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Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Sahelian Countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Chad
This report describes serious violations to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) conditions in three Sahelian countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Chad. These countries suffer some of the world’s highest death rates from nonstate actor violence, which…
Naming of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern is an Important Step to Advance Religious Freedom
Nov 3, 2025   Naming of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern is an Important Step to Advance Religious FreedomWashington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes President Trump’s making Nigeria…
National Review: Nigerian Girls Are Being Kidnapped
Nov 7, 2025 The op-ed was originally published by National Review on November 7, 2025.By USCIRF Vice Chair Asif Mahmood and Commissioner Maureen FergusonIslamic terrorists have inflicted a decade of religiously motivated sexual violence on Christian women…
More Than the CPC Designation is Needed as Violations on Religious Freedom in Nigeria Escalate
Nov 21, 2025   More Than the CPC Designation Is Needed as Violations on Religious Freedom in Nigeria Escalate Washington, DC – Nearly three weeks since President Trump designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), there has…
Egypt's Continued Repression of Religious Minorities
Dec 30, 2025  The Egyptian government continues to systematically restrict freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) by enforcing laws, policies, and judicial decisions that repress non-Muslim and Muslim religious minority communities. Such FoRB violations…
The Egyptian Government’s Escalation Against Religious Minorities Reinforces USCIRF’s Recommendation for Placement on the Special Watch List
Jan 28, 2026   The Egyptian Government’s Escalation Against Religious Minorities Reinforces USCIRF’s Recommendation for Placement on the Special Watch List Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (…
Congress Should Ban Lobbying by CPC Countries that Violate FoRB
Feb 13, 2026  Congress Should Ban Lobbying by Countries that Violate FoRBWashington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges the U.S. government to publicly identify and admonish foreign governments that…
Religious Freedom in Nigeria: Beyond the CPC Designation
Feb 20, 2026 In late October, President Donald Trump announced that he was designating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, or CPC, in recognition of the horrific and worsening rash of religious violence that Africa’s most populous country has faced in…
Egypt Country Update
The government of Egypt continues to systematically enforce laws, policies, and judicial decisions that repress non-Muslim religious life, including for Baha’is, Coptic Christians, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jews, Qur’anists, members of the Ahmadi Religion of…
Despite Promoting Religious Tolerance, Egypt Represses Religious Life for Many
Apr 27, 2026   Despite Promoting Religious Tolerance, Egypt Represses Religious Life for ManyWashington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report on Egypt:  State…