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US rights body condemns China's additional sanctions against USCIRF Commis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemned the Chinese government's additional sanctions against its chairman and Commissioners.
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US immigration service flooded with 20,000 Afghan humanitarian requests si
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): Following the existential crisis after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, Congressman Jim Langevin, in a House Homeland Security Committee meeting, called on US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) to address the shortcoming "immediately" risen d
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USCIRF leading 'bogus agenda' in name of religious freedom to defame India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 13 (ANI): US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that recently gave India the status of "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) is leading a "bogus agenda" in the name of religious freedom to defame India, Fabien Baussart wrote in The Times of Israel.
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US condemns China's sanctions against former USCIRF Commissioner: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): The United States condemns China's move to impose sanctions on former US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Johnnie Moore, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday (local time).
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US rights body reiterates calls on Chinese govt for release of Buddhism's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 15 (ANI): US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday (local time) reiterated the call on the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of Tibetan Buddhism's 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken into captivity by Chinese authorities when he was
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Religious freedom conditions in Pakistan continue to worsen: US rights com
Updated : 4 years, 10 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 : 4 years, 10 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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US rights commission calls on Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 31 (ANI): USCIRF Commissioner Johnnie Moore has asked Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws following a local court's decision to order a police probe against the organisers of a march marking International Women's Day over allegations they committed blasphemy.
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Flattered to be recognised by China for calling out genocidal crimes, says
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 29 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Chinese government over the issue of rights abuses in Xinjiang, USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin has said he feels flattered to be recognised by "Communist China" for calling out genocidal crimes against religious and ethnic minorities in th
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New rules for H-1B visa mild negative for Indian IT services: ICRA
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): The proposed changes in H-1B application selection process by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are prospective in nature but will have a minor adverse impact on the margins of Indian IT services companies, investment information agency ICRA
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US immigration modifies H-1B cap selection process to benefit workers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a final rule that will modify the H-1B cap selection process, amend current lottery procedures, and prioritize wages to protect the economic interests of US workers and better ensure the most high
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USCIRF calls Pak to release Ramzan Bibi who is detained under blasphemy la
Updated : 5 years, 2 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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