War on Christians in Democratic Republic of CongoMay 2, 2023 — Linda Burkle, PhD Fifteen years ago, I visited the DRC as one of a three-person contingency of U.S. officials representing an international religious organization. We had a twofold mission: encourage...
USCIRF ‘Outraged’ by U.S. State Department December 7, 2022 — 12/07/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) – After the U.S. Department of State announced its recent designations for Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) last Friday, the United States Commission on...
U.S. President Biden Appoints Latest USCIRF CommissionerAugust 15, 2022 — 08/15/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) – President Biden has announced his latest appointment to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Mohamed Magid, a seasoned international religious freedom...
New Report from USCIRF Outlines Iran’s Misinformation Campaign Against ChristiansJuly 26, 2022 — 07/26/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Christians in Iran continue to face significant challenges on their right to freedom of religion or belief, as found in a recent report from the...
U.S. President Biden Appoints New USCIRF CommissionerJune 17, 2022 — 06/17/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) – President Biden has announced his latest appointment to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Stephen Schneck, a well-known Catholic writer, and...
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes USCIRF Reauthorization Act 2022June 15, 2022 — 06/15/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) - The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has demonstrated its bipartisan commitment to advancing religious freedom around the globe. In a unanimous decision announced...
USCIRF Hearing Addresses the Lack of Religious Freedom in SyriaJune 1, 2022 — 06/01/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a virtual hearing on May 10 to discuss freedom of religion or belief in...
USCIRF Chair Condemns Turkish Airstrike in Northern Syria During VisitJanuary 12, 2022 — 01/12/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – This week, Nadine Maenza, chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), condemned a Turkish drone strike targeting civilians in Kobani,...
China Retaliates Against U.S. Religious Freedom OfficialsDecember 22, 2021 — 12/22/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The Peoples Republic of China has announced retaliatory sanctions on four of the U.S. Religious Freedom Commission’s leadership, including Chairwoman Nadine Maenza and Vice...
USCIRF Report Details Increased Regulations on Christian Clergy by Chinese GovernmentNovember 14, 2021 — 11/14/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently released a factsheet on China’s new measures on the management of religious clergy. The report illustrates...
Report Highlights Extreme Difficulties for Afghan ChristiansNovember 12, 2021 — 11/12/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) conveyed on their latest factsheet the “dire consequences [for Christians], including death, if discovered by...
USCIRF Releases Updated Report on Religious Freedom in Saudi ArabiaOctober 11, 2021 — 10/11/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently updated their annual report chapter on Saudi Arabia, stating their religious freedom conditions "remained poor...
USCIRF to Highlight Religious Freedom in Algeria as Conditions Continue to DeteriorateAugust 24, 2021 — 08/24/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) - Last week, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) announced that it would be holding a webinar to highlight the downward trend of...
Restrictions on Religious Freedom in Algeria Prompt USCIRF CondemnationJune 24, 2021 — 06/24/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed its concern for the deterioration of religious freedom in Algeria. USCIRF’s condemnation comes in the...
Nadine Maenza named USCIRF Chair for 2021-2022June 17, 2021 — 06/17/2021 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) welcomes the appointment of Nadine Maenza, a longstanding servant to the promotion of human rights, as Chair for the United...
USCIRF Condemns Turkish Bombing of Christian Village in IraqJune 3, 2021 — 06/03/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 25, residents of Miska, a small Christian community in the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq, were...
