This report describes the use of misinformation and disinformation by governments to restrict freedom of religion or belief (FoRB). It notes that misinformation and disinformation by governments can amplify intolerance by individuals who then harass,…
Aug 8, 2024
USCIRF Releases Report on Government Misinformation and Disinformation and Religious Freedom
Washington, DC –The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report:
Misinformation and…
Sep 6, 2024
USCIRF Releases Report Analyzing State Department CPC Designations
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Revisiting the CPC Designation: Improving…
Under Xi Jinping’s rule as the paramount leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the government has implemented the coercive “sinicization of religion” policy, which has fundamentally transformed China’s religious environment. Sinicization, or the…
Sep 23, 2024
USCIRF Releases New Report on China’s Sinicization of Religion Policy
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Sinicization of Religion: China’s…
Sep 27, 2024
USCIRF Releases Report on State-Controlled Religion and Religious Freedom in Vietnam
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
State-Controlled…
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) uses state-controlled religious organizations to control religious life and to intimidate and pressure independent religious communities into submission. A state-controlled religious organization is a religious group…