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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: China—Macau
By State Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
The Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) grants residents freedom of religious belief, freedom to preach and participate in religious activities in public, and freedom to pursue religious education.
State Department discusses 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for Advisory Opinion on May 23
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
The US State Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Taking Joint Action with the Republic of Korea to Combat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Illicit Revenue Generation
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: The United States is steadfast in our commitment to combat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) illicit activities to generate revenue by stealing funds from global financial institutions and other entities.
Taking Joint Action with the Republic of Korea to Combat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Illicit Revenue Generation
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: The United States is steadfast in our commitment to combat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) illicit activities to generate revenue by stealing funds from global financial institutions and other entities.
Signing of the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free Association-Related Agreements
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: On May 23, Charge d’Affaires Alissa Bibb of the U.S. Embassy in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and Chief Negotiator Leo Falcam, Jr., of the FSM Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning signed three agreements related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free Association: (1) an Agreement ...
Launch of Education and Skills Development Working Group Furthers U.S.-India Cooperation
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: Officials from the United States and India held the first meeting of the U.S.-India Education and Skills Development Working Group in hybrid format on May 22. The event was hosted by the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asia, Donald Lu, and the Indian Ministry of Education’s Joint Secretary of International Cooperation, Neeta Prasad.
Joint U.S.-ROK Symposium on Countering DPRK Sanctions Evasion Involving DPRK IT Workers
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: The U.S. Department of State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) will co-host a U.S.- ROK Joint Symposium: Stopping DPRK Sanctions Evasion in the Remote IT Work Industry in San Francisco, CA, on May 24, 2023, as part of our ongoing efforts to both curb the Democratic People’s...
Signing of the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free Association-Related Agreements
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: On May 23, Charge d’Affaires Alissa Bibb of the U.S. Embassy in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), and Chief Negotiator Leo Falcam, Jr., of the FSM Joint Committee on Compact Review and Planning signed three agreements related to the U.S.-FSM Compact of Free Association: (1) an Agreement...
Risch on China’s Ban of Micron
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) banned certain Chinese companies from using microchips made by Micron Technology:
Joint Statement on Joint Action to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and of Brazil on the occasion of a meeting of the Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER).
DOS-PA offers new grant application process starting May 24
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
EUR Taiwan Journalist Exchange grant opened on May 24.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: China—Hong Kong
By State Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), as well as other laws and policies, states that residents have freedom of conscience, freedom of religious belief, and freedom to preach, conduct, and participate in religious activities in public.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: China (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet, and Xinjiang)
By State Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
Reports on Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet, and Xinjiang are appended at the end of this report.
Statement by IRFBA Chair Fiona Bruce MP on Iranian Religious Prisoners of Conscience Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: As Chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, I express grave concern over the continuing imprisonment in Iran of two prominent Iranian Baha’is, Mahvash Sabet, an internationally acclaimed poet who is a recipient of Pen International’s Pinter Prize and Fariba Kamalabadi, accused of “meeting with Baha’is in different cities of Iran, participating in Baha’i religious ceremonies and communicating with Baha’is abroad via WhatsApp."
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Solomon Islands
By State Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
The constitution provides for religious freedom, including the freedom to change religions, proselytize, and establish religious schools.
ICYMI: Taiwan Deserves a Place at the Annual World Health Assembly
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
News Release: ICYMI: Taiwan Deserves a Place at the Annual World Health Assembly.
Statement by IRFBA Chair Fiona Bruce MP on Iranian Religious Prisoners of Conscience Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: As Chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, I express grave concern over the continuing imprisonment in Iran of two prominent Iranian Baha’is, Mahvash Sabet, an internationally acclaimed poet who is a recipient of Pen International’s Pinter Prize and Fariba Kamalabadi, accused of “meeting with Baha’is in different cities of Iran, participating in Baha’i religious ceremonies and communicating with Baha’is abroad via WhatsApp."
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Singapore
By State Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
The constitution, laws, and policies provide for religious freedom, subject to restrictions relating to public order, public health, and morality.
2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Samoa
By State Newswire Report | May 24, 2023
The constitution provides for the right to choose, practice, and change one’s religion, and it defines the country as a Christian nation.
The United States Announces $245 Million in Humanitarian Assistance to Sudan and Neighboring Countries
By State Newswire | May 24, 2023
Release: Last week the United States announced $245 million in additional support to the people of Sudan and neighboring countries experiencing the impacts of the ongoing humanitarian crisis. These funds include nearly $143 million from the Department of State’s Bureau for Population, Refugee and Migration and $103 million in additional humanitarian assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.