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Promoting Religious Freedom and Countering Violent Extremism in Tajikistan
This update describes Tajikistan’s official campaign to control and restrict Islamic practice, ostensibly an effort to combat the…
Feb 24, 2021
USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel Adopts New Religious Prisoner of Conscience from Tajikistan
Washington, DC –United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Nury Turkel today…
Apr 21, 2021
USCIRF Releases 2021 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy
No Longer Recommends Three Countries for Special Watch List
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom…
Jun 11, 2021
This op-ed was originally published by The Diplomat on June 11, 2021.
By USCIRF Vice Chair Tony Perkins and Commissioner Nury Turkel.
Tajikistan is located in a dangerous neighborhood, sharing a long border…
Nonbelievers in Africa Factsheet – This factsheet assesses conditions for nonbelievers in Africa, which includes those who identify as atheist, agnostic, freethinker, humanist, secularist, and individuals who do not identify with any religion. Evidence…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Eritrea
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: USCIRF 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Redesignate Eritrea as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC
Actions Taken:U.S.…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Eritrea
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Use bilateral and multilateral diplomatic channels to urge the government of Eritrea to release unconditionally…