Foreign Policy

Report: Religious freedom ‘under serious and sustained assault’ globally

By Daniel Allott
Published May 2, 2016 10:57pm ET
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Report: Religious freedom ‘under serious and sustained assault’ globally
Relatives of a soldier killed by Islamic State militants in Syria cry during his funeral. The increase in CPCs is partly due to the inclusion of non-state actors like the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) | Emrah Gurel

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) published its annual report on Monday. The most startling finding: The number of CPC’s, “countries of particular concern,” nearly doubled since last year, from 9 to 17.

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