This country update assesses religious freedom conditions in Burma since the military coup on February 1, 2021. On February 1, 2021, the Burmese military—known as the Tatmadaw—launched a coup to overturn election results that would have locked them out…
Nov 4, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report on Burma
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Burma Country Update – This country update…
Nov 17, 2021
USCIRF Appalled at Administration’s Removal of Nigeria from List of Violators of Religious Freedom
Welcomes State Department’s Additional Designations of Russia and Algeria
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Additional Name(s):
Yevgeniy Borisovich Ivanov, Иванов Евгений Борисович
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Penal Colony No. 4, Tatarstan
Perpetrator:
Russia…
Additional Name(s):
Sergey Aleksandrovich Klikunov, Кликунов Сергей Александрович
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Penal Colony No. 4, Tatarstan
Perpetrator:
Russia…
Dec 17, 2021
Pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA), the State Department is required to issue annual designations for the most egregious violators of religious freedom. In advance of these…
Dec 22, 2021
USCIRF Concerned by Russian Prosecution of International Memorial Society
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed its grave concern today over the Russian…