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Washington: US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has announced it will hold a hearing on religious freedom in India next week.

Coming on the heels of two successful bilateral meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden -- the Official State Visit of the Indian leader here in June and a bilateral meeting in New Delhi in September -- USCIRF in its announcement of the meeting said the Congressional hearing is on how the US government can work with the Indian government to address violations.

The United States on Thursday condemned Russia for handing down its harshest sentence yet on Jehovah's Witnesses amid the Kremlin's crackdown on those who practice the Christian denomination.

India has previously rejected USCIRF reports that alleged violations of religious freedom in the country.

Rights group says Bethany Alhaidari risks death penalty in Saudi Arabia if she returns with her daughter