Religious Freedom in Danger Around the World

In May, I finished my term on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). I want to offer some thoughts for action going forward which I believe could help promote religious freedom internationally and domestically.

The recently released Pew Survey on religious freedom reports that over 80 percent of the world’s population lives in an environment that represses religious freedom, up from 70 percent in 2009. We see religious persecution in China, North Korea, Iran, Nicaragua, Cuba, and many other countries. All one has to do is look at the 2024 USCIRF Annual Report, which documents that people of all faiths and beliefs are being persecuted all over the world.

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Frank R. Wolf

Frank R. Wolf served as the U.S. representative for Virginia’s 10th congressional district from 1981 to 2015.

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In May, I finished my term on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). I want to offer some thoughts for action going forward which I believe could help promote religious freedom internationally and domestically.

The recently released Pew Survey on religious freedom reports that over 80 percent of the world’s population lives in an environment that represses religious freedom, up from 70 percent in 2009. We see religious persecution in China, North Korea, Iran, Nicaragua, Cuba, and many other countries. All one has to do is look at the 2024 USCIRF Annual Report, which documents that people of all faiths and beliefs are being persecuted all over the world.