http://www.worldmag.com/webextra/15355

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its annual report Friday advising the State Department of nations with “ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom,” adding Nigeria to the notorious list titled “countries of particular concern,” which also includes Iran and North Korea.

The report argued that the Nigerian government’s response to sectarian strife has been “inadequate and ineffectual . . . resulting in thousands of deaths.”

In November of last year several hundred Muslims and Christians died in clashes in the country following an election. About half of Nigerians are Muslim, and 40 percent are Christians.