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Terrorists continued to target religious groups in Afghanistan in 2020: Re
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 13 (ANI): The 2020 International Religious Freedom Report released by the United States on Wednesday revealed that terrorist groups in Afghanistan continued to target specific religious and ethnoreligious groups.
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US report says Pak's blasphemy laws, attacks on minorities hampering relig
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The 2020 report International Religious Freedom released by the United States on Wednesday (local time) has highlighted a downward spiral of religious expression in Pakistan, most notably in the form of blasphemy laws, punishment for which ranges up to the deat
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China continued to restrict activities, personal freedom of religious adhe
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The Chinese government in 2020 continued to assert control over religion and restrict the activities and personal freedom of religious adherents that it perceived as threatening state or Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interests, according to the US 2020 report o
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US releases 2020 International Religious Freedom Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) released the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report, which offers a comprehensive review of the state of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world.
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Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen: US rights com
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen as the government systematically enforced blasphemy and anti-Ahmadiyya laws, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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China continues to detain Uyghurs, other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang: US ri
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The Chinese government has continued to detain Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang despite claiming to have released all detainees, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religiou
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Former US envoy lauds Dutch Parliament designation of Chinese treatment of
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): Former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback on Friday lauded the Dutch Parliament's decision to declare the atrocities faced by the Uyghur community in Xinjiang as genocide.
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USCIRF calls Pak to release Ramzan Bibi who is detained under blasphemy la
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 07 (ANI): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner James W. Carr on Thursday announced his adoption of Ramzan Bibi, an Ahmadi woman detained in Pakistan under the controversial blasphemy law, through the Religious Prisoners of
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US commission on religious freedom raises alarm over China's extradition t
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday expressed shock over the reports that China has ratified an extradition treaty with Turkey that could target Muslim minority Uyghurs fleeing persecution from Xinjiang province.
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US commission on religious freedom backs enactment of Tibet Policy, Suppor
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday commended Donald Trump administration for signing the Tibetan Policy and Support Act.
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CFU calls on nations to end atrocities faced by Uyghurs in hands of CCP
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): On the occasion of the International Religious Freedom Day, Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRF Act) urging all nations to bring an end to the atrocities on Uyghurs by the Chin
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China announces reciprocal sanctions against US lawmakers, envoy over Xinj
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], July 13 (ANI): China's Foreign Ministry on Monday announced reciprocal sanctions against the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel Brownback, US Senator Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Republican Chris Smith.
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