Jul 28, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Condemns Execution of Aid Workers by ISWAP Militants
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) denounced the execution of five aid…
Jul 30, 2020
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USCIRF Expresses Outrage at the Killing of U.S. Citizen Over Blasphemy Charges in Pakistan
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today…
Aug 5, 2020
This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill, on August 5, 2020.
By USCIRF Commissioner Nadine Maenza and Congressman Doug Lamborn
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani must be released. As a religious prisoner…
Aug 11, 2020
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USCIRF Condemns Death Sentence for Yahaya Sharif-Aminu on Blasphemy Charges
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the death sentence…
Sep 17, 2020
USCIRF Commissioner Frederick A. Davie Adopts Mubarak Bala and Yahaya Sharif-Aminu of Nigeria through the Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project
Washington, DC – United States Commission on International…
Sep 29, 2020
This op-ed was originally published in The Globe Post, on September 29, 2020.
By Vice Chair Tony Perkins and Commissioner Frederick A. Davie
In the west African country of Burkina Faso, the Grand Imam of Djibo…
Nov 16, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Gravely Concerned about the Rise in Blasphemy Cases Leading to Mob Violence in Pakistan
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is…
Nov 20, 2020
The State Department has designated Pakistan as a Country of Particular Concern since 2018, but it has not taken any action as a consequence of that designation and has continued to violate…
Dec 7, 2020
There are 84 countries across the globe with criminal blasphemy laws on the books as of 2020. While only a handful of countries enforce these laws, there are still 84 countries in which a…