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In Russia, 'Liquidating' Churches - The Washington Post
Nov 14, 2000 The Washington Post November 14, 2000 By Elliott Abrams An amendment signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens the "liquidation" of thousands of religious groups at the end of…
Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy (Moscow)
Presented by Commissioner Richard D. Land United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Religion, Politics, and Human Rights Russian Academy of Public Service Moscow, Russia March 18, 2002 Introduction Russia has been traveling…
3/18/2002 Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy (Moscow)
"Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy" Presented by Commissioner Richard D. Land United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Religion, Politics, and Human Rights Russian Academy of Public Service Moscow, Russia…
2/09/2006 Russia: USCIRF Commissioner Prodromou Gives Presentation in Moscow on Human Rights and Tolerance
As prepared Presented by Commissioner Elizabeth Prodromou United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Russian Presidential Administration's Academy of State Service, Moscow, Russia February 9, 2006 "Human Rights and…
USCIRF Letter to Secretary Clinton on Egypt
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) sent the following letter on July 19, 2012: The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United States Department of State Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton: On behalf…
Did You Know...Russia
... that in 2012 Vladimir Putin signed into force five new Russian laws that restrict the civil and political rights of Russian civil society, including those of religious communities?Protests erupted across the Russian Federation, but particularly in…
Russia Policy Brief: Unruly State of Law -- January 2013
Click here to view January 2013 Policy Brief, Russia: Unruly State of Law.
Richmond Times-Dispatch -- Government Must Protect Nonbelievers
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Did You Know...Egypt
… that since the beginning of the Egyptian revolution, two years ago, nearly 100 Coptic Orthodox Christians have been killed in Egypt due to sectarian violence, surpassing the death toll of the previous 10 years combined?The situation for Copts in Egypt…
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs -- Is Russia Becoming a Police State?
Feb 14, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONFebruary 14, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett and Catherine Cosman The following op-ed appeared in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. "Russia is now a…