USCIRF: World religious freedom must remain a clear priority of the U.S.

USCIRF: World religious freedom must remain a clear priority of the U.S.

In its 2025 annual report, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommends sixteen countries for designation as Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) and calls for the U.S. to continue to stand firm against threats to freedom of religion worldwide. Read all

Trump promised to break up the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, and the Commission was quick to release its annual report a few months earlier than usual. The focus is on Russia, which has the second largest number of prisoners of conscience in the world, and the territories it occupies. And Belarus is not in the report at all. Riot policemen are cordoned off during a rally outside the Church of the Savior on Blood in Saint Pete…

America agency calls for Nigeria’s designation as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ over religious violence - PENPUSHING

The United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has suggested to the American government to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) due to persistent religious violence, coupled with government’s failure to protect religious minorities. Penpushing reports that United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its 2025 annual report released on Tuesday, condemned Nigerian autho…