Dr. Asif Mahmood, a physician of Pakistani origin, has been elected as the chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan body of the US federal government.

A group of former judges and diplomats has raised concerns, flagging alleged bias in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the State Department to place Turkey on its special watch list due to continued targeting of foreign-born Protestants and broader restrictions on religious freedom.