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Countries placed on the list “engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom” during 2022, US says.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. While announcing the name of countries that are designated under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a statement, said, "Finally, I am designating al-Shabab, Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Houthis, ISIS-Greater Sahara, ISIS-West Africa, Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam Wal-Muslimin, the Taliban, and the Wagner Group based on its actions in the Central African Republic as Entities of...

Antony Blinken yet again designated Burma, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan "as Countries of Particular Concern under the US International Religious Freedom Act of 1998"

US adds Cuba, Nicaragua, Wagner Group to religious freedom blacklist

The United States on Friday added Cuba, Nicaragua and Russia's Wagner mercenary group to a blacklist on international religious freedom, opening the path to potential sanctions.

The United States on Friday added Russia mercenary firm Wagner Group to the list of Entities of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom

The State Department drew fire Friday for again omitting Nigeria from its "Countries of Particular Concern" list of states with religious freedom violations.

The State Department drew fire Friday for again omitting Nigeria from its "Countries of Particular Concern" list of states with religious freedom violations.

Authorities in Sudan arrested and jailed a church leader last Monday on charges of “witchcraft” for leading a prayer meeting for his ailing mother, sources said.

There’s a threat to the property, safety and existence of religious minority groups, including Christians, in northwestern Syria under the de facto governance of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, a former al-Qaeda affiliate and U.S.-designated terrorist group, says the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in a new report.