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USCIRF's 2013 Annual Report on the State of International Religious Freedom Identifies World's Worst Violators
Apr 30, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 30, 2013| By USCIRF Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal advisory body created by the International Religious Freedom…
Remarks by USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, 2013 Annual Report, National Endowment for Democracy
USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett gave the following remarks at a conference, cosponsored by USCIRF and the National Endowment for Democracy on May 7, 2013Introduction Thank you for that kind introduction. It truly is a pleasure to join you today at the…
USCIRF Welcomes IRF Report; Calls for CPC Designations
May 21, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2013 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today welcomed the State Department's release of its 2012 International Religious Freedom…
CNN World/GPS -- Time to tear down the internet 'walls'
Jun 26, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONJune 26, 2013 |By Katrina Lantos Swett Editor"s note: Katrina Lantos Swett is the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The views expressed are the writer"s own. The…
USCIRF Urges the Kazakh Government to Release two Activists
Jul 26, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Kazakh government reportedly soon will try two activists for their religious freedom-related activities. Atheist blogger Aleksandr Kharlamov, 63, had been held for four…
USCIRF Welcomes Release of State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report; Urges Prompt CPC Designations
Oct 21, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 21, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the October 14 release by the U.S. State Department of its International Religious…
Testimony of USCIRF Chairman Robert P. George on "The Crisis of International Religious Freedom"
USCIRF Chairman Robert P. George testified on October 27, 2015 before Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at a hearing titled "The Global Crisis of Religious…
Tajikistan: USCIRF Criticizes Crackdown on Religious Freedom
Nov 2, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today criticized the Tajik government’s ongoing efforts to control religious activities, especially those of…
USCIRF Welcomes CPC Designations: Urges Additional Designations and Actions
Apr 20, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2016   WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes Secretary of State John Kerry’s re-designation on April 15, 2016 of Burma,…
The Hill: The List No One Wants to Be On
Nov 16, 2017 The following originally op-ed appeared in The Hill on November 16, 2017   By former USCIRF Commissioners Daniel Mark and Sandra Jolley   People love lists. And when those lists are in the news,…
State Department Names the World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedom
Dec 12, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2018   State Department Names the World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedom USCIRF Praises CPC Designation of Pakistan WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on…
Summer Seminar #1 -- A Foundational Human Right: Why International Religious Freedom Matters
Jun 24 WHEN: Jun 24th 6:59pm…
Testimony of Vice Chair Maenza on Global Persecution of Christians
On June 27, 2019, Vice Chair Nadine Maenza testified at a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on violations of the right to freedom of religion of Christian communities around the world.Written Testimony Hearing Webpage
Summer Seminar #2 -- Anti-Semitism: The World's Oldest Hatred — New Again?
Jul 24 WHEN: Jul 24th 1:00pm - Jul 24th 1:00pm…
USCIRF Hearing on Global Efforts to Counter Anti-Semitism
Jan 08 WHEN: Jan 8th 1:30pm…
Bakhrom Kholmatov
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of Torture: No Reports of…
2019 Kazakhstan Country Update
Click here to view USCIRF's 2019 Kazakhstan Country Update.
USCIRF Releases New Reports on Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Iran
Oct 17, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2019   USCIRF Releases New Reports on Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Iran   Washington, DC  – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…
Shamil Khakimov
Additional Name(s): Shamil Rasulovich Khakimov Gender: Male Current Location: Strict Regime Prison YaS 3/5 Perpetrator: Tajikistan Religion or Belief…
Sadriddin Mulloyev
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni Reports of Torture: No Reports of Medical…
Khayriddin Dostakov
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Ethnic Group: Tajik Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other Reports of…
Briefing on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Security: New Policy Guidance from the OSCE
Feb 11 WHEN: Feb 11th 10:30am…
Jovidon Bobojonov
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness Reports of Torture: Yes…
Bolatbek Nurgaliyev
Additional Name(s): Bolatbek Dyusenbekovich Nurgaliyev Gender: Male Current Location: Investigation Prison LA-155/18, Turksib, Almaty Perpetrator: Kazakhstan…
Ernar Samatov
Additional Name(s): Ernar Samatovich Samatov Gender: Male Current Location: Investigation Prison LA-155/18, Turksib, Almaty Perpetrator: Kazakhstan…
Beket Mynbasov
Additional Name(s): Beket Tastanbekovich Mynbasov Gender: Male Current Location: Investigation Prison LA-155/18, Turksib, Almaty Perpetrator: Kazakhstan…
Kazakhstan Annual Report Chapters and Translations
Title 2026 Annual Report - Kazakhstan Chapter File Upload USCIRF 2026 Annual Report Kazakhstan.pdf Language English Year…
Tajikistan Annual Report Chapters and Translations
Title 2026 Annual Report - Tajikistan Chapter File Upload USCIRF 2026 Annual Report Tajikistan.pdf Language English Year…
Remarks by USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, 2013 Annual Report, National Endowment for Democracy
May 7, 2013 USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett gave the following remarks at a conference, cosponsored by USCIRF and the National Endowment for Democracy on May 7, 2013 Introduction Thank you for that kind introduction. It…
Factsheet: Conscientious Objection
Conscientious objection to military service is frequently connected to freedom of religion or belief, as many conscientious objectors are motivated by deeply-held religious beliefs. The right to conscientious objection is recognized under international…
Webinar #5: Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List
Nov 06 WHEN: Nov 6th 2:00pm…
2018 Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
Jul 25 WHEN: Jul 25th 5:00pm - Jul 25th 7:00pm…
USCIRF Events During 2019 Ministerial
Jul 16 WHEN: Jul 16th 4:00pm - Jul 18th 2:00pm…
USCIRF Update with USAID: The President’s Executive Order on International Religious Freedom
Aug 05 WHEN: Aug 5th 10:30am…
USCIRF Hearing on Religious Freedom in Russia and Central Asia
Sep 16 WHEN: Sep 16th 10:30pm - Sep 15th 12:00pm…
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 Releases New Report about Global Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Nov 10, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2020 USCIRF Releases New Report about Global Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today…
USCIRF Releases New Report about Countering Violent Extremism in Tajikistan
Nov 24, 2020 USCIRF Releases New Report about Countering Violent Extremism in Tajikistan Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Issue…
Issue Update: Tajikistan
  Read the full Issue Update: Promoting Religious Freedom and Countering Violent Extremism in Tajikistan   This update describes Tajikistan’s official campaign to control and restrict Islamic practice, ostensibly an effort to combat the…
Violating Rights: Enforcing the World's Blasphemy Laws
Click here to view the report Violating Rights: Enforcing the World’s Blasphemy Laws USCIRF’s groundbreaking report examines the enforcement of blasphemy laws worldwide. Blasphemy laws criminalize expressions that insults or offends religious doctrines.…
Rustamjon Norov
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness Reports of Torture: No…
Shamil Khakimov
USCIRF ADVOCATE: Nury Turkel Advocacy: Press Release: USCIRF Vice Chair Nury Turkel Calls on Tajikistan to Release…
USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel Adopts New Religious Prisoner of Conscience from Tajikistan
Feb 24, 2021 USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel Adopts New Religious Prisoner of Conscience from Tajikistan Washington, DC –United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Nury Turkel today…
USCIRF Releases 2021 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy
Apr 21, 2021 USCIRF Releases 2021 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy No Longer Recommends Three Countries for Special Watch List Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom…
2021 Annual Report
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The Diplomat: To Prevent Violent Extremism in Tajikistan, Promote Religious Freedom
Jun 11, 2021 This op-ed was originally published by The Diplomat on June 11, 2021. By USCIRF Vice Chair Tony Perkins and Commissioner Nury Turkel.   Tajikistan is located in a dangerous neighborhood, sharing a long border…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:The U.S. government should: redesignate Tajikistan as a CPC under IRFA and lift the waiver. Actions…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:The U.S. government should: redesignate Tajikistan as a CPC under IRFA and lift the waiver. Actions…
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Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Condition U.S. assistance to the Tajikistani government, with the exception of aid to improve humanitarian…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: Congress; The Administration; Other Governments Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Work with the international community, particularly during Organization for Security…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: Congress; The Administration; Other Governmants Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Press for at the highest levels and work to secure the immediate release of individuals…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Ensure continued U.S. funding for Radio Ozodi, contingent on its compliance with international standards of…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Ensure continued U.S. funding for Radio Ozodi, contingent on its compliance with international standards of…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Redesignate Tajikistan as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, for engaging in systematic, ongoing, and…
Recommendations
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Condition U.S. assistance to the Tajikistani government, with the exception of aid to improve humanitarian…
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Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: Congress; The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Impose targeted sanctions on Tajikistani government agencies and officials responsible for severe…
Recommendations
Status: partially_implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: Congress; The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Press the Tajikistani government at the highest levels to identify and immediately release…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Redesignate Tajikistan as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, for engaging in systematic, ongoing, and…
Recommendations
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Condition U.S. assistance to the Tajikistani government, with the exception of aid to improve humanitarian…
Recommendations
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Impose targeted sanctions on Tajikistani government agencies and officials responsible for severe violations of…
Recommendations
Status: partially_implemented Year: Country: Tajikistan Recommended To: Congress; The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Press the Tajikistani government at the highest levels to identify and immediately release…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Prioritize religious freedom and related human rights into the U.S.-Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership Dialogue and…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Repeal or amend its religious registration laws, which are frequently used to harass and prosecute religious…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: Other Governments Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Strategy:USCIRF advocates this recommendation with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.--Kazakhstan Religious Freedom…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: Other Governments Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Provide an alternative to military service for conscientious objectors; Strategy:USCIRF advocates this…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Encourage the Kazakhstani government to open the Congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Ensure continued U.S. funding for Radio Azattyq, the Kazakh service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), so…
Recommendations
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Include Kazakhstan on the State Department’s Special Watch List for engaging in or tolerating severe violations…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Open the Congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions to representatives of all faiths in…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Ensure continued U.S. funding for Radio Azattyq, the Kazakh service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, to allow for…
Recommendations
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: U.S. Department of State Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Include Kazakhstan on the State Department’s Special Watch List for engaging in or tolerating violations…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Recommendations
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Kazakhstan Recommended To: The Administration Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Continue engaging with the Kazakhstani government through the U.S.-Kazakhstan Religious Freedom Working Group to…
Reforms in Kazakhstan Could Improve Religious Freedom
Aug 6, 2021 The Kazakhstani government is implementing promising reforms that could make Kazakhstan Central Asia’s leading example of religious freedom. USCIRF has recommended the U.S. State Department place…
Religious Freedom & Taliban Fears in Tajikistan
Sep 30, 2021 For many years, USCIRF has been deeply concerned about religious freedom conditions in Central Asia, and more recently the impact of the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan on the surrounding region. Since 2012…
Tajikistan’s Inhumane Treatment of Religious Prisoner Indicative of Deteriorating Religious Freedom Conditions
Oct 15, 2021 Tajikistan’s Inhumane Treatment of Religious Prisoner Indicative of Deteriorating Religious Freedom Conditions Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is alarmed by…
Nazim Abdrakhmanov
Additional Name(s): Nazim Alimzhanovich Abdrakhmanov Gender: Male Perpetrator: Kazakhstan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni…
Samat Adilov
Additional Name(s): Samat Asylkhanovich Adilov Gender: Male Current Location: Investigation Prison LA-155/18, Turksib, Almaty Perpetrator: Kazakhstan…
Zhasulan Iskakov
Additional Name(s): Zhasulan Meiramovich Iskakov Gender: Male Perpetrator: Kazakhstan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni…
Esim Suleimenov
Additional Name(s): Esim Kadirzhumanovich Suleimenov Gender: Male Current Location: Investigation Prison LA-155/18, Turksib, Almaty Perpetrator: Kazakhstan…
Azamat Umbetaliyev
Additional Name(s): Azamat Gaidarovich Umbetaliyev Gender: Male Perpetrator: Kazakhstan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni…
Zhuldyzbek Taurbekov
Additional Name(s): Zhuldyzbek Abikenovich Taurbekov Gender: Male Perpetrator: Kazakhstan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni Health Concerns…
Dilmurat Makhamatov
Additional Name(s): Dilmurat Makhamatov Gender: Male Perpetrator: Kazakhstan Ethnic Group: Uzbek Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni…
Galymzhan Abilkairov
Additional Name(s): Galymzhan Ramazanovich Abilkairov Gender: Male Perpetrator: Kazakhstan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni…
Abdukhalil Abduzhabbarov
Additional Name(s): Abdukhalil Abdukhamidovich Abduzhabbarov Gender: Male Current Location: Kyzylorda Perpetrator: Kazakhstan Religion or Belief…
Nariman Seytzhanov
Additional Name(s): Nariman Kabdyrakhmanovich Seytzhanov Gender: Male Perpetrator: Kazakhstan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni…
USCIRF Releases Factsheet Reiterating its Recommendations for State Department CPC and SWL Designations
Nov 5, 2021 USCIRF Releases Factsheet Reiterating its Recommendations for State Department CPC and SWL Designations Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the…
Sirojiddin Abdurahmonov
Additional Name(s): Eshoni Sirojiddin, Mullo Sirojiddin Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Ethnic Group: Tajik Religion or Belief: Muslim –…
Mahmadsodyk Sayidov
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Ethnic Group: Tajik Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni Reports of Torture: No…
Abdugafor Rajabov
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Ethnic Group: Tajik Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni Reports of Torture: No…
Aslamkhon Karimov
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Ethnic Group: Tajik Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni Reports of Torture: No…