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Additional Name(s): اردشیر فناییان Gender: Male Current Location: Semnan Prison, Semnan Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars…
Apr 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2020 USCIRF Religious Prisoner of Conscience Mr. Mohammed Ali Taheri Granted Asylum in Canada Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…
Gender: Female Perpetrator: Islamic State - West Africa Province (ISWAP) Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other Reports of Torture…
May 8, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2020 USCIRF Condemns Arrest of Prominent Nigerian Atheist, Mubarak Bala Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today expressed its deep…
Jun 22, 2020 USCIRF Denounces Recent ISWAP Attacks in Northeast Nigeria Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today denounced the recent attacks by Boko Haram faction Islamic…
Gender: Male Current Location: Germany Perpetrator: Nigeria Religion or Belief: Humanist Health Concerns: High blood pressure, pain on…
Jul 20, 2020 This op-ed was originally published by The Washington Examiner, on July 20, 2020. By USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin and USCIRF Vice Chair Tony Perkins In Iraq, the 50th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces has…
Jul 28, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE USCIRF Condemns Execution of Aid Workers by ISWAP Militants Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) denounced the execution of five aid…
Aug 5, 2020 This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill, on August 5, 2020. By USCIRF Commissioner Nadine Maenza and Congressman Doug Lamborn   Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani must be released. As a religious prisoner…
Aug 11, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE USCIRF Condemns Death Sentence for Yahaya Sharif-Aminu on Blasphemy Charges Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the death sentence…