Vicky Hartzler Elected Chair of Bipartisan USCIRF, Asif Mahmood Is New Vice Chair - Clarion India

US religious freedom commission recommends Turkey for Special Watch List over severe violations - Stockholm Center for Freedom

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that Turkey be placed on the State Department’s Special Watch List for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom, according to its 2025 annual report. According to the report, religious freedom conditions in Turkey continued to follow a troubling trajectory in 2024. The designation emphasized challenges faced by religious minorities in…

Vicky Hartzler Elected Chair of Bipartisan USCIRF, Asif Mahmood is New Vice Chair - Clarion India

WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday elected Vicky Hartzler as its Chair for 2025-2026. USCIRF Commissioners also elected Asif Mahmood as the Vice Chair. “USCIRF is a vital part of the United States’ foreign policy efforts to promote religious freedom. This human right is enshrined in both our own constitution and in international law, but even more fundamentally, it is etched in the…

Vicky Hartzler Elected Chair of Bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Asif Mahmood Elected Vice Chair

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