Global Faith Leaders Unite at IRF Summit 2026: A Historic Call for Religious Freedom Echoes Across Nations

Global Faith Leaders Unite at IRF Summit 2026: A Historic Call for Religious Freedom Echoes Across Nations

International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington D.C. Brings Together 90+ Organizations from 30 Faith Traditions in Unprecedented Show of Unity WASHINGTON, D.C. — In

Texas Set To Mandate the Posting of the Ten Commandments in Public Schools

Texas Set To Mandate the Posting of the Ten Commandments in Public Schools

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have

Watchdog: Central Asian Governments Use Extremism Laws to Suppress Religious Freedom

Watchdog: Central Asian Governments Use Extremism Laws to Suppress Religious Freedom

Legislation in the five republics of Central Asia routinely enforces extremism laws that have little or nothing to do with legitimate security threats but

Persecution of the Unification Church in Japan Is an Attack on All Religious Freedom

Persecution of the Unification Church in Japan Is an Attack on All Religious Freedom

Spurred by a religious “deprogrammer”—code word for bigoted brainwasher—Japan’s attacks make millions wonder: Why does the government have any role in religion at all?

Indian Professor Sparks Debate Over Caste Criticism in Prestigious University

Indian Professor Sparks Debate Over Caste Criticism in Prestigious University

An Indian history professor who was recently reprimanded for his critique of certain aspects of Hinduism has vowed to persist in challenging caste-based hierarchies

U.N. Resolution Highlights Religious Freedom Violations in Iran

U.N. Resolution Highlights Religious Freedom Violations in Iran

A United Nations General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution expressing “serious concern” over the “ongoing severe limitations and increasing restrictions on the right

U.S. Monitor Concerned Over Uzbekistan’s Decline in Religious Freedom

U.S. Monitor Concerned Over Uzbekistan’s Decline in Religious Freedom

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has expressed serious apprehension over reports suggesting that the government of Uzbekistan is regressing from

A Talk on International Religious Freedom

A Talk on International Religious Freedom

On November 3, 2022, at Thomas More University (TMU), an event was held with past and present Ambassadors-at-Large for International Religious Freedom—Rashad Hussain and

United States Commission of International Religious Freedom Publishes a Sobering Report

United States Commission of International Religious Freedom Publishes a Sobering Report

It’s hard to imagine that in present-day some will be denied the freedom to worship as they please or discuss differences with a particular

Religious News From Around the Web Nov. 2, 2020

Religious News From Around the Web Nov. 2, 2020

Scientology Thoughts on International Religious Freedom Day, A Uighur's Story of Chinese Prison Camps, More Buddhist Temples Demolished in China, Watch Fulton v City