Search
Displaying results 201 - 300 of 654
Additional Name(s):
Nail Radikovich Miniakhmetov, Miniakhmetov Nail Radikovich, Миниахметов Наиль Радикович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim…
Additional Name(s):
Batyr Radikovich Mukhametov, Мухаметов Батыр Радикович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Irek Nasimovich Mukhametov, Мухаметов Ирек Насимович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Abdukakhor Azamatovich Mumindzhanov, Muminjanov Abdukahor Azamatovich, Муминджанов Абдукахор Азаматович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or…
Additional Name(s):
Farid Ramazanovich Mustafayev, Mustafaev Farid Ramazanovich, Мустафаев Фарид Рамазанович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Khalil Fanavievich Mustafin, Mustafin Khalil Fanavievich, Мустафин Халил Фанавиевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim –…
Additional Name(s):
Irek Ilfirovich Nasirov, Насиров Ирек Илфирович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Artyom Yurievich Naumov, Наумов Артём Юрьевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Eduard Gabdullovich Nizamov, Низамов Эдуард Габдуллович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Farkhod Shukhratovich Nodirov, Нодиров Фарход Шухратович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Uzbek
Religion or Belief…
Additional Name(s):
Zafar Gaforovich Nodirov, Нодиров Зафар Гафорович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Uzbek
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Akmalchon Numonchonovich Numonchonov, Numonchonov Akmalchon Numonchonovych, Нумончонов Акмалчон Нумончонович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion…
Additional Name(s):
Rinat Ranifovich Nurlygayanov, Nurlygayanov Rinat Ranifovich, Нурлыгаянов Ринат Ранифович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Alidzhon Ibrogimovich Odinayev, Одинаев Алиджон Иброгимович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Tajik
Religion or…
Additional Name(s):
Bulat Zabirovich Rakhmanov, Рахманов Булат Забирович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Ruslan Ildarovich Rakhmatullin, Рахматуллин Руслан Ильдарович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Zulfat Alfatovich Sabirzyanov, Sabirzyanov Zulfat Alfatovich, Сабирзянов Зульфат Альфатович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Ilnaz Ravilovich Safiullin, Safiullin Ilnaz Ravilovich, Сафиуллин Ильназ Равилович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim –…
Additional Name(s):
Lenar Azatovich Saitov, Saitov Lenar Azatovich, Саитов Ленар Азатович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Ilgiz Askhatovich Salakhov, Салахов Ильгиз Асгатович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Rustem Fagimovich Salakhudtinov, Salakhutdinov Rustem Fagimovich, Салахутдинов Рустем Фагимович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief…
Additional Name(s):
Aider Dilyaverovich Saledinov, Ayder Saledinov, Saledinov Aider Dilyaverovich, Салединов Айдер Диляверович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group…
Additional Name(s):
Artur Raulevich Salimov, Salimov Artur Raulevich, Салимов Артур Раулевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Arslan Talgatovich Salimzyanov, Salimzyanov Arslan Talgatovich, Салимзянов Арслан Талгатович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:…
Feb 12, 2021
Russia is currently experiencing ongoing, widespread anti-corruption protests. These protests demonstrate the largest challenge to government control in almost a decade. Meanwhile, the State Duma…
Additional Name(s):
Murodzhon Abdunabievich Sattorov, Сатторов Муроджон Абдунабиевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Tajik
Religion or…
Additional Name(s):
Albert Rimovich Shafiyev, Albert Shafiev, Shafiev Albert Rimovich, Шафиев Альберт Римович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Airat Ilgizarovich Shakirov, Shakirov Airat Ilgizarovich, Шакиров Айрат Ильгизарович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim –…
Additional Name(s):
Emil Fanilevich Shangareyev, Шангареев Эмиль Фанилевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Shamil Khazhgalievich Sharipov, Sharipov Shamil Khazhgalievich, Шарипов Шамиль Хажгалиевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Sardobek Abdulkhamidovich Siddikov, Сиддиков Сардорбек Абдулхамидович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Uzbek…
Additional Name(s):
Vadim Andreyevich Siruk, Сирук Вадим Андреевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Crimean Tatar
Religion or Belief…
Additional Name(s):
Ruslan Nikolayevich Sungatov, Сунгатов Руслан Николаевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Irek Rishatovich Tagirov, Tagirov Irek Rishatovich, Тагиров Ирек Ришатович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Yaroslav Vladimirovich Timofeyev, Тимофеев Ярослав Владимирович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Vasily Valeryevich Tkachyov, Ткачёв Василий Валерьевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Mikhail Yurievich Toptygin, Топтыгин Михаил Юрьевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Marat Aukhatovich Tulyakov, Туляков Марат Аухатович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Almaz Anisovich Usmanov, Усманов Алмаз Анисович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Timur Narimanovich Uzbekov, Uzbekov Timur Narimanovich, Узбеков Тимур Нариманович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim –…
Additional Name(s):
Linar Munirovich Vakhitov, Vakhitov Linar Munirovich, Вахитов Линар Мунирович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Radik Rafisovich Valiakhmetov, Валиахметов Радик Рафисович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Albert Rafikovich Valiullin, Valiullin Albert Rafikovich, Валиуллин Альберт Рафикович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim…
Additional Name(s):
Artur Anatolyevich Valov, Валов Артур Анатольевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Zafar Nabievich Yakubov, Якубов Зафар Набиевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Ural Gaifullovich Yakupov, Якупов Урал Гайфуллович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Rustem Samatovich Yamaliev, Ямалиев Рустем Саматович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Nail Vazhibovich Yunusov, Yunusov Nail Nazhibovich, Юнусов Наиль Нажибович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Denis Ismagilovich Zagitdinov, Загитдинов Денис Исмагилович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Azat Ilgizovich Zagiyev, Загиев Азат Ильгизович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Ruslan Aleksandrovich Zainullin, Зайнуллин Руслан Александрович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Radik Ramilovich Zaripov, Zaripov Radik Ramilovich, Зарипов Радик Рамилович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Ruslan Borisovich Zeitullayev, Зейтуллаев Руслан Борисович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Crimean Tatar
Religion…
Additional Name(s):
Ilnar Khusainovich Zinnatov, Зиннатов Ильнар Хусаинович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Niyaz Refkatevich Ziyattinov, Зияттинов Нияз Рэфкатевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Ilnar Ilyasovich Zyalilov, Zyalilov Ilnar Ilyasovich, Зялилов Ильнар Ильясович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
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…
May 27, 2021
Blasphemy laws criminalize expression that insults or offends religious doctrines. Such laws are often used to restrict freedom of religion or belief. As of 2020, 84 countries still had blasphemy laws. The severity…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: The Administration
Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:The U.S. government should: urge the Russian government to amend its extremism law in line with international human…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: The Administration; Other Government
Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Implore the Russian government to release Dennis Christensen, Ivan Matsitsky, and all other religious…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: The Administration
Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation: Urge the Russian government to permit the establishment of an international monitoring presence in occupied…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Identify Russian government agencies and officials responsible for severe violations of religious freedom, freeze…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: The Administration
Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Work with European allies to use advocacy, diplomacy, and targeted sanctions to pressure Russia to end religious…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:The U.S. government should: designate Russia as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, for engaging…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Impose targeted sanctions on Russian government agencies and officials responsible for severe violations of…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: The Administration
Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Work with European allies to use advocacy, diplomacy, and targeted sanctions to pressure Russia to end religious…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: Congress
Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:The U.S. Congress should: Pass legislation condemning the deteriorating religious freedom environment in Russia, and highlight…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: Congress
Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Pass the Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act (H.R. 5408), which calls on the President to take into account Russia’s…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:The U.S. government should: designate Russia as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, for engaging…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation: Impose targeted sanctions on Russian government agencies and officials responsible for severe…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: The Administration
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Work with European allies to use advocacy, diplomacy, and targeted sanctions to pressure Russia to end religious…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: Congress
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:The U.S. Congress should: Pass the Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act (H.R. 496), which calls on the U.S.…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: Congress
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Hold briefings and hearings highlighting the Russian government’s failure to bring its religion and extremism laws in line with…
The government of Chechnya—a tiny ethnic enclave in the North Caucasus region of Russia—is a highly authoritarian regime that perpetrates a wide array of human rights abuses, including severe violations of religious freedom. This report focuses on…
Oct 26, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Violations in Russia’s Republic of Chechnya
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report on religious freedom…
Additional Name(s):
Магамадов Салех Сайпудинович
Gender:
Unspecified
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Unspecified…
Additional Name(s):
Исаев Исмаил Сайпутыевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Unspecified
Reports of…
Oct 29, 2021
USCIRF is deeply concerned about religious freedom conditions in the Russian Federation, which have rapidly deteriorated in recent years as the government increasingly mistreats “traditional” religious communities…
Additional Name(s):
Сейтумеров Сейтумер Шукриевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Crimean Tatar
Religion or Belief:
Muslim –…
Additional Name(s):
Сейтумеров Осман Шукриевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Crimean Tatar
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Сейтмеметов Рустем Абдураманович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Crimean Tatar
Religion or Belief:
Muslim –…
Additional Name(s):
Amet Suleimanov, Сулейманов Амет Рефатович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Crimean Tatar
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Габдрахмана Наумова
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni
Reports of…
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):
Rustam Gennadiyevich Diarov, Диаров Рустам Геннадьевич
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
IK No. 4, Tatarstan
Perpetrator:
Russia…
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…
Additional Name(s):
Olga Aleksandrovna Ivanova, Иванова Ольга Александровна
Gender:
Female
Current Location:
Penal Colony No. 7, Stavropol
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…
Additional Name(s):
Alexei Yershov, Aleksey Nikolayevich Yershov, Ершов Алексей, Ершов Алексей Николаевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Maksim Nikolayevich Beltikov, Бельтиков Максим Николаевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Additional Name(s):
Yevgeniy Nikolayevich Korotun, Коротун Евгений Николаевич
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
IK No 13, Sverdlovsk
Perpetrator:
Russia…
Additional Name(s):
Andrey Vasiliyevich Kolesnichenko, Колесниченко Андрей Васильевич
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Jehovah's…
Additional Name(s):
Uzeir Rza ogly Abdullayev, Abdullayev Uzeyir Rza oglu, Абдуллаев Узеир Рза оглы
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Crimean Tatar…
Additional Name(s):
Maksim Viktorovich Puygin, Maksim Puigin, Puigin Maxim Viktorovich, Пуйгин Максим Викторович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:…
Additional Name(s):
Refat Mametovich Alimov, Алимов Рефат Маметович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Ethnic Group:
Crimean Tatar
Religion or Belief…
Additional Name(s):
Ibrahim Mirkanovich Shavkatov, Шавкатов Ибрахим Мирканович
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Russia
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s):
Anna Arnoldovnais Safronova, Сафронова Анна Арнольдовна
Gender:
Female
Current Location:
Penal Colony No. 7, Stavropol
Perpetrator:
Russia…