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View the 2022 Annual Report Highlights from USCIRF’s 2022 Annual Report   Numbers-at-a-Glance 15 countries recommended for “country of particular concern” (CPC) designation 1 new country recommended for CPC designation 12…
Jun 3, 2022 Uzbekistan is one of a handful of countries that has seen dramatic improvements for religious freedom in recent years; however, religious communities are still experiencing high levels of government regulation and…
Sep 2, 2022 USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Uzbekistan  Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report: Uzbekistan Country…
This report documents ongoing violations of freedom of religion or belief in Uzbekistan, which the U.S. Department of State removed from its Special Watch List in late 2020 after determining that the country no longer engaged in or tolerated “severe…
Additional Name(s): Bobirjon Baratovich Tukhtamurodov, Тухтамуродов Бобиржон Баратович Gender: Male Perpetrator: Uzbekistan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni…
Additional Name(s): Музаффар Давлатмиров Gender: Male Perpetrator: Tajikistan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Shi'a…
Additional Name(s): Khasan Doniyorovich Abdirakhimov Gender: Male Perpetrator: Uzbekistan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni…
Nov 10, 2022 Tajikistan’s population is majority Sunni Muslim, with a small Shi’a Muslim community which primarily consists of ethnic Pamiris located in the mountainous eastern part of the country known as the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO).…
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…