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Promoting Religious Freedom and Countering Violent Extremism in Tajikistan
This update describes Tajikistan’s official campaign to control and restrict Islamic practice, ostensibly an effort to combat the…
Dec 11, 2020
USCIRF Releases Factsheet on Brunei
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a new report on ongoing religious freedom issues in Brunei:
Brunei Factsheet –…
Click here to read the Brunei Factsheet
This factsheet highlights ongoing religious freedom issues in Brunei, primarily focusing on the Syariah Penal Code Order 2013, which came into effect on April 3, 2019. Although Brunei has had a dual legal…
Dec 15, 2020
Several religious groups, including followers of Judaism and Islam, mandate that animals are uninjured (unstunned) prior to killing. However, nearly a third of European countries limit…
Dec 30, 2020
Since it's independence in 1984, Brunei has operated with a dual legal system: one secular and one Shari’a, the latter only enforceable for Bruneian Muslims. However, the Syariah Penal Code Order 2013 blurs…
Click here for the Factsheet on Key U.S. Government IRF Positions
This factsheet provides an overview of the key political appointments within the U.S. government that have the most relevance to international religious freedom (IRF). The primary IRF…
Jan 15, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report about Key U.S. Government IRF Vacancies for Biden Administration to Fill
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Tajikistan
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture:
No…
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Feb 5, 2021
USCIRF Welcomes Announcement that Refugee Ceiling will Increase Next Fiscal Year
Encourages Prioritization of the Most Vulnerable
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…