U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Scholar says religious expression faces ‘open hostility’ on some campuses
- Jan 18, 2020
Free religious expression in American higher education is under constant threat from the tyranny of secular progressivism, a leading scholar of religious liberty said Jan. 12.

By Kurt Jensen
Smith, USCIRF welcome State Department report on religious persecution
- Dec 24, 2019
A Catholic member of Congress and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom welcomed the U.S. Department of State’s redesignation of nine nations as “countries of particular concern” for carrying out or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.”

By Catholic News Service
Religious freedom trackers chafe at congressional proposal
- Nov 22, 2019
The federal commission that tracks global religious freedom is facing a rift with Capitol Hill over a proposal that some members warn would hurt its effectiveness.

By Elana Schor

Religious freedom panel examines ways to protect holy sites worldwide
- Oct 25, 2019
In light of continued attacks on houses of worship and holy sites around the world, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom held an Oct. 23 hearing at the Capitol to learn ways to deter such attacks.

By Mark Pattison
Militias’ ongoing harassment of Christians in Iraq, Syria focus of hearing
- Oct 1, 2019
The genocide conducted by the Islamic State against Christian communities in Iraq and Syria has turned into continued harassment by Iran-backed militias and shows no signs of abating soon.

By Kurt Jensen
Government restrictions on religion increasing worldwide
- Jul 16, 2019
Government restrictions on religion have increased markedly in many places around the world, not only in authoritarian countries, but also in many of Europe’s democracies, according to a report surveying 198 countries that was released Monday.

By Associated Press