usa news: A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic’s “morality police”, in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS\/File Photo
\nThe United States on Friday designated China, Iran and Russia, among others, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.<\/p>\n
Blinken in a statement said those designated as countries of particular concern – which also include North Korea and Myanmar – engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom, reports Reuters. <\/p>\n
Algeria, the Central African Republic, Comoros and Vietnam were placed on the watch list.<\/p>\n
Several groups, including the Kremlin-aligned Wagner Group, a private paramilitary organization that is active in Syria, Africa and Ukraine, were also designated as entities of particular concern. The Wagner group was designated over its activities in the Central African Republic, Blinken said.<\/p>\n
“Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of their beliefs,” Blinken said in the statement.<\/p>\n
“The United States will not stand by in the face of these abuses.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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