Showing posts with label USCIRF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USCIRF. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

USCIRF Urges President to Fill Position of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday issued a statement ( full text ) urging President Trump to select a nominee...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

USCIRF Releases 2026 Annual Report

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Last week, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 2026 Annual Report ( full text ) containing its recommendati...
Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Trump Declares Nigeria a "Country of Particular Concern"

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 On October 31, President Trump announced on Truth Social ( full text ) that he is designating Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Conc...
Thursday, September 18, 2025

USCIRF Issues Policy Update on Mass Atrocities Targeting Religious Communities

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom this month released a Policy Update titled Preventing Mass Atrocities Targeting Relig...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

USCIRF Annual Report Recommends Designating Countries Restricting Religious Freedom

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday released its 2025 Annual Report ( full text ). The 96-page Report makes rec...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

USCIRF Report: US Better at Condemning Violations of Religious Freedom Than at Promoting Change

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Last week (Sept. 6), the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a 28-page report ( full text ) titled Revisiting the CPC ...
Monday, July 08, 2024

Mohamed Elsanousi Appointed to USCIRF

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On June 26, President Biden announced  his appointment of Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi as a member of the United States Commission on International...
Friday, May 17, 2024

3 New USCIRF Commissioners Appointed by House Speaker Johnson

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is comprised of 9 Commissioners, 3 selected by the President, 2 selected by Congressi...
Friday, May 03, 2024

USCIRF Issues Annual Report on Countries Violating Religious Freedom

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 96-page 2024 Annual Report ( full text ). It detail developm...
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

USCIRF Ends Saudi Visit After Its Jewish Chairman Was Told to Remove His Kippah in Public Places

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In a press release issued Monday, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said that last week it ended an official visit to ...
Monday, January 15, 2024

State Department Issues Updated List of Religious Freedom Violators; USCIRF Reacts

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On January 4, the State Department, pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act , released its annual list of countries and entities...
Thursday, July 20, 2023

Biden Appoints New Member of USCIRF

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Last week, President Biden announced  his appointment of  Susie Gelman as a Commissioner on the U.S Commission on International Religious F...
Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Abraham Cooper Elected USCIRF Chair

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom announced yesterday that it has elected Abraham Cooper as its Chair for 2023-24, say...
Wednesday, May 03, 2023

USCIRF Releases 2023 Annual Report

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 On May 1, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 2023 Annual Report ( full text ). A press release from the C...
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

USCIRF Holds Hearing on Russian Violation of Religious Freedom Through Its Invasion of Ukraine

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Last Wednesday, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom held a virtual hearing on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Implicati...
Wednesday, December 07, 2022

State Department Updates List of Countries Violating Religious Freedom; USCIRF Reacts

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Last week (Dec. 2) the U.S. State Department, as required by the International Religious Freedom Act , announced its annual list of countrie...
Friday, November 18, 2022

USCIRF Issues Report on State-Favored Religions and Religious Freedom

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Yesterday the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a report ( full text ) titled Implications of Laws Promoting State-F...
Tuesday, July 05, 2022

Biden Appoints Imam To USCIRF

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Last Friday, President Biden appointed  Mohamed Hag Magid to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Imam Magid, among other...
Monday, June 20, 2022

7 USCIRF Commissioners Appointed In Recent Weeks

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is comprised of 9 voting members-- 3 appointed by the President, 3 by the Senate and ...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

USCIRF Issues 2022 Annual Report

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Yesterday, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 2022 Annual Report  ( full text ) which documents development...