Tag:US State Department

An Assessment by Coptic Solidarity: State Department 2017 Annual International Religious Freedom Report on Egypt

By Coptic Solidarity - On May 2018, the State Department issued its annual report on International Religious Freedom, which documents the state of religious freedom in 200...

U.S. Efforts to Protect Religious Minorities

By Knox Thames - DIPNOTE - U.S. Department of State Official BlogPROTECT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES: We will advocate on behalf of religious freedom...

After Long Wait in Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback Gets Ambassadorship

By Mitch Smith - The New York TimesGov. Sam Brownback of Kansas was narrowly confirmed to an ambassadorship on Wednesday after a six-month wait...

US Report Says Egypt Falls Short on Rights

By The Associated Press (APNewsBreak) --Egypt is failing to protect free speech and its minorities, investigate abuses by its forces or grant U.S. monitors...

Coptic Solidarity Analysis and Recommendations on Egypt Chapter of State Department Report

By PRNeswire -Washington, DC, August 21, 2017/Coptic Solidarity applauds the U.S. government for its continued attention to international religious freedom (IRF) through the publication...

Coptic Solidarity Analysis and Recommendations on Newly Released Egypt Chapter of State Department International Religious Freedom Report

August 20, 2017On August 15, 2017, the State Department issued its annual report on International Religious Freedom, which documents the state of religious freedom...

Tillerson Blasts ISIS for Genocide in Religious Freedom Report

By Robbie Gramer - Foreign PolicySecretary of State Rex Tillerson accused the Islamic State of genocide during the release of an annual State Dept. report...

U.S. State Department Issues Annual Egypt Country Report on Terrorism

By POMEDOn Wednesday, the United States Department of State released its 2016 “Country Reports on Terrorism.” The report said that terrorism across the world...