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USCIRF Condemns Killing of Gonabadi Sufi Activist by Iranian Officials
Feb 24, 2021 USCIRF Condemns Killing of Gonabadi Sufi Activist by Iranian Officials Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns in the strongest terms the deliberate medical…
USCIRF Applauds U.S. Senate Bipartisan Efforts to Create the Senate Human Rights Commission
Mar 2, 2021 USCIRF Applauds U.S. Senate Bipartisan Efforts to Create the Senate Human Rights Commission Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) applauds the reintroduction of a…
Ardeshir Fanaian
Country: Iran…
Factsheet: Shari'a and LGBTI Persons
Factsheet on Shari’a and LGBTI Persons – In some countries around the world, criminal laws provide for the death penalty based on religious interpretations. This factsheet highlights countries with death penalty laws that target the LGBTI community…
USCIRF Releases New Report about Shari’a and LGBTI Persons
Mar 16, 2021 USCIRF Releases New Report about Shari’a and LGBTI Persons Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following factsheet on governments’ use of…
USCIRF Conversation: New Report on Antisemitism in the OSCE Region and U.S. Policy Responses
Apr 14 WHEN: Apr 14th 10:30am - Apr 14th 11:30am…
USCIRF 2021 Annual Report Virtual Launch
Apr 21 WHEN: Apr 21st 2:00pm…
Governments Using Shari’a to Impose Death Sentences on LGBTI Persons
Mar 26, 2021 In some countries around the world, religion-based laws are used by governments to impose capital punishment against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons. All of the 10 countries…
Factsheet: The Impact of Financial Regulations on Religious Organizations and Religious Freedom
Factsheet on Controlling Civil Society’s Purse Strings – Around the globe, some governments misuse financial restrictions to hamper civil society actors, which can negatively impact religious communities. This factsheet explores the religious freedom…
USCIRF Highlights Impact of Financial Restrictions on Civil Society
Mar 30, 2021 USCIRF Highlights Impact of Financial Restrictions on Civil Society Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following factsheet on the impact of…