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Religious freedom report highlights threat of ‘Islamic hyper-extremism’
- Global Church
- November 28, 2016
A new report from the papal charity Aid to the Church in Need finds a mounting spiral of violence and persecution for religious reasons around the world, including what it describes as the lethal impact of the rise of “Islamist hyper-extremism.”
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Religious freedom advocates want US to put teeth into its rhetoric
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- August 17, 2016
Religious freedom advocates are praising the U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedom report, but also calling on the administration to put teeth into its rhetoric with steps such as targeted sanctions, visa denials, and other measures.
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US takes aim at blasphemy and apostasy laws in Muslim states
- Associated Press
- August 11, 2016
The Obama administration is attempting to point out and reduce blasphemy and apostasy laws around the world in an effort to promote freedom of religion.
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Asian superpowers deny religious freedom failures
- Church
- May 6, 2016
Both of Asia’s two emerging superpowers, China and India, have rejected charges by a U.S. government commission that they fail to protect religious freedom adequately. China has lodged a diplomatic protest after the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) found that Chinese violations of religious freedom last year remained
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