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International Religious Freedom Roundtable Letter for Donald Trump

16 Oct 2019
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WRN Editorial Staff

International Religious Freedom Roundtable October 11, 2019 The Honorable Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: Do Not Abandon the People of Northeast...

Here We Are Again: Confronting the Rise of Religious Persecution

26 Sep 2019
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Sam Field

On Sept. 23rd, President Trump convened a meeting on religious freedom at the UN, surrounded by survivors of religious persecution from around the globe, civil society leaders, religious leaders, U.S....

Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom Urges Grassroots Movement to Bring Together Faiths

16 Jul 2019
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Liza Kay

"We want to get the various faiths to bind together and to stand for each other's freedom of religion" - Sam Brownback, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom In the beginning...

International Religious Freedom Roundtable: A Vital Movement in the World Today

16 Jul 2019
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Linda Wieland

Of all the events of the 2nd Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Wednesday afternoon's segment on the International Religious Freedom Roundtable may well have the greatest impact in advancing...

The Latest Religious Freedom Report Provides Dire Review

04 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

Oppression isn't just striking Muslims This report is published every year on May 1 and has been since 1999. This year marks 20 years since the initial report, and the results are not promising. The...

Pompeo Delivers International Religious Freedom Briefing Exclusively to ‘Faith-Based Media’

20 Mar 2019
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Derek Welch

One member of "regular media" was invited then disinvited. On March 18, the U.S. State Department announced a conference call to the media with Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State on the subject of international...

U.S. Religious Freedom Ambassador Sam Brownback Wants Investigation into China’s Internment Camps

13 Mar 2019
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Elisa Meyer

Most of the camps are to be found in Xinjiang province. He asked for a complete independent investigation into such detentions and release of those who are being held. He pointed out Beijing had shown...

USCIRF Vice Chair is Adopting Jehovah’s Witness and Scientologist Religious Prisoners in Russia

27 Sep 2018
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Nathan Glover

Russia regards non-traditional religious denominations as criminal organizations The Vice-Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Kristina Arriaga, announced on September...

Brownback Opens Religious Freedom Conference, Says Religious Freedom is a Right Given by God

25 Jul 2018
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Gary Nguyen

A total of 350 people from 80 countries participated organized by the U.S. State Department, named Ministerial on Religious Freedom. The event urges different faith leaders to work in tandem to assist...

Is The United States Surrendering To Russia On Religious Freedom?

20 Jul 2018
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C Barnett

Secretary Of Defense Mike Pompeo’s Recent Statements Seem Hollow President Trump’s summit with Russia is continuing to have fallout. First, Trump has been accused of being silent about Russia’s...

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