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Oct 9, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2019
USCIRF Statement on Turkish Offensive in Northeast Syria
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to news reports that Turkey has launched airstrikes on the border region of…
Additional Name(s):
Ibrahim Zakzaky
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nigeria
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Shi'a
Health Concerns:
Minor…
Additional Name(s):
Zeenatudeen
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Nigeria
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Shi'a
Reports of…
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For 20 years, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has monitored and evaluated religious freedom conditions in Nigeria. This year also marks 20 years since Nigeria’s return to…
Dec 9, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2019
USCIRF Raises Alarm about Speech Laws that Restrict Religious Freedom in More than Half of African Countries
Briefing Tomorrow to Feature New Report and Recommendations
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Dec 10, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2019
USCIRF Releases New Report on Shari’ah Criminal Law in Northern Nigeria
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…
Feb 11
WHEN:
Feb 11th 10:30am…
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Islamic State - West Africa Province (ISWAP)
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture…
May 8, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2020
USCIRF Condemns Arrest of Prominent Nigerian Atheist, Mubarak Bala
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today expressed its deep…
Jun 22, 2020
USCIRF Denounces Recent ISWAP Attacks in Northeast Nigeria
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today denounced the recent attacks by Boko Haram faction Islamic…