numerous Passages in Saudi Textbooks Inciting Violence and Intolerance  “USCIRF is disappointed to find inflammatory content remains in…
Open Letter from USCIRF Commissioner Tenzin Dorjee to the Panchen Lama on His 29th Birthday (April 25, 2018)
Apr 24, 2018 Click here for a Chinese translation of this letter Click here for a Tibetan translation of this letter FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2018 Open Letter from USCIRF Commissioner Tenzin Dorjee to the Panchen Lama on…
CHINA: USCIRF Deeply Concerned About Increasing Repression of Uighur Muslims
May 14, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2018 CHINA: USCIRF Deeply Concerned About Increasing Repression of Uighur Muslims “The Chinese government’s restrictions on Uighur Muslims are an attempt to assimilate a besieged…
Study Revealed Numerous Passages in Saudi Textbooks Advocating Intolerance and Violence
Click here to view the report Study Revealed Numerous Passages in Saudi Textbooks Advocating Intolerance and Violence.Summary The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) had an independent contractor review 12 Saudi high school…
USCIRF Highly Concerned by Latest Chinese Government Abuses Against Religious Communities
Sep 11, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2018       USCIRF Highly Concerned by Latest Chinese Government Abuses Against Religious Communities USCIRF is highly concerned by reports of Chinese authorities’…
Testimony of Chair Dorjee on Religious Freedom Abuses in China
On September 27, 2018, then Chair Tenzin Dorjee testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations at a hearing entitled, "China's War on Christianity and Other…
U.S. Delegation Is First Ever to Meet with “Religious Police” in Saudi Arabia
Oct 4, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2018 U.S. Delegation Is First Ever to Meet with “Religious Police” in Saudi Arabia USCIRF Delegation Holds Wide Ranging Meetings During Site Visit   WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a…
USCIRF Calls for Release of Prisoner of Conscience as White House Takes Harder Line on Religious Freedom Violations in China
Oct 5, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2018   USCIRF Calls for Release of Prisoner of Conscience as White House Takes Harder Line on Religious Freedom Violations in China   Christian Underground Church Leader Hu…
USCIRF Strongly Condemns Codification of Repression in Western China
Oct 16, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2018   USCIRF Strongly Condemns Codification of Repression in Western China “This is a deeply troubling development because it signals that the Chinese government believes it…