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UPCOMING: Hearing on Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: Five Years of Taliban Rule
September 23, 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am ET
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PRESS RELEASE: India Continues to Weaponize Terrorism Laws to Detain Religious Minorities uscirf.gov/news-room/release…
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STARTING SOON: Hearing on Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: Five Years of Taliban Rule
September 23, 2026
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REMINDER 🚨 Hearing on Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: Five Years of Taliban Rule
September 23, 2026
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PRESS RELEASE: U.S.-China Summit Must Address China’s Religious Freedom Repression
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HEARING REMINDER 🚨
Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: Five Years of Taliban Rule
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am ET
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PRESS RELEASE: President Donald J. Trump Makes Critical IRF Appointments uscirf.gov/news-room/release…
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NEW PUBLICATION: Kyrgyzstan Country Brief
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PRESS RELEASE: USCIRF Calls for President Donald J. Trump to Raise FoRB Prisoners with President Xi
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NEW PUBLICATION: Vietnam Country Brief
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Cmmr @rachelklaser: "The Chinese Communist Party's genocide against Uyghurs & other Turkic Muslims continues. As part of this campaign it detains over half a million people, incl. Gulshan Abbas & Ekpar Asat, sentenced to prison for 20 yrs & 15 yrs, respectively."
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Vice Chair Heil: “China’s systematic, ongoing, & egregious repression of Uyghurs & others is a clear violation of FoRB. When they meet, @POTUS should press President Xi to free Abbas, Asat, & the many others unjustly detained merely for their religion.” uscirf.gov/victim-search?sea…
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Chair @DrMahmood40: “China attempts to silence FoRB advocates by sending them to prison, incl. Hong Kong democracy & FoRB advocate Jimmy Lai who is serving an unjust 20-yr sentence on spurious charges. The CCP’s systematic repression is a constant threat to religious freedom.”
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Vice Chair Heil: “USCIRF asks Pres. Trump to again raise Jimmy Lai’s freedom w/ Pres. Xi, esp. given his success in securing former prisoner Pastor Jin's freedom, which showed that such interventions can help free Chinese religious prisoners & advocates.” uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
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Cmmr @CeCeHeilEsq: “U.S. Resident Pastor John Cao remains a CCP hostage merely for practicing his Christian faith. 2 yrs after serving an unjust 7 yr prison sentence, the govt still refuses to let him return to North Carolina to join his wife & sons & receive cancer treatment.”
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Cmmr Anderson: “Pastor John Cao was severely mistreated in prison & has faced ongoing restrictions in the 2 yrs since his release. USCIRF asks @POTUS to urge Chinese President Xi humanely to allow Pastor Cao to receive lifesaving medical care in the USA.”uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
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NEW PUBLICATION: Turkey Country Brief
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NEW PUBLICATION: India Country Brief uscirf.gov/publications/indi…
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PRESS RELEASE: India Must Be Held Accountable for Religious Freedom Violations uscirf.gov/news-room/release…
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Cmmr Mills: “The genocide & forced displacement of Burma’s Rohingya Muslims enters its 10th yr while over 1 million remain in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Those still in Burma face widespread violence and forced conscription by the Tatmadaw & Arakan Army.” uscirf.gov/sites/default/fil…
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