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Additional Name(s):
Rhoda Ya’u Jatau
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Nigeria
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Unspecified/Other…
Additional Name(s):
Anatoli Pavlovich Zernichenko
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Investigation Prison No. 11, Shymkent
Perpetrator:
Kazakhstan…
The increasing enforcement of blasphemy laws enshrined in Nigeria’s criminal and Shari’a codes poses a significant risk to religious freedom for Nigerians, especially religious minorities and those who espouse unpopular or dissenting beliefs, worldviews…
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…
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…
Tolerance, Religious Freedom, and Authoritarianism – This report details how authoritarian states promote religious tolerance without necessarily ensuring freedom of religion or belief. It distinguishes between these two concepts and explains the…
Dec 13, 2022
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Tolerance Promotion and Religious Freedom
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Tolerance, Religious Freedom…
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…
This report provides an overview of Kazakhstan’s religion law and its recent amendments to that law, and details how authorities use this legislation to target and regulate religious groups. Amendments passed in December 2021 did not reflect Kazakhstan’…
Dec 22, 2022
USCIRF Releases Report on Religion Law Amendments in Kazakhstan
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report:
Kazakhstan Issue Update – This report provides an…