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Trump Chooses Kansas Governor to Lead Religious Freedom Efforts President Donald Trump chose the Republican governor of Kansas to lead American government support of religious freedom across the world. If approved by the Senate, Governor Sam Brownbac

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Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has introduced China's first local regulation aimed at containing and eradicating extremism. 15 actions are now classified as extremism. They include interfering with the religious freedom of others,

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By David Gollust The US State Department has added Saudi Arabia to its list of Countries of Particular Concern with regard to violations of religious freedom. Vietnam and Eritrea were also added to th

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