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Religious freedom conditions in Burma have deteriorated amid the country’s ongoing civil war. Burma’s military (the Tatmadaw) has displaced over 2.5 million people since the 2021 coup, carrying out violence against minorities, particularly Christians in…
Religious communities in China face persecution when they refuse to submit to the government’s all-encompassing control over religious affairs. Authorities surveil, detain, fined, forcibly disappeared, imprison, torture, and deny medical care to Uyghur…
Religious freedom conditions in Egypt are poor. Baha'is, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and other religious minorities are unable to gain official recognition, impairing their ability to participate in civic life. Coptic Christians, Jews, nonbelievers, and other…
The government in Eritrea systematically persecutes individuals for their faith and only permits four recognized religions to register. The government continues to imprison hundreds of Christians and dozens of Jehovah's Witnesses, many of whom face…
Religious freedom conditions in Iran are particularly severe. The government invokes its own interpretation of Islam to deny religious freedom to citizens who dissent through peaceful protest, including women and girls who oppose mandatory hijab…
Iraq’s religious communities face ongoing challenges 11 years after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) waged genocide against religious and ethnic minorities. Iraq has improved some FoRB conditions while falling short in others, such as…
Religious freedom conditions in Nigeria are particularly severe as the government continues to tolerate, inadequately respond, or fail to hold FoRB violators accountable. Multiple nonstate actors regularly kill, kidnap, and attack Christians, Muslims,…
North Korea’s ruling ideology, Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism, treats religion as an existential threat. Punishments for defying draconian religious restrictions include forced labor, prison, torture, and execution. North Korean refugees in China face severe…
The Pakistani government’s systematic enforcement of blasphemy laws severely restricts freedom of religion or belief for all citizens, particularly targeting Ahmadiyya Muslims. Authorities’ failure to address mob violence associated with blasphemy…
Religious freedom conditions in Saudi Arabia are particularly severe, as the government prohibits the public practice of any religion other than Islam and forbids all non-Muslim houses of worship. Judicial authorities penalize religious dissenters with…