This factsheet highlights the global scale of religious persecution by providing an overview of contexts where large populations have been displaced due to persecution or violence based on religion or belief, including in Afghanistan, Burma, the Central…
May 13, 2022
USCIRF Welcomes the U.S. Government’s Issuance of a General License Including Northeast Syria
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the United…
Jun 10, 2022
USCIRF Welcomes Release of Religious Prisoner of Conscience Dennis Christensen
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the release of prisoner of…
Jun 21, 2022
USCIRF Welcomes European Court Judgment Against Russia on Jehovah’s Witnesses
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the European Court of Human Rights (…
Aug 3, 2022
USCIRF Commemorates the Eighth Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today joined communities around the world in…
Aug 4, 2022
In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale and unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine, falsely claiming that it aimed to “demilitarize” and “denazify” the country. While many people are broadly aware of the…