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USCIRF Welcomes CPC Designations: Urges Additional Designations and Actions
Apr 20, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2016   WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes Secretary of State John Kerry’s re-designation on April 15, 2016 of Burma,…
USA Today -- Rampant religious persecution against atheists
May 4, 2016 FOR YOUR INFORMATION May 4, 2016 | Robert P. George and Hannah Rosenthal The following op/ed appeared in USA Today on May 3, 2016   Should it be a crime to deny the existence of God? In the Russian city…
Religion News Service -- Iran wants to eradicate Baha’is. We should demand their religious freedom
May 13, 2016 FOR YOUR INFORMATION May 13, 2016 | Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett The following op/ed appeared in Religion News Service on May 13, 2016   (RNS) The eighth anniversary this Saturday (May 14) of…
Philadelphia Inquirer -- Commentary: Release every religious prisoner of conscience
Oct 27, 2016 FOR YOUR INFORMATION October 27, 2016 | By Thomas J. Reese, S.J. and Daniel Mark The following op-ed appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on October 27, 2016    Abdul Shakoor is a member of the…
Religion News Service: Empower women by standing for religious freedom
Dec 9, 2016 The following op-ed appeared in Religion New Service on December 9, 2016 By former USCIRF Commissioners Kristina Arriaga and John Ruskay   Pwint Phyu Latt is a Muslim peace activist in Burma who sought to…
IRAN: USCIRF Condemns Religious Freedom Violations against Baha’is
Dec 23, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 23, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The UN General Assembly on December 19 passed its 14th consecutive resolution which included a condemnation of the Iranian government’s actions against the…
The Wall Street Journal: Whoever Wins Iran's Election, Its Religious Minorities Lose
May 12, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in The Wall Street Journal on May 11, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioner Kristina Arriaga   What will Iran’s May 19 presidential election mean for the Baha’i, the country’s…
INDONESIA: USCIRF Denounces the Recent Conviction and Sentencing of Jakarta’s Governor for Blasphemy
May 12, 2017 INDONESIA: USCIRF Denounces the Recent Conviction and Sentencing of Jakarta’s Governor for BlasphemyUSCIRF Calls for the Release of Those Accused of or Convicted of Blasphemy   Washington, D.C. –  The U.S.…
IRAN: Release Maryam Naghash Zargaran
May 26, 2017   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2017   IRAN: Release Maryam Naghash Zargaran Commissioner Cliff May Says Religious Prisoners of Conscience “Should be honored for their contributions to society rather…
IRAN: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Maryam Naghash Zargaran Released
Aug 10, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2017   IRAN: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Maryam Naghash Zargaran Released Case Exemplifies Iran’s “Flagrant Disregard for Religious Freedom”   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The…