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Do USCIRF Policy Recommendations Get Implemented?
Jun 17, 2021 The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA) mandates USCIRF to make policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress. In addition to making recommendations, USCIRF’s mandate…
Central African Republic: From Sectarian Violence to Progress on Religious Freedom
Jul 9, 2021 In 2015, USCIRF for the first time recommended the Central African Republic (CAR) be designated by the State Department a Country of Particular Concern for systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious…
USCIRF Welcomes White House Nominations for International Religious Freedom Roles
Jul 30, 2021 USCIRF Welcomes White House Nominations for International Religious Freedom Roles   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes President Joseph R. Biden’s…
Reforms in Kazakhstan Could Improve Religious Freedom
Aug 6, 2021 The Kazakhstani government is implementing promising reforms that could make Kazakhstan Central Asia’s leading example of religious freedom. USCIRF has recommended the U.S. State Department place…
USCIRF Calls on the State Department to Prioritize Refugee Resettlement of Afghan Religious Minorities
Aug 23, 2021 USCIRF Calls on the State Department to Prioritize Refugee Resettlement of Afghan Religious Minorities Encourages Expansion of U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Priority 2 Designation   Washington, DC – The U.S…
USCIRF Conversation on the Global Compact on Refugees
Feb 02 WHEN: Feb 2nd 11:00am - Feb 2nd 12:00pm…
Christians in Extreme Danger in Afghanistan
Jan 28, 2022 The situation for the Christian community in Afghanistan has grown ever more perilous since the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021. There have been accounts of the Taliban going door to door seeking…
USCIRF Calls for Accountability of Tatmadaw at One Year Anniversary of Coup in Burma
Feb 1, 2022 USCIRF Calls for Accountability of Tatmadaw at One Year Anniversary of Coup in Burma Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today marked the first anniversary of the…
Iraq’s Beleaguered Religious Minority Communities
Feb 25, 2022 Many of the religious communities that call Iraq home have suffered from conflict and displacement in recent decades. The civil war in Iraq in the 2000s led large numbers of Christians and other small religious…
USCIRF Commends Release of Egyptian Religious Prisoner Reda Abdel Rahman
Mar 3, 2022 USCIRF Commends Release of Egyptian Religious Prisoner Reda Abdel Rahman Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commends the release of Egyptian Qur’anist Muslim Reda…