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Factsheet: Global Overview of Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution
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…
USCIRF Welcomes the U.S. Government’s Issuance of a General License Including Northeast Syria
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…
Conditions for Religious and Nonbelief Communities in Turkey
Jul 7, 2022 This past spring, USCIRF staff traveled to Turkey and met with religious and nonbelief communities across the country. Numerous issues continue to negatively impact their freedom of religion or belief, including an…
USCIRF Commemorates the Eighth Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
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…
The Suffocating Hold of HTS on Northwest Syria
Nov 18, 2022 More than a decade after the onset of Syria’s civil war, the conflict continues with multiple state and non-state actors vying for power. Today, one of the most notable non-state actors is the militant Islamist…
Religious Freedom in Syria
This factsheet analyzes religious freedom conditions in northwestern Syria under the de facto governance of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a former al-Qaeda affiliate and U.S.-designated terrorist group. The rebel group continues to grow its…
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Under Syrian Rebel Group HTS
Nov 25, 2022 USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Under Syrian Rebel Group HTS   Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Religious Freedom…
The Alevi Struggle for Rights in Turkey
Nov 25, 2022 Alevis constitute the largest religious minority in Turkey and have faced persistent obstacles to the exercise of their religious freedom. In October 2022, the Turkish government announced its plan to create a new state-run Alevi institution—…
Muhammad Mustafa
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni Reports of Torture: No…
Ali Shaker
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni Reports of Torture: No…