USCIRF (@USCIRF) header
USCIRF (@USCIRF) profile picture

USCIRF

@USCIRF

We are an independent, bipartisan legislative branch entity that monitors, analyzes, and reports on threats to #ReligiousFreedom.

 Washington, DC
uscirf.gov
Joined May 2009
  • Tweets14.3K
  • Following605
  • Followers85.2K
Jeet Singh is a Christian man detained in India for his religious activity and leadership role. Read his profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
258
263
131
2,002
390,034
Arun Pannalal is a Christian man detained in India for his religious expression. Read his profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
61
167
12
507
24,341
Marwan Melouk is a man detained in Algeria for his religious activity in the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light. Read his profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
3
1
23
2,868
Comfort Tarfa is a Christian woman in Nigeria who was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. Read her profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
1
20
2,659
Chair @DrMahmood40 gave remarks at the USCIRF Hearing on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Egypt on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Watch the recording: uscirf.gov/events/hearings/f…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
1
7
2,291
Agnes Dauda is a Christian woman held captive by Boko Haram in Nigeria and was subjected to forced renunciation of faith. Read her profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
4
12
2
27
4,152
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is a Sufi Muslim man imprisoned in Nigeria for his religious expression. Read his profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
8
21
2,212
Junaid Hafeez is a Muslim man who is imprisoned in Pakistan and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. Read his profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
7
35
1
75
10,030
Shiraz Ahmad is an Ahmadiyya Muslim man who is detained in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy. Read his profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
11
75
1
187
11,858
Cmmr Anderson: “Over the last several weeks, Sikh gurdwaras in India have been targeted with vigilante attacks incl. attempts to harm religious leaders. The USG should link security assistance to the Indian gov'ts response to violence that stops people from exercising FoRB.”
221
218
62
655
91,540
Cmmr @RealJoeGrogan: “Attacks on houses of worship in India, incl. churches, gurdwaras, & mosques, undermine FoRB rights enshrined in int'l. law. The USG should continue to press the Indian gov’t to hold perpetrators of such violence accountable & protect places of worship.”
27
59
7
150
16,693
HAPPENING SOON: Hearing on Freedom of Religion or Belief Thursday, November 5, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am ET Virtual Register: uscirf.gov/events/hearings/f…
Freedom of Religion or Belief in Egypt

Freedom of Religion or Belief in Egypt

uscirf.gov
1
3
13
3,528
Cmmr Kaur: “Last week, Yahaya Masussuka, a Nigerian Muslim cleric who advocated for peace among different religions, was murdered outside his home. This horrendous attack occurred amidst threats to his life based on his beliefs that differed from mainstream views of Islam.”
1
7
1
20
3,703
Cmmr @Gene_Mills: "The violent attacks on Nigerian religious leaders demand action. We call on the US Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to sanction Nigerian individuals and entities that are complicit in religious freedom violations." uscirf.gov/sites/default/fil…
1
2
1
1,232
Zarvia Pervaiz is a Chrisitan girl in Pakistan who was subjected to forced renunciation of her faith. Read her profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
1
25
3
50
3,036
Shagufta Kiran is a Christian woman detained in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy. Read her profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
9
1
22
2,547
Ibrahim Gailani is a Sufi Muslim man detained for his religious belief and leadership. Read his profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
3
1
10
2,375
Victim AF-0001 [name withheld for security reasons] is a Protestant Christian man detained in Afghanistan for his religious conversion and activity. Read his profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
3
8
1,559
Mohammed al-Ghamdi is a Sunni Muslim man imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for his religious freedom advocacy. Read his profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
2
4
1,801
Najmeh Amini is a woman imprisoned in Iran and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. Read her profile: uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…
Image from USCIRF (@USCIRF)
6
1
10
3,520
Load more