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Please join USCIRF for a virtual Hearing on the Impact of FoRB Violations on Children. 📅Thursday, April 30, 2026 ⏲️10:00 AM-11:00 AM ET Register: uscirf.gov/events/hearing…

PRESS RELEASE & COUNTRY UPDATE: Tajik President Denies Religious Freedom as He Strives for Total Control uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…

Vice Chair Asif Mahmood (@DrMahmood40) gives remarks during today's Hearing on the Impact of FoRB Violations on Children.

Chair Vicky Hartzler gives remarks during today's Hearing on the Impact of FoRB Violations on Children.

STARTING SOON: Hearing on the Impact of FoRB Violations on Children Today, 10:00 AM ET, Virtual uscirf.gov/events/hearing…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - USCIRF urges President Donald J. Trump to advocate for greater religious freedom for the people of China. uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…

Cmmr Ferguson: "FoRB prisoners - including Gulshan Abbas, Jimmy Lai, Jin Mingri - endure horrific injustice by the Chinese Communist Party. S. Res. 677, introduced by @SenatorDurbin & @SenTedCruz, shows bipartisan support for FoRB victims & a commitment to religious freedom."

Vice Chair @DrMahmood40: “USCIRF is encouraged that Congress is calling on @POTUS to raise religious prisoners with President Xi, as outlined in S. Res. 677. USCIRF recommends more advocacy for the release of FoRB prisoners unjustly detained.” uscirf.gov/publications/a…

COUNTRY UPDATE: Despite Promoting Religious Tolerance, Egypt Represses Religious Life for Many uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…

Vice Chair @DrMahmood40 on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day:

On today's episode of the USCIRF Spotlight podcast, Chair Vicky Hartzler speaks with Nolen Deibert and Nicholas Koumjian to discuss the benefits of programming that advances religious freedom, particularly in Asia. uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…

PRESS RELEASE & COUNTRY UPDATE: Algeria’s Ongoing Barriers to Religious Freedom uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…

Vice Chair @DrMahmood40: “When @POTUS meets w/ President Xi Jinping, he should raise the release of FoRB prisoners including Gedhun Choekyi Nyima & his family. Also, the @StateDept should sanction Chinese officials for their FoRB violations against Tibetan Buddhists & others.”

Chair Hartzler: “In 1995, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was 6 years old & had been recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama. But the Chinese Communist Party abducted him, cruelly separating him from his community. Over 30 years later, he & his family are still missing.” uscirf.gov/religious-pris…

Cmmr Ferguson: "The @StateDept should designate Saudi Arabia as a CPC and the U.S. Congress should hold hearings to raise the egregious prolonged detention of FoRB prisoners and discrimination against Shi'a Muslims - starting with Youssef al-Manasif." uscirf.gov/religious-pris…

Cmmr @Rachelklaser: “Once again, Saudi Arabia has weaponized the death penalty by targeting Shi'a Muslims who advocated for FoRB. The latest injustice is the execution by hanging of Ali al-Subaiti who was a minor when he joined the protests against Shi'a discrimination in 2011."

NEW FACTSHEET: ISIS Affiliate Threatens Religious Freedom in Mozambique uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…

Join USCIRF for an in-person Hearing on Deteriorating Religious Freedom Conditions in India. Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 10:00 am - 11:00 am ET Capitol Hill - Location TBD ➡️Register: uscirf.gov/events/deterio…

On USCIRF Spotlight, Vice Chair @DrMahmood40 speaks w/ Felix Corley, Forum-18 News Service editor, and Bruce Pannier, a research fellow at the Turan Research Center, to discuss the importance of independent journalism in promoting FoRB in Central Asia. ➡️uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…

Cmmr @Rachelklaser: “Rohingya refugees are seemingly being forgotten by the world as they are forced to live in inhumane conditions. The USG should hold Burma accountable for FoRB violations & restore funding for humanitarian aid to improve conditions for Rohingya & other IDPs.”

Chair Hartzler: “Last week, hundreds of Rohingya refugees tragically died at sea when their boat capsized upon fleeing dire conditions in Bangladesh camps. After escaping a genocide in Burma, Rohingya families face life-threatening decisions in hope for dignity and a future.”