Chair @DrMahmood40: “After updating public school uniform rules, Azerbaijani public schools continue to unfairly exclude or expel young Muslim girls who wear the hijab. These restrictions directly limit their rights to express their faith with religious clothing and symbols.”

Cmmr @Gene_Mills: “During his trip to Uzbekistan, USCIRF implores @SecRubio to encourage reforms to restrictions on religious expression consistent w/ the govt’s obligation to protect religious freedom for all – incl. Evangelical Christians, Shi’a Muslims, & Jehovah’s Witnesses."

Chair @DrMahmood40: “In Saudi Arabia, the Supreme Court has set aside the death penalty of Anojan Sivarasa. He is a Sri Lankan national who was sentenced to death after a post he made on social media was determined to be "blasphemous" by a Saudi appeals court."

Cmmr @rachelklaser: "This month, Pakistani Courts are reviewing the tragic case of Junaid Hafeez. His blasphemy charges carry the death penalty. Since being imprisoned in 2013, he has been attacked by other prisoners & placed in solitary confinement. uscirf.gov/religious-prisone…

Chair @DrMahmood40: “Youssef al-Manasif faces imminent execution after the Saudi Supreme Court secretly, and egregiously, upheld his death penalty. He was just a minor who was tortured into “confessing” to unjust charges after protesting the govts discrimination against Shia.”