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USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel Adopts Uyghur Religious Prisoner of Conscience
May 12, 2021 USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel Adopts Uyghur Religious Prisoner of Conscience  Washington, DC – United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Nury Turkel announced…
USCIRF Concerned by Azerbaijan Religion Law Amendments, Condition of Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
May 17, 2021 USCIRF Concerned by Azerbaijan Religion Law Amendments, Condition of Ghazanchetsots Cathedral Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is concerned that proposed…
The Diplomat: To Prevent Violent Extremism in Tajikistan, Promote Religious Freedom
Jun 11, 2021 This op-ed was originally published by The Diplomat on June 11, 2021. By USCIRF Vice Chair Tony Perkins and Commissioner Nury Turkel.   Tajikistan is located in a dangerous neighborhood, sharing a long border…
Factsheet: Nonbelievers in Africa
Nonbelievers in Africa Factsheet – This factsheet assesses conditions for nonbelievers in Africa, which includes those who identify as atheist, agnostic, freethinker, humanist, secularist, and individuals who do not identify with any religion. Evidence…
​​​​​​​USCIRF Applauds Ban on Chinese Solar Panels Produced by Uyghur Forced Labor
Jul 2, 2021 USCIRF Applauds Ban on Chinese Solar Panels Produced by Uyghur Forced Labor Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) applauded the Biden administration’s whole-of-…
USCIRF Concerned by New Uzbekistan Religion Law
Jul 16, 2021 USCIRF Concerned by New Uzbekistan Religion Law Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed its disappointment that Uzbekistan’s new Religion Law fails to address the most serious…
USCIRF Hearing: Ending Genocide - Accountability for Perpetrators
Jul 28 WHEN: Jul 28th 10:30am - Jul 28th 12:00pm…
USCIRF Commemorates the Seventh Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
Aug 2, 2021 USCIRF Commemorates the Seventh Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today commemorated the Yazidi Genocide and joined…
USCIRF Conversation: New Report on Religious Freedom Violations in North Korea
Aug 18 WHEN: Aug 18th 11:00am - Aug 18th 12:00pm…
Organized Persecution: Documenting Religious Freedom Violations in North Korea
This report documents the North Korean government’s religious freedom violations based on primary information gathered over the past year from in-person interviews with North Korean defectors who are survivors, witnesses, and perpetrators of these…