Jul 27, 2021
Cuba’s government has long been responsible for violating its citizens right to freedom of religion or belief. In its 2021 Annual Report, USCIRF recommended that the State Department again place Cuba on its Special…
Thousands of Cubans took to the streets nationwide on July 11, 2021 to call for greater freedom and relief from the country’s economic and COVID-19 crises. Cuban authorities responded by detaining, often violently, an estimated 700 demonstrators and…
Sep 20, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report about Protests in Cuba and Religious Freedom
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following factsheet on the July 11…
The government of Chechnya—a tiny ethnic enclave in the North Caucasus region of Russia—is a highly authoritarian regime that perpetrates a wide array of human rights abuses, including severe violations of religious freedom. This report focuses on…
Oct 26, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Violations in Russia’s Republic of Chechnya
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report on religious freedom…