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Sep 14, 2023 USCIRF Releases Updated Blasphemy Factsheet and Blasphemy Law Compendium Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released two new reports: Legislation Factsheet on Blasphemy – This…
Sep 15, 2023 USCIRF Calls Attention to Iran’s Brutal Violence and Mass Arrests on One-Year Anniversary of Mahsa Zhina Amini’s Killing Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) marks the one-year anniversary…
Additional Name(s): انوشاوان آودیان Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of…
This report continues USCIRF’s ongoing assessment of the global religious freedom implications of government laws based on official or favored religions, in this case examining the dynamics of personal status and family laws in the Middle East and North…
Sep 19, 2023 USCIRF Releases New Report on Religiously Based Family Law in the Middle East and North Africa Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Personal Status…
Additional Name(s): سینا شهری Gender: Male Current Location: Tabliz Prison, Tabliz Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í…
In October 1998, the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) elevated freedom of religion or belief as a U.S. foreign policy priority. This landmark law mandates that U.S. policy include condemning violations of religious freedom abroad and assisting…
Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Unspecified Reports of Torture: Yes Reports of Medical Neglect…
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Nov 15, 2023 USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Religious Persecution of Baha’is Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the Iranian government’s recent spate of arrests of Baha’is across the country. Since…