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Jul 1, 2022 This op-ed was originally published by Newsweek on July 1, 2022. By USCIRF Commissioner Frank R. Wolf and Rep. Jim McGovern On March 11, 2022, Saudi Arabia freed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi following a 10-year…
Additional Name(s): سلمى الشهاب, Salma bint Sami bin Abdulmohsen al-Shehab Gender: Female Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia Ethnic Group: Arab Religion or…
Additional Name(s): صالح آل طالب Gender: Male Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia Ethnic Group: Arab Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s): يوسف المناسف Gender: Male Current Location: Ghezel Hesar Prison Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia Ethnic Group: Arab…
Additional Name(s): عبدالله الدرازي Gender: Male Current Location: Dammam Prison Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia Ethnic Group: Arab…
Tolerance, Religious Freedom, and Authoritarianism – This report details how authoritarian states promote religious tolerance without necessarily ensuring freedom of religion or belief. It distinguishes between these two concepts and explains the…
Dec 13, 2022 USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Tolerance Promotion and Religious Freedom Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Tolerance, Religious Freedom…
Additional Name(s): عبدالمجيد الأركاني Gender: Male Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni Reports…
Additional Name(s): Khalid bin Muhammad bin Hamad Al Rashed, خالد الراشد Gender: Male Perpetrator: Saudi Arabia Ethnic Group: Arab Religion or Belief…
This report assesses religious freedom conditions in Saudi Arabia in 2022. The ongoing power shifts from the Saudi religious establishment to the ruling family has created some opportunities for reforms to guardianship laws, textbooks, and social…