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…
Apr 22, 2021
USCIRF released its 2021 Annual Report documenting developments over the past year, and providing policy recommendations to enhance the U.S. government’s promotion of freedom of religion or belief abroad. In its…
May 3, 2021
USCIRF Congratulates Outgoing Chair, Gayle Manchin, Welcomes New Chair, Anurima Bhargava
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) congratulated its former Chair Gayle Manchin…
May 4, 2021
USCIRF Welcomes President Biden’s Announcement to Raise the Refugee Ceiling
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes President Joseph R. Biden’s announcement…
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Central Sahel Factsheet – Over the past half decade, violent Islamist groups have gained ground in the central Sahel region of west Africa by controlling territory and conducting attacks in the tri-border region between…
May 5, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report on Violent Islamist Groups in the Central Sahel
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on…
May 12, 2021
USCIRF Welcomes the Release of State Department’s 2020 International Religious Freedom Report
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) congratulates the State…
May 14, 2021
The central Sahel region of West Africa is currently home to an extremely complex and fluid landscape of Islamist insurgent actors that stem from both locally grown and foreign movements. Several violent insurgent…