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Russia’s Religious Freedom Violations in Ukraine
Aug 4, 2022 In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale and unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine, falsely claiming that it aimed to “demilitarize” and “denazify” the country. While many people are broadly aware of the…
Farid Alavi
Additional Name(s): فرید علوی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No…
Mahboubeh Misaghian
Additional Name(s): Mahbubeh Misaghian, محبوبه میثاقیان Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í…
USCIRF Welcomes President Joe Biden’s Appointment of Mohamed Hag Magid to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Aug 12, 2022 USCIRF Welcomes President Joe Biden’s Appointment of Mohamed Hag Magid to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Washington, DC – President Joseph R. Biden announced on August 10, 2022, the appointment…
Homayoun Zhaveh
Additional Name(s): همایون ژاوه Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other Health Concerns:…
Sara Ahmadi
Additional Name(s): سارا احمدی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other…
Mohammad Golbaz
Additional Name(s): محمد گلباز Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other Reports…
Troubling Signs of Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka
Aug 19, 2022 Sri Lanka is an ethnically and religiously diverse country but has had a history of intercommunal violence, most recently heightened in the decade following the end of a civil war in 2009. Conflict among the…
Mohammad Chegini
Additional Name(s): محمد چگینی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture:…
Hengameh Alipour
Additional Name(s): هنگامه علیپور Gender: Unspecified Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture…