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13 nations named ‘egregious’ religious-freedom violators
May 04, 2010
In its newly released annual report, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is urging the State Department to designate 13 nations as “countries of particular concern” because of their “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.” The nations are Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
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Further information:
- USCIRF Eleventh Annual Report on Religious Freedom in the World Released (USCIRF)
- Full text of annual report (USCIRF)
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