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Human rights activists call on US State Department to return Nigeria to religious freedom watchlist
Human rights advocates are calling on U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to put Nigeria back on a list of... Read more
Afghanistan, other countries see worrisome religious freedom trends, USCIRF warns
Afghanistan and four other countries should be added to the ten countries already recognized by the U.S. State Department for... Read more
After China retaliates with sanctions, U.S. religious freedom advocates say they won’t be silenced
After China announced retaliatory sanctions against U.S. human rights advocates this weekend, advocates responded they would not be silent about... Read more
'Beyond reprehensible': Christian aid workers executed in Nigeria
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released a statement on Tuesday condemning the execution of five aid workers... Read more
China turns surveillance state on religious gatherings
China is using advanced technology to monitor both public and private religious gatherings, witnesses told a federal hearing on Wednesday. Read more
US religious freedom commission urges 'more aggressive' sanctions
The Trump administration needs to step up its pressure on religious freedom violators, said leaders of a federal religious freedom... Read more
Religious scholar laments: Turkish Christians 'a welcome scapegoat'
According to a scholar of comparative religion, Christians in Turkey are being persecuted by the Turkish government, in part to... Read more
US religious liberty commission recommends 'binding agreement' with Pakistan to halt abuses
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a report Tuesday recommending a “binding agreement” between the United States and... Read more
Turkey disputes US religious freedom commission's assessment of Turkey
The Turkish foreign ministry on Wednesday rejected Turkey's inclusion in a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom,... Read more
US international religious freedom commission reauthorized, with strings
The Senate is set to re-authorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom for the next three years, in... Read more
Proposed changes to US Commission on International Religious Freedom draw fire
With the current authorization for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expiring this year, proposed changes to the... Read more
