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April 15, 2002: Commission Deplores Anti-Semitic Attacks in France and Belgium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 15, 2002Contact:Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress,…
President Bush Discusses Freedom in Iraq and Middle East
November 6, 2003 Remarks by President George W. Bush on the 20th Anniversary of the National Endowment for Democracy United States Chamber of Commerce Washington, D.C. President Bush's remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the National Endowment…
The Guardian -- The Disturbing Persistence of Antisemitism in Europe
Apr 1, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATION By  USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett  Even as we prepare to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, European society's dark past of bigotry haunts our present The following op-ed appeared…
Did You Know...Anti-Semitism
…that April 8 is Yom Ha Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, but acts of anti-Semitism still occur in Europe?In Russia, xenophobia and intolerance, including anti-Semitism, fuel hate crimes by skinhead groups. In Belarus, the anti-Jewish utterances of…
USCIRF Concerned about Russian Blasphemy Bill and the Status of Freedoms of Religion and Expression
Jun 28, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 28, 2012 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Russian State Duma on June 26 passed a controversial bill on "causing offense to the sentiments of religious believers." The bill now awaits only…
USCIRF Condemns Saudi Blasphemy Sentence
Jul 31, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 31, 2013 | By USCIRF The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is deeply concerned by reports that Raif Badawi, a Saudi website editor, was convicted and…
...On the UN and blasphemy laws
As world leaders gather in New York this week for the new General Assembly session,they should be challenged to repealblasphemy laws, which violate international standards and UN resolutions. View USCIRF's op-ed here.
The Christian Science Monitor -- As UN meets, apply pressure against blasphemy laws
Sep 25, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATION September 20, 2013 | By Robert P. George The following op-ed appeared in the Christian Science Monitor on September 20, 2013. As the UN General Assembly begins its new session,…
Policy Brief: Prisoners of Belief - Individuals Jailed Under Blasphemy Laws
Click here to view the March 2014 Policy Brief, Prisoners of Belief - Individuals Jailed Under Blasphemy Laws
Pakistan Leads the World in Blasphemy Prisoners
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONMarch 27, 2014 Pakistan Leads the World in Blasphemy Prisoners By: Knox Thames and Elizabeth Cassidy for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs There is a global rise in the use of blasphemy laws. More than simply placing…