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USCIRF Calls for UN Commission of Inquiry on Iran After Crackdowns on Protests Against Mandatory Hijab
Oct 14, 2022 USCIRF Calls for UN Commission of Inquiry on Iran After Crackdowns on Protests Against Mandatory Hijab Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today called on the…
Recovering from Genocide: The Yazidis’ Return to Sinjar
Nov 4, 2022 Since 2014, when ISIS launched its genocidal campaign against the Yazidis—a minority ethno-religious group within the Kurdish-majority areas of Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey, as well as in Armenia–hundreds of…
USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Death Sentences for Protesters Asserting Religious Freedom and Other Rights
Nov 15, 2022 USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Death Sentences for Protesters Asserting Religious Freedom and Other Rights Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) deplores Iran’s pursuit of death sentences on…
USCIRF Condemns Sentencing of Baha’i Women in Iran
Dec 22, 2022 USCIRF Condemns Sentencing of Baha’i Women in Iran Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemned Iran’s sentencing of two Baha’i woman who were former members of the imprisoned Yaran Iran,…
Religious Freedom and Women’s Rights in Iran
Jan 26 WHEN: Jan 26th 2:00pm - Jan 26th 3:30pm…
USCIRF Observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan 27, 2023 USCIRF Observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day by remembering the six million Jews…
USCIRF Townhall on Women and International Religious Freedom
Jan 31 WHEN: Jan 31st 8:30am - Jan 31st 9:30am…
USCIRF Outraged by Suspected Poison Attacks on Girls Attending School in Iran
Mar 3, 2023 USCIRF Outraged by Suspected Poison Attacks on Girls Attending School in Iran Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is outraged over reports of ongoing poison attacks affecting hundreds of…
USCIRF Observes International Women’s Day
Mar 8, 2023 USCIRF Observes International Women’s Day Brings Attention to Religious Freedom Violations Abroad Against Women Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today commemorates International Women’s Day, and…
Sexual and Gender Based Violence Against Religious Freedom Protesters in Iran
This factsheet describes the Iranian government’s deliberate and systematic use of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) against Iranians protesting mandatory hijab laws and other religious freedom violations. The factsheet demonstrates evidence that…