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Home > Media Room > 2006 Press Releases
December 22, 2006
Iraq: USCIRF Op-Ed in The Washington Times
December 21, 2006
USCIRF Chair Felice D. Gaer to Testify on State Department Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
December 20, 2006
China: USCIRF Concerned About Attempts to Restrict and Control Catholics
December 19, 2006
Egypt: USCIRF Regrets Court Ruling Upholding Discriminatory National Identity Card Policy
December 14, 2006
Russia: USCIRF Releases New Policy Focus on Russia
Russia: USCIRF/NED Panel Discussion on the Threat to Civic and Religious Freedom
December 13, 2006
Iraq: USCIRF Regrets Lack of Attention to Religious Freedom and other Human Rights in Iraq Study Group Report
China: Rule of Law Abuses Unacceptable, USCIRF Says
November 30, 2006
Kazakhstan: USCIRF Denounces Demolition of Hare Krishna Property and Moves Against Religious Freedom; Calls on the U.S. Government to Reject Kazakhstan’s Bid to Become OSCE Chair in 2009
November 22, 2006
USCIRF Marks 25th Anniversary of UN Declaration on Elimination of Religious Intolerance
November 16, 2006
Egypt: USCIRF Calls for New Policy on National Identity Cards
November 13, 2006
USCIRF Disappointed About Removal of Vietnam from U.S. Government’s List of Religious Freedom Violators; Welcomes Re-Designation of Saudi Arabia and Addition of Uzbekistan
November 9, 2006
Bangladesh: USCIRF Releases Transcript of Forum on Upcoming National Elections
Iraq: USCIRF Letter to Under Secretary of State Dobriansky Urges Refugee Protections for Iraqi Religious Minorities
November 6, 2006
Saudi Arabia: USCIRF Concerned by Misleading Claims about Release of Religious Prisoners
VIETNAM: USCIRF Letter to Secretary of State Rice Urges Maintaining "Country of Particular Concern" Status
October 17, 2006
USCIRF Releases Policy Focus on Bangladesh Examining What is at Stake in Country's National Elections
October 13, 2006
Bangladesh: USCIRF Forum on Bangladesh's Upcoming National Elections
October 10, 2006
OSCE: USCIRF Chair Felice D. Gaer to Speak on Violations of Freedom of Religion at Warsaw Human Dimension Meeting
October 4, 2006
Saudi Arabia: Briefing on the Current Status of Human Rights and Reform - A First Hand Account
September 28, 2006
Musharraf Must Look in Mirror – Denver Post
September 26, 2006
USCIRF Commends Appointment of Andrew Natsios as Special Envoy for Sudan and Darfur
September 15, 2006
USCIRF "Simply Shocked" At State Department's Unwarranted Softening of Assessment of Saudi Arabia in Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
September 7, 2006
Iran: USCIRF Op-Ed in the Washington Post
September 1, 2006
USCIRF Calls for Candor on Iran's Religious Freedom Violations; Concerned about Former Iranian President Khatami's Speech at the National Cathedral
August 30, 2006
USCIRF Welcomes Release of Roman Catholic Bishop An Shuxin; Urges More Substantive Progress on Religious Freedom from Chinese Leaders
August 21, 2006
USCIRF Condemns Arrests of Prominent Human Rights Defenders in China; Reiterates Call for End to Crackdown on Religious Rights
USCIRF Welcomes New Justice Department Reforms Based on USCIRF Recommendations to Protect Asylum Seekers; Urges DHS Also To Act Soon
July 28, 2006
USCIRF Vice Chair Cromartie Discusses Need for U.S. Special Envoy on Sudan in Meeting With Sudanese First Vice President
July 27, 2006
Afghanistan: Return of Religious Police a Step Backward
July 26, 2006
USCIRF Chair Felice D. Gaer to Testify on Russia at U.S. Helsinki Commission Hearing
July 20, 2006
Commission Welcomes State Department Announcement of Saudi Policies on Religious Practice; Recommends Public Reports to Congress to Measure Actual Implementation
July 19, 2006
USCIRF and Rep. Gary Ackerman to Convene a Town Hall Meeting on Religious Freedom in North Korea
July 12, 2006
USCIRF Issues Recommendations to the G-8 After Visit to Russia
June 30, 2006
Felice D. Gaer Elected New Chair of USCIRF; Michael Cromartie, Elizabeth H. Prodromou and Nina Shea Elected Vice Chairs
June 29, 2006
USCIRF Vice Chair Nina Shea To Testify at Congressional Hearing on the Plight Of Religious Minorities
June 16, 2006
USCIRF Delegation Visits Russia
USCIRF Vice Chair Nina Shea To Moderate Religious Freedom Day Panel
June 2, 2006
China: USCIRF deplores detention of Rebiya Kadeer family members
Sudan: USCIRF Chair Cromartie to speak on CSIS panel
May 25, 2006
USCIRF: Congressional Leaders Reappoint Commissioners Bansal and Prodromou
May 19, 2006
North Korea: USCIRF Commissioner Bansal To Moderate Panel at Asia Society Event
May 10, 2006
Refugee Protection: USCIRF Chair Cromartie testifies on Capitol Hill
May 3, 2006
USCIRF Announces Recommendations to Secretary of State Rice on Countries of Particular Concern; Afghanistan Added to Watch List
April 26, 2006
USCIRF Announces Recommendations to Secretary of State Rice on Countries of Particular Concern; Releases 2006 Annual Report
April 18, 2006
USCIRF China Op-Ed in The New York Sun: Keeping Promises
April 7, 2006
USCIRF Vice Chair Felice Gaer Briefs Members of Congressional Human Rights Caucus
March 30, 2006
USCIRF participates in Tibetan Nun Phuntsog Nyidron event
March 28, 2006
Vietnam: USCIRF Chair Cromartie testifies on Capitol Hill
March 27, 2006
Sudan: USCIRF to Release Policy Focus on Sudan at Capitol Hill Press Conference with Congressional Members
March 23, 2006
Religious Freedom in North Korea: Update and Options
March 22, 2006
Afghanistan: USCIRF Letter to President Bush on Apostasy Trial
March 15, 2006
China: USCIRF Welcomes Arrival of Tibetan nun Phuntsog Nyidron in United States
March 10, 2006
U.S. Rights Report Exculpates Saudi Abusive Practices
March 3, 2006
USCIRF Delegation Travels to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Pakistan: USCIRF Op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer
February 24, 2006
Iran: USCIRF Concerned over Deteriorating Situation for Religious Minorities
February 09, 2006
Russia: USCIRF Commissioner Prodromou Gives Presentation in Moscow on Human Rights and Tolerance
February 08, 2006
USCIRF Welcomes Appointment of DHS Senior Refugee and Asylum Advisor; Applauds Action on Commission Recommendation
February 1, 2006
USCIRF Roundtable at Carnegie Endowment Assesses U.S. Policy on Russian Human Rights
January 20, 2006
Pakistan: USCIRF letter to President Bush for his meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister
January 13, 2006
Sudan: USCIRF Delegation to Sudan January 10-21
Egypt/Sudan: U.S. should act to prevent imminent deportation of refugees and asylum seekers from Egypt back to Sudan
