USCIRF Identifies World'’s Worst Religious Freedom Violators: Egypt Cited for First Time

• Press Release
• Chairman Leo's opening remarks
• Transcript of the press conference held on April 28, 2011
• Video of the press conference

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Media Coverage:

• "US report puts Egypt with worst religion violators" (Associated Press)
• "Religious freedom watchdog group adds Egypt to violator list" (CNN)
• "Panel blacklists Egypt for religious oppression" (Washignton Times)
• "US board faults Egypt on religious freedom" (Agence France Presse)
• "Türkiye dini özgürlüklerde izleme listesinde" (CNN Turkey)
• "Egypt Religious Freedom Violations Cited" (Huffington Post)
• "Country of concern" (World Magazine)
• "Recurrent attacks on Copts has Egypt slated for US religious freedom blacklist" (Ahram Online)
• "Egypt Named to US List of 14 Religious Freedom Violators" (Voice of America)
• "Ai C?p có tên trong danh sách 14 n??c vi ph?m quy?n t? do tôn giáo" (Voice of America Vietnam)
• "Religious freedom report criticizes Egypt and Obama" (Deseret News)
• "Egypt called a top religious liberty violator" (Baptist Press)
• "Coptic Church rejects US commission report" (Al Masry Al Youm)
• "US group accuses Egypt of failing to protect religious minorities" (Al Masry Al Youm)
• "US report puts Egypt with worst religion violators" (Miami Herald)
• "U.S. Panel ID's World's Top Religious Persecutors" (CBN News)
• "Despite own poor record, US faults Egypt on religious freedom" (Press TV)
• "US Panel Singles Out Top Religious Persecutors" (Epoch Times)
• "U.S. Urged to Step Up Religious Freedom Efforts in Egypt" (Christian Post)
• "U.S. Religious-Freedom Commission Recommends Egypt Be Listed Among Worst Offenders" (RFE/RL)
• "Obama Oblivious to Religious Persecution of Christians" (New American)
• "India on US watch list" (Cath News India)
• "Recurrent attacks on Copts has Egypt slated for US religious freedom blacklist" (Ahram Online)
• "Turkey on religious freedom watch list for 3rd year in a row" (Today's Zaman )

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