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USCIRF Releases New Report on Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria
Oct 26, 2022 USCIRF Releases New Report on Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria – The increasing…
Recovering from Genocide: The Yazidis’ Return to Sinjar
Nov 4, 2022 Since 2014, when ISIS launched its genocidal campaign against the Yazidis—a minority ethno-religious group within the Kurdish-majority areas of Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey, as well as in Armenia–hundreds of…
USCIRF Outraged by Omission of Nigeria and India from State Department’s List of Countries of Particular Concern
Dec 2, 2022 USCIRF Outraged by Omission of Nigeria and India from State Department’s List of Countries of Particular Concern Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) finds it inexplicable that the U.S. Department of…
Breaking Down the State Department’s IRF Designations
Dec 16, 2022 Pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, the U.S. Department of State designates Countries of Particular Concern, places countries on its Special Watch List, and designates Entities of Particular Concern. As part of this…
Religious Freedom in Iraq
This report analyzes religious freedom conditions in Iraq in relation to the federal government’s political crises in 2021 and 2022. It examines sectarianism in Iraqi politics, including intra-Shi’a Muslim tensions and anti-Sunni Muslim sentiment, each…
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom amid Iraq’s Political Crisis
Jan 3, 2023 USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom amid Iraq’s Political Crisis Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Religious Freedom amid Iraq’…
USCIRF Observes International Women’s Day
Mar 8, 2023 USCIRF Observes International Women’s Day Brings Attention to Religious Freedom Violations Abroad Against Women Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today commemorates International Women’s Day, and…
The Hill: U.S.-Nigeria policy must prioritize religious freedom
Mar 9, 2023 This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on March 8, 2023. By USCIRF Commissioners Mohamed Magid and Frank R. Wolf At the start of the new year, armed gunmen in northern Nigeria invaded the home of …
African Traditional and Indigenous Religions
This factsheet places African traditional and indigenous religions within the broader international religious freedom discourse, from which they have historically been underrepresented. In several contexts, practitioners of African traditional and…
USCIRF Releases New Report on African Traditional and Indigenous Religions
Apr 4, 2023 USCIRF Releases New Report on African Traditional and Indigenous Religions Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on African traditional and indigenous…