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October 15, 2019
U.S. Announces More Aid for Rohingya

The United States recently announced more than 127 million dollars in additional aid for the Rakhine State Crisis in Burma and Bangladesh of which more than 89 million dollars is for programs inside Bangladesh.

October 11, 2019
Persecution of Uighurs is Undeniable

“The Chinese government has detained more than one million individuals in internment camps in Xinjiang since April 2017.”
August 06, 2019
China: Religious Freedom Under Attack

“The bottom line is that China is sending a message to its people that they will not tolerate Chinese citizens having loyalty to anything above the Chinese Communist Party."
July 08, 2019
Abuses of Religious Freedom in Burma

Burma remains a Country of Particular Concern due to systematic ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom.
June 18, 2019
Partnering to Reduce Ocean Plastics

An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic pour into the oceans every year, amounting to the equivalent of one garbage truck every minute.
June 04, 2019
U.S. Concerned About Human Rights in Vietnam

Promoting greater respect for human rights remains a key component of U.S. foreign policy, including in its relations with Vietnam.
June 03, 2019
Tiananmen Square Remembered

It’s been 30 years since the government of China violently suppressed pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Scott Busby paid tribute to the protesters.
May 28, 2019
China's Horrific Treatment of its Muslim Citizens

The United States is gravely concerned about the Chinese government’s massive incarceration of Uighurs.
May 01, 2019
PSA Hamza Bin Laden

The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice Program is offering a reward of up to one million dollars for location of Hamza Bin Laden, son of deceased former al-Qaida head Usama Bin Laden.
April 25, 2019
Easter Massacre in Sri Lanka

Nearly three hundred people were killed and some 500 injured as bombs ripped through churches and hotels on Easter Sunday primarily in and around Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
April 25, 2019
Malaria Day 2019

World Malaria Day is an occasion to recognize the global effort to effectively control, and eventually wipe out, this terrible disease.
April 03, 2019
Mine Awareness Day 2019

Mine Awareness Day provides an opportunity for the world to reflect on both the progress made and the challenges that remain in clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance.

Asia

Monday 18 November 2019

U.S. Announces More Aid for Rohingya

Persecution of Uighurs is Undeniable

China: Religious Freedom Under Attack

Abuses of Religious Freedom in Burma

Partnering to Reduce Ocean Plastics

U.S. Concerned About Human Rights in Vietnam

Tiananmen Square Remembered

China's Horrific Treatment of its Muslim Citizens

PSA Hamza Bin Laden

Easter Massacre in Sri Lanka

Malaria Day 2019

Mine Awareness Day 2019

Reflecting the Views of the U.S. Government as Broadcast on The Voice of America

More Editorials

Pressuring Iran

Protecting Houses of Worship

Information on Disappearance of Robert Levinson

View From Washington: Death of Al-Baghdadi

Religious Prisoners of Conscience: Youcef Nadarkhani

Protecting Houses of Worship

Religious Prisoners of Conscience: Raif Badawi

Religious Prisoners of Conscience: Hu Shigen

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Asia

Monday 18 November 2019

U.S. Announces More Aid for Rohingya

Persecution of Uighurs is Undeniable

China: Religious Freedom Under Attack

Abuses of Religious Freedom in Burma

Partnering to Reduce Ocean Plastics

U.S. Concerned About Human Rights in Vietnam

Tiananmen Square Remembered

China's Horrific Treatment of its Muslim Citizens

PSA Hamza Bin Laden

Easter Massacre in Sri Lanka

Malaria Day 2019

Mine Awareness Day 2019

Reflecting the Views of the U.S. Government as Broadcast on The Voice of America

More Editorials

Pressuring Iran

Protecting Houses of Worship

Information on Disappearance of Robert Levinson

View From Washington: Death of Al-Baghdadi

Religious Prisoners of Conscience: Youcef Nadarkhani

Protecting Houses of Worship

Religious Prisoners of Conscience: Raif Badawi

Religious Prisoners of Conscience: Hu Shigen