Uyghur American elected as chairman of US Commission on International Religious Freedom

Jun 25, 2022

Washington [US], June 25 : Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel, who was born in Kashgar in a detention camp during China's Cultural Revolution was unanimously...

Flattered to be recognised by China for calling out genocidal crimes, says USCIRF Chair

Mar 29, 2021

Washington DC [US], March 29 : Taking a jibe at the Chinese government over the issue of rights abuses in Xinjiang, USCIRF Chair Gayle...

Ex-Kerala DGP Senkumar condemns USCIRF report, says body's Vice-Chair, a former Pakistani, "has personal interest in blaming India"

Mar 22, 2026

Defending the country, he said that India has received every religion and minorities are constitutionally protected, dismissing the claim of the report. He further...

USCIRF should be designated as entity of concern: MEA slams US panel's religious freedom report

Mar 26, 2025

In response to media queries regarding the 2025 Annual Report of USCIRF, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We have seen the recently released 2025...

India rejects "biased and motivated" US commission report on its religious freedom

May 03, 2023

According to the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs, Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) continues...

Taiwan calls out China's systematic 'religious suppression' following USCIRF findings

Oct 07, 2024

In a post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the USCIRF report had highlighted China's systematic repression of religious groups.