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CIRF Urges Laos, N. Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2000 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom wrote Friday, July 28 to Secretary of State Madeleine…
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…
Commission Requests 'More Energetic' U.S. Response to Religious Killings in Indonesia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2000 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom today wrote to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright with recommendations for a…
Commission Writes Secretary Powell About Sectarian Violence in Indonesia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2001 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - With Muslim-Christian violence flaring yet again in Indonesia, the U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Indonesia: President Urged to Speak Out on Religious Freedom
November 14, 2011The President The White House Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: On behalf of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), allow me to wish you a safe and productive visit to Indonesia for the East Asia…
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.