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USCIRF Calls for Congressional Hearing after State Department Fails to Designate Nigeria and India as Countries of Particular Concern
Jan 4, 2024 USCIRF Calls for Congressional Hearing after State Department Fails to Designate Nigeria and India as Countries of Particular Concern Azerbaijan Added to State Department’s Special Watch List Washington, DC – The United States Commission on…
USCIRF Calls for Greater Protection of Religious Sites in Conflict Areas
Jan 23, 2024 USCIRF Calls for Greater Protection of Religious Sites in Conflict Areas Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls on all parties to armed conflicts around the world to abide by…
USCIRF Sounds Alarm for Attacks Against Religious Communities in Sudan
Apr 19, 2024 USCIRF Sounds Alarm for Attacks Against Religious Communities in Sudan Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is concerned by the devastating violence perpetrated by the Sudanese Armed Forces…
USCIRF Releases 2024 Annual Report with New Recommendations for U.S. Policy
May 1, 2024 USCIRF Releases 2024 Annual Report with New Recommendations for U.S. Policy Highlights State of Religious Freedom Abroad after 25 Years of IRFA Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today…
2024 Annual Report
Highlights from USCIRF’s 2024 Annual Report Numbers-at-a-Glance 17 countries recommended for “country of particular concern” (CPC) designation 1 new country recommended for CPC designation 11 countries recommended for the State Department’s “Special…
Protection of Religious Sites during Armed Conflict
This report provides an overview of international humanitarian law’s protections for religious sites in conflict zones. The Geneva Conventions and their accompanying Protocols establish that religious sites may not be used for military purposes or…
USCIRF Releases New Report on Protection of Religious Sites During Armed Conflict
May 14, 2024 USCIRF Releases New Report on Protection of Religious Sites During Armed Conflict Washington, DC –The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Protection of Religious Sites…
Religious Freedom Challenges for Jehovah’s Witnesses
Four years after USCIRF’s 2020 publication on the global persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses, countries continue to prosecute and impose harsh penalties on the community for their religious beliefs and peaceful religious activities. Hundreds of Jehovah’s…
USCIRF Releases Report on Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Nov 22, 2024 USCIRF Releases Report on Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses  Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report:  Religious Freedom Challenges for Jehovah’s…
The Abuse of Extremism Laws in Central Asia
Central Asian governments’ legislation, including extremism laws, has been influenced by decades of Soviet rule of the region. When the governments of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan enforce extremism laws, they…