“The chair of a top federal religious freedom advisory panel warned this week that some ‘policy shifts’ under the Trump administration, such as the suspension of refugee resettlement, may negatively impact religious freedom abroad.” - CPost
“Increasingly, governments are promoting both misinformation and disinformation through campaigns targeting religious communities and by denying the existence of official policies targeting such groups” - Baptist Press
“The USCIRF’s 2024 annual report highlights a series of laws — such as the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, and the Citizenship Amendment Act — and governmental actions that have systematically targeted religious minorities, including Christians” - CPost
“While longstanding offenders in Asia and the Middle East remain epicenters of persecution, Latin America and Europe occupy more space in an annual chronicle by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.” - CToday
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“The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the State Department to add India, Russia, Syria and Vietnam to its list of countries designated as the worst religious freedom violators.” - CPost
Bahrain, the Central African Republic, and Sudan were dropped from the list of oppressive countries. - C.Today
