The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom added Azerbaijan to its list of 17 “worst of the worst” violators of freedom of religion or belief in 2023.
More than a dozen Christian leaders — including the executive director of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention — sent a letter to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson April 17 urging Congress to protect religious liberty in Eastern Europe …
Elected officials who differ on most issues broadly agree about the importance of global freedom of religion and belief, two former ambassadors-at-large for international religious freedom asserted.
Vietnam’s reaction to the designation, so far, has been more measured than last year, when the country responded with anger and a flurry of books …
President Aleksandr Lukashenko authorized a law that solidifies the government’s power to inspect and monitor religious communities, according to those close to the situation in Belarus.
As we enter 2024, the complex political landscape in the United States, marked by division and a struggling Congress, presents unique challenges and opportunities for Christian engagement in public policy.
“There is no justification as to why the State Department did not designate Nigeria or India as a Country of Particular Concern, despite its own reporting and statements.” —U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Religious freedom and human rights conditions in Iran — which already were bleak — have “sharply deteriorated,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reported in an update released Sept. 11.
Religious freedom in Afghanistan has deteriorated since the Taliban seized control two years ago, and Afghan women have suffered most, a report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom stated.
A survey by Pew Research taken in 2019 found the vast majority of Christian teenagers (86%) attend public schools. Even among evangelicals, the Christian group with the
