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Issue Update: The Global Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
Read the full Issue Update: The Global Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses   This update describes official discrimination against Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world, with a particular focus on countries where members have been imprisoned for…
USCIRF Supports Sanctions on Iran’s Intelligence Minister and Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation
Nov 19, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   USCIRF Supports Sanctions on Iran’s Intelligence Minister and Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation   Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (…
USCIRF Welcomes the State Department’s Designation of Nigeria among World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedom
Dec 7, 2020 USCIRF Welcomes the State Department’s Designation of Nigeria among World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedom Encouraged to See Positive Movement in Some Countries WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on…
Country Update: Nigeria
Nigeria Country Update – This country update examines religious freedom conditions in Nigeria, which remained poor in 2020. Ongoing state violations include harsh convictions for blasphemy, and discrimination against religious minorities. Non-…
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Conditions in Nigeria
Dec 16, 2020 USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Conditions in Nigeria Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on religious…
USCIRF Condemns Boko Haram Attacks and Threats against Christians
Dec 17, 2020 USCIRF Condemns Boko Haram Attacks and Threats against Christians WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned recent attacks by Boko Haram in Niger and…
Nigeria: A Country of Particular Concern
Jan 15, 2021   In December 2020, the U.S. Department of State designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for the first time ever due to systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious…
USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Baha’i Religious Observance, Land Ownership in Iran
Jan 15, 2021 USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Baha’i Religious Observance, Land Ownership in Iran Washington, D.C. - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the alarming escalation of…
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Nigeria Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No Reports of Medical Neglect…
USCIRF Condemns Mistreatment of Religious Prisoner of Conscience Golrokh Iraee in Iran
Jan 27, 2021 USCIRF Condemns Mistreatment of Religious Prisoner of Conscience Golrokh Iraee in Iran Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns Iranian authorities’…