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Uyghur American elected as chairman of US Commission on International Reli
Updated : 4 days, 19 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel, who was born in Kashgar in a detention camp during China's Cultural Revolution was unanimously elected chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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USCIRF 'penetrated' by anti-India pan Islamist groups: Report
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is slated to publish its annual report on international religious freedom on April 25 but some key influential officials of the USCIRF have been seen on the platforms of IAMC, an Islamist group,
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Sanctions on USCIRF officials yet another China's 'affront' against univer
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Chinese sanctions on four USCIRF officials constitute yet another China's "affront" against universal rights.
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China's debt increasing, financial system struggle to manage burden: US co
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): In the wake of Beijing's stimulus-led recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, China's debt burden has further increased, stressing a financial system still struggling to manage an unprecedented debt expansion following the 2008 global financial crisis, US-Chi
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US condemns China's sanctions against former USCIRF Commissioner: Blinken
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): The United States condemns China's move to impose sanctions on former US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Johnnie Moore, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday (local time).
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US rights body reiterates calls on Chinese govt for release of Buddhism's
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 15 (ANI): US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Friday (local time) reiterated the call on the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of Tibetan Buddhism's 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken into captivity by Chinese authorities when he was
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US commission on religious freedom raises alarm over China's extradition t
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday expressed shock over the reports that China has ratified an extradition treaty with Turkey that could target Muslim minority Uyghurs fleeing persecution from Xinjiang province.
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US commission on religious freedom backs enactment of Tibet Policy, Suppor
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday commended Donald Trump administration for signing the Tibetan Policy and Support Act.
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China uses tech as tool of repression to monitor citizens: US commission
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 8 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committed to the production and use of technology that controls and surveils its population, according to a congressional commission of the US.
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USCIRF urges Trump administration to swiftly enforce Uyghur Human Rights P
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 19 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Thursday urged the country's government to swiftly enforce the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.
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USCIRF welcomes Supreme Court's decision on Assam detention centres
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Tuesday (local time) welcomed the decision of India's Supreme Court to relax conditions for the release of individuals detained as "foreigners" in Assam's detention centres due to concerns with
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USCIRF 'troubled' by reports of food aid being denied to Hindus, Christian
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday said it was "troubled by reports of food aid being denied to the minority Hindus and Christians in Pakistan" amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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