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May 24, 2023 Report

Uzbekistan: Backsliding on Religious Freedom Promises

Muslims Prosecuted; Faith Face Registration Obstacles

Muslim worshippers pray during Friday prayers at the Khazrati Imam Mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, October 22, 2021.
May 4, 2023 Commentary

How Governments and Civil Society Can Help China's Uyghurs

The perimeter wall of the Urumqi No. 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng.
April 20, 2023 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Australian Government Ahead of the Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue

March 30, 2023

April 5, 2023 Dispatches

India’s Hindu Festivals Bring Increasing Anti-Muslim Violence

Authorities Should Investigate Abuses, Hold Perpetrators to Account

A mob set fire to Madrasa Azizia in Nalanda district of Bihar, India during the Ram Navami festival.
February 28, 2023 News Release

Bahrain: 3 On Trial for Religious Dialogue

New Case of Persecution for Peaceful Speech

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December 15, 2022 Letter

Submission to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee on the Inquiry into Supporting Democracy in our Region

November 18, 2022 News Release

India: Serious Concerns Raised at UN Rights Review

Member States Seek Protection of Minority Rights, Free Speech, Peaceful Assembly

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October 7, 2022 News Release

India: Surge in Summary Punishments of Muslims

Discriminatory Demolitions of Property, Public Flogging

A bulldozer demolishes a shop entrance in Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, India, April 20, 2022.
September 14, 2022 News Release

China: Xinjiang Official Figures Reveal Higher Prisoner Count

Half-Million Prosecuted, Imprisoned During Crackdown

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September 8, 2022 Commentary

A UN Report Implicates the Chinese Government in Crimes Against Humanity. What Comes Next?

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September 6, 2022 Report

Afghanistan: ISIS Group Targets Religious Minorities

Taliban Need to Protect, Assist Hazara, Other At-Risk Communities

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August 24, 2022 Statement

Testimony to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom

Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: One Year Since the Taliban Takeover

August 24, 2022 News Release

Myanmar: No Justice, No Freedom for Rohingya 5 Years On

Anniversary of Atrocities Highlights International Inaction

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August 15, 2022 Commentary

A year after the Taliban takeover, my heart remains in Kabul

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August 12, 2022 Dispatches

Yet Another Victim of Indonesia’s Blasphemy Law

Former Government Minister Faces Prison for Allegedly Insulting Buddhism

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