Apr 26, 2021
USCIRF Condemns Additional Prison Sentence for Iranian Religious Prisoner of Conscience
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the government of…
May 6, 2021
Since 1979 Iran’s government has shown a consistent disregard for the rights of religious minority communities who run afoul of the government’s narrow interpretation of Shi’a Islam. Even the majority Shi’a Muslim population must adhere…
May 10, 2021
USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Crackdown on Baha’i Community
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the Iranian government’s alarming escalation of…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Iran
Recommended To: State Department; White House
Source: 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Speak out publicly and frequently at all levels about the severe religious freedom abuses in Iran, and highlight the…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Iran
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Identify Iranian government agencies and officials responsible for severe violations of religious freedom, freeze those individuals…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Iran
Recommended To: State Department; White House
Source: 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Press for and work to secure the release of all prisoners of conscience, including Youcef Nadarkhani, Golrokh Ebrahimi…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Iran
Recommended To: State Department; White House
Source: 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Work with European allies to use advocacy, diplomacy, and targetedsanctions to pressure Iran to endreligious freedom…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Iran
Recommended To: State Department; White House
Source: 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Develop and utilize new technologies to counter censorship and to facilitate the free flow of information in and…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Iran
Recommended To: U.S. Congress
Source: 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Reauthorize and ensure implementation of the Lautenberg Amendment, which aids persecuted Iranian religious minorities seeking refugee…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Iran
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2020 Annual Report
Recommendation:Impose asset freezes and visa bans on Iranian government agencies and officials responsible for severe violations of the Baha’i…