In Clayton, Missouri, a Jewish family was targeted in a violent hate crime, with their cars torched and threatening language spray-painted outside their home. We thank the Clayton Police Department and FBI for investigating this antisemitic attack as a hate crime and expect

In response, AJC joined ADL, the JCRC of St. Louis, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, National Council of Jewish Women, and St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum to condemn this antisemitic act. New FBI data revealed that American Jews are the targets of 70% of all religiously motivated hate crimes. Law enforcement,

The latest antisemitic attack, this time targeting a member of the Jewish community in St. Louis, is more deeply disturbing evidence of surging antisemitism around the country and world. Our president Katrina Lantos Swett was in St. Louis earlier this year for a beautiful event

Hostage-taking by authoritarian regimes is on the rise. This panel will explore how to support detainees and their loved ones from captivity to reintegration. 🗳️ Vote for HRF at #SXSW2026: participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw…

“On Aug. 19, 2014, my son James Wright Foley - a courageous American journalist reporting from Syria -was publicly beheaded by the Islamic State after nearly two years of captivity and torture. Jim was targeted simply because he was an American. Jim was not the sole victim. The

Today, August 19th, on the anniversay of his tragic death, we honor and remember James Wright Foley and his enduring legacy of moral courage. #RememberJim #MoralCourage

This brief provides the latest information on Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, the #Rwanda-n opposition leader who has been under arrest and detention since 19 June 2025. #FreeVictoireIngabire

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From China’s “re-education” camps to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, governments around the world are using the law to mask persecution as “legal enforcement.” Our Religious Prisoners of Conscience report examines hundreds of cases where individuals – Christians, Muslims, Buddhists,