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📢 Please join USCIRF for a virtual hearing on Turkey. Witnesses will discuss potential steps to advance FoRB in Turkey & to improve conditions for members of the country’s religious minority & majority communities. 📅 Aug. 14 ⏰ 10:30 am ET 👇 Register uscirf.gov/events/hearing…
🚨 USCIRF Chair Vicky Hartzler and Commissioner @melsanousi1 visited Kazakhstan to assess religious freedom. uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…
🚨 USCIRF released a report that provides an update on freedom of religion or belief in Nigeria. uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…
🚨 USCIRF released a factsheet that provides a summary of religious freedom conditions in Bangladesh, including key observations from USCIRF’s delegation. uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…
USCIRF condemns this week’s outbreak of violence against Syria’s Druze community, the latest in a series of deadly attacks this year by forces loyal to or directly affiliated with the country’s transitional authorities. uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…
ICYMI, USCIRF held a virtual hearing where witnesses discussed religious freedom conditions in Russia & Russian-occupied Ukraine. They also shared recommendations for the US government to support FoRB in Russia. Watch the full recording here 👇uscirf.gov/events/hearing…
Cmmr @StephenSchneck: "USCIRF reinforces its call for greater protection of religious sites following IDF's shelling of Holy Family Church in Gaza that killed 3 people & injured several others. Gov'ts are obligated by int'l law to protect religious sites." uscirf.gov/publications/p…
📢 On today’s episode of the USCIRF Spotlight Podcast, USCIRF Chair Vicky Hartzler joins Supervisory Policy Advisor Mingzhi Chen to discuss the impact of China’s transnational repression on religious freedom. uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…
Commissioner @StephenSchneck: “On the 4th anniversary of the 11J protests in Cuba, we urge the US government to hold Cuba accountable for its violations of FoRB against religious leaders like Donaida Pérez Paseiro & Loreto Hernández García.” Read more ➡️uscirf.gov/sites/default/…
📢 USCIRF is hiring an Administrative Specialist and a Policy Analyst. 📅 Deadline: July 16 More details on each position 👉 uscirf.gov/about-uscirf/e…
Vice Chair @DrMahmood40: "Today's release of the Australian Special Envoy's Plan to Combat Antisemitism reinforces the need for the U.S. Congress to confirm @POTUS's nomination of Yehuda Kaploun as the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor & Combat Antisemitism."
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📢 Please join USCIRF for a virtual hearing on Russia. Witnesses will discuss FoRB conditions in Russia & Russian-occupied Ukraine. They will also share recommendations for the US gov to support FoRB in Russia. 📅 July 10 ⏰ 10:30 am - 12 pm Register 👇 uscirf.gov/events/hearing…
📢 New witness added - @SteveCapus, President & CEO of @RFERL. Witnesses will discuss FoRB conditions in Russia & Russian-occupied Ukraine and share recommendations for the US gov to support FoRB in Russia. 📅 Thursday, July 10 ⏰ 10:30 am ET 👇 Register uscirf.gov/events/hearing…