Lawrence Ho’s Family Office Black Spade Capital Makes its First Move in the Medical IT Space via My Platform
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 10 June 2020 – Black Spade Capital Limited (“Black Spade Capital“), a family office managing the private investments of Mr. Lawrence Ho, Chairman and Chief Executive of Melco International Development Limited, has announced it has invested and held shares in My Platform,... Read more
Atradius: Asia Braces For Insolvency Storm Amid COVID-19 Fallout
Atradius Payment Practices Barometer highlights importance of risk management to Asian businesses HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 10 June 2020 – As global recession looms, Asian businesses tighten their credit management processes in a bid to minimise bad debt risks. COVID-19 containment measures around the world have... Read more
USCIRF Condemns Arrest Of Ahmadi Muslim On Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemned the arrest of Ramzan Bibi, a 55-year-old Ahmadi Muslim woman in Cheleki, Pakistan, on blasphemy charges. “While we recognize that the Pakistani government has made positive steps in promoting religious freedom over the past year, the arrest... Read more
USCIRF Releases New Factsheet On India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new factsheet on India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act: India Factsheet – In December 2019, the Indian Parliament passed into law the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). This law provides a fast track to Indian citizenship for... Read more
USCIRF Releases New Reports On Religious Freedom In Indonesia And Vietnam
.Welcomes House Passage of the Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, Urges Swift Passage in the Senate .USCIRF Applauds Sanctions against Senior Burmese Military Officials   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new reports: Blasphemy... Read more
USCIRF Releases New Report On Shari’ah Criminal Law In Northern Nigeria
.Raises Alarm About Speech Laws That Restrict Religious Freedom In More Than Half Of African Countries .USCIRF Condemns Egypt’s Arrest of Coptic Activist Ramy Kamel   WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released a study conducted by Bauman Global on Shari’ah Criminal... Read more
USCIRF Advocacy for Robert Levinson Spurs New Development in Iran
. As U.S. State Department Intensifies Efforts to Free Levinson WASHINGTON, DC – Months of efforts by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Andy Khawaja to determine the whereabouts of missing and presumed imprisoned U.S. citizen Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran in 2007, have finally... Read more
USCIRF Commends House Recognition of Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commends the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.Res. 296 on October 29, 2019 to officially recognize and commemorate the Armenian Genocide. The resolution affirms U.S. recognition of the atrocities committed against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and... Read more
USCIRF Alarmed Over Systematic Church Closures in Algeria
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is deeply concerned by the Algerian government’s forcible closure of at least 12 Evangelical Protestant churches. While this troubling campaign began nearly two years ago, in the last seven weeks alone, authorities have closed eight churches and threatened... Read more
USCIRF Launches the Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List
WASHINGTON, DC –United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Tony Perkins and Vice Chair Gayle Manchin today announced the launch of the Freedom of Religion of Belief (FoRB) Victims List, which is contained in a public online database. The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA), as... Read more