In & nbsp; 'blacklist' also included Myanmar, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and & nbsp; Turkmenistan.
“ Every year, the US Secretary of State is responsible for & nbsp; identifying governments and & nbsp; non-state actors who, due to & nbsp; religious freedom violations deserve to be included in the & nbsp; (special) list under the & nbsp; International Religious Freedom Act. I & nbsp; rank nine states as & nbsp; countries of particular concern in & nbsp; due to & nbsp; the fact that & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & ldquo; systematic, ongoing and & nbsp; flagrant violations of religious freedoms & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; said in & nbsp; a statement by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
The & nbsp; publication emphasizes that & nbsp; the department will continue to “ exert pressure '' to & nbsp; all governments to correct & nbsp; flaws in & nbsp; their & nbsp; laws and & nbsp; practices. not & nbsp; became more stable and & nbsp; predictable.
Samer Mustafa