July 20, 2021
… date to bring the government of the People’s Republic of China before a formal international court. Ongoing efforts to …
April 16, 2022
… and beliefs across the globe, from Uyghur Muslims facing China’s campaign of genocide to Jews experiencing an alarming …
January 04, 2024
… State Department re-designated 12 countries as CPCs—Burma, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Pakistan, …
August 28, 2020
… The Mass Destruction and Desecration of Uyghur Mosques in China Sponsored by Unrepresented Nations and Peoples …
April 28, 2021
… Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and most recently China. Official designations can increase international …
November 16, 2017
… be designated CPCs: Burma, Central African Republic, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, …
July 20, 2020
… religious life on the island, as well as Chen Quanguo, China’s Xinjiang Communist Party Secretary who created the …
April 22, 2022
… Department designated as CPCs in November 2021: Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi …
May 01, 2024
… Department designated as CPCs in December 2023: Burma, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Pakistan, …
March 15, 2024
… to actively draft Rohingya into the military. In China, Muslim communities are treated as an existential …
March 08, 2022
… and Tony Perkins Gulmira Imin is a Uyghur Muslim in China, former administrator of the Uyghur-language website …
January 30, 2020
Jan 30, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2019
USCIRF Welcomes Passage of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act in House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International…
December 07, 2012
… Representative Wolf about his selection of Gao Zhisheng of China and Representative McGovern's of Nabeel Rajab of …
December 04, 2019
Dec 4, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2019
USCIRF Welcomes House Passage of the Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, Urges Swift Passage in the Senate
WASHINGTON, DC…
April 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2020
USCIRF Calls for Release of the Panchen Lama
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today reiterated its call for the…
August 25, 2020
… noted USCIRF Commissioner Gary Bauer . “Communist China can no longer hide its religious freedom abuses from …
October 15, 2020
Oct 15, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Welcomes the Appointment of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…
April 23, 2021
Apr 23, 2021
USCIRF Reiterates Call to Release the Panchen Lama
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today reiterated its call for the Chinese government to release …
September 21, 2021
… religious communities, including Afghanistan, Burma, China, Iraq, and Syria. USCIRF recently held a hearing on …
November 19, 2024
… Additional Name(s): Liu Ze Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
November 22, 2024
… Name(s): Yao Fuchan, qimu Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
April 25, 2017
… to advocate on your behalf, and for those others in China who are being persecuted because of their religious …
August 14, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
August 14, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
August 14, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
August 14, 2020
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
March 08, 2023
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Nu Religion or Belief: Christian – …
March 08, 2023
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Nu Religion or Belief: Christian – …
March 08, 2023
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Nu Religion or Belief: Christian – …
March 08, 2023
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of …
March 08, 2023
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of …
May 21, 2013
… designate the following eight countries as CPCs: Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and …
December 12, 2018
… designated as CPCs by the State Department were Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, …
October 15, 2021
… several countries around the world, including his native China. Click here to read USCIRF’s Factsheet on the …
October 21, 2019
… Location: Pengzhou City Detention Center Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
May 19, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Health Concerns: …
September 29, 2021
… Male Current Location: Pailou Prison, Yarkand Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Uzbek Religion or Belief: Muslim – …
November 19, 2024
… Additional Name(s): Qiulan Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
May 19, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
May 19, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: No …
May 20, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: No …
May 20, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Health Concerns: …
June 19, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
August 13, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: No …
August 17, 2020
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
August 24, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Health Concerns: High …
January 19, 2021
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: No …
September 29, 2021
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
December 13, 2021
… Location: No. 2 Women's Prison, Yunnan Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: No …
November 03, 2022
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of …
January 12, 2024
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God …
January 12, 2024
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God …
January 12, 2024
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God …
November 19, 2024
… Additional Name(s): Li Qin Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
November 19, 2024
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Christian – Church of Almighty God …
November 22, 2024
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
November 22, 2024
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
November 22, 2024
… Additional Name(s): Li Xun Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
November 22, 2024
… Additional Name(s): Yi Ran Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 04, 2025
… Name(s): Chenzhuo, Xinli Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 05, 2025
… Name(s): Haiyang (Ocean) Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 05, 2025
… Name(s): Zhou Tao, Xinyue Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
October 20, 2025
… this intersection from countries including Afghanistan, China, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Turkmenistan. …
May 06, 2026
… and their application in countries such as Afghanistan, China, India, and Nicaragua, examining the role of targeted …
May 07, 2013
… them as among the worst religious freedom violators: Burma China Eritrea Iran North Korea Saudi Arabia Sudan Uzbekistan … Muslims, Protestant house church members and Falun Gong in China to Baha'is in Iran; from Ahmadis and Christians in …
August 24, 2020
… them as among the worst religious freedom violators: Burma China Eritrea Iran North Korea Saudi Arabia Sudan Uzbekistan … Muslims, Protestant house church members and Falun Gong in China to Baha'is in Iran; from Ahmadis and Christians in …
January 28, 2014
… whom Wolf has adopted, is a lawyer whom the government of China has disbarred, tortured, and imprisoned for his defense of activists and religious minorities. China commits widespread human rights violations, detaining …
January 10, 2024
… freedom and are increasingly borrowing such tactics from China and Saudi Arabia. Despite growing civil society … influences from outside of Southeast Asia, such as China and Saudi Arabia, that seek to fundamentally alter the …
September 11, 2018
… an alarming escalation in persecution of citizens in China under Xi Jinping. USCIRF condemns the Chinese …
October 28, 2019
… Zhejiang Provincial No.2 Women’s Prison Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
May 20, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: No …
June 08, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Health Concerns: High …
June 08, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: No …
June 08, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Falun Gong …
June 15, 2020
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
June 15, 2020
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
June 15, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
June 22, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
August 13, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: No …
August 24, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Health Concerns: High …
August 24, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
October 09, 2020
… Erbolat Qusman, 叶尔保拉提·胡斯曼 Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Kazakh Religion or Belief: Muslim – …
October 30, 2020
… Gender: Male Current Location: Tumshuq Prison Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Uyghur Religion or Belief: Muslim – …
January 21, 2021
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
January 22, 2021
… of religious minorities in Russia, mass atrocities in China, Nigeria as a country of particular concern, and …
April 26, 2022
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: Yes …
October 17, 2022
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Religion or Belief: Falun Gong Reports of Torture: No …
November 22, 2024
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 05, 2025
… Additional Name(s): Xiaoxi Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 05, 2025
… Additional Name(s): Xin'ai Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 05, 2025
… Name(s): Yichun, Yangyang Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 05, 2025
… Additional Name(s): Xin Yu Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 05, 2025
… Additional Name(s): Zhang Min Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 05, 2025
… Additional Name(s): Yili Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 05, 2025
… Additional Name(s): Yang Hua Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 08, 2025
… Additional Name(s): Wang Hui Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 08, 2025
… Additional Name(s): Zhao Yang Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
September 08, 2025
… Additional Name(s): Xiaohua Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …
April 20, 2016
… John Kerry’s re-designation on April 15, 2016 of Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, …
April 09, 2020
… Gender: Female Perpetrator: China Ethnic Group: Han Religion or Belief: Christian – …