Apr 14, 2025
USCIRF Releases Report on Russia’s Blasphemy EnforcementWashington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report: Prosecuting Blasphemy in Russia – Russia has…
Aug 6, 2025
USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Houthi-Controlled Areas of YemenWashington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report on religious freedom in Houthi-controlled…
In August 2024, the Taliban introduced the law on the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, known colloquially as the “morality law.” This law expands on and imposes harsher punishments on all Afghans who fail to observe the Taliban’s struct…
On September 9, 2025, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a hearing: Laws Regulating Religion in Central Asia. USCIRF Chair Vicky Hartzler and Vice Chair Asif Mahmood led the hearing. Members of civil society…
In 2025, nonstate actors posed significant threats to religious freedom abroad. Among these, USCIRF identified some groups that met the criteria of an Entity of Particular Concern (EPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998, as…
Amid persistent insecurity in northern Mozambique, nonstate armed groups have increasingly targeted religious communities, particularly in Cabo Delgado Province. This publication examines ISIS-M’s ongoing threat to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB)…
Apr 23, 2026
ISIS Affiliate Threatens Religious Freedom in MozambiqueWashington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following factsheet on Mozambique: The Islamic State-…