U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Condemns Hamas Terrorist Attack
“Religious incitement” in war between Israel and Hamas
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March 29, 2018 •
American Pastor, Jailed in Turkey, Now to Stand Trial
A Presbyterian pastor from North Carolina faces up to 35 years in Turkish prison for charges he asserts are untrue. Rev. Andrew Brunson, who has led a small congregation in Izmir, Turkey, for the past two decades, was arrested in October 2016 and held without charges.
May 8, 2017 •
USCIRF Urges Designation of Russia as Country of Particular Concern
When the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2017 Annual Report April 26 on the state of religious freedom in selected countries, USCIRF Chair Thomas Reese, S.J., said “the state of affairs for international religious freedom is worsening in both the depth and breadth of violations.”
February 15, 2017 •
Genocide Declaration a Major Accomplishment, Says Outgoing Ambassador for Religious Freedom
Rabbi David Saperstein, whose term as Ambassador at-Large for International Religious Freedom ended in January, reviewed the past two years of accomplishments and challenges in promoting freedom of religion or belief around the world, speaking at a panel discussion February 9 in Washington, D.C.
