Tuesday , 19 March 2024

The closing ceremony of annual meeting to Advance Religious Freedom

Shabtabnews – The second annual meeting to advance religious freedom ended by statement from Sam Brownback, US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom on the importance of combating religious oppression on worldwide basis. Mr Brownback also mentioned the importance of number of global grassroots movements in support of religious movements and urged for positive actions by governments to support religious tolerance.

Earlier in the day US Vice-President addressed the conference on importance of religious freedom over the world.

Following the conference the US state department issued a statement on US concerns on religious freedom in Iran. In this statement they urged Iran to uphold the rights of religious minorities and in particular the rights of Christians, Bahias and Gonabadi Sufis .

https://www.state.gov/statement-on-iran/

The closing ceremony was also attended by representatives from
International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) ,
Dr Hamid Gharagozloo , and Shahrareh Afshari.


Sam Brownback, US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious and

Hamid Gharagozloo (left)o , and Shahrareh Afshari (right)

Hamid Gharagozloo and Kristina Arriago, Commissioner USCIRF

Hamid Gharagozloo and Raphael Warolin, Policy offer on Human Rights, European External Actions Service

Hamid Gharagozloo Andre Cadieux , Middle East Unit chief of International Religious Freedom




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