The bureaucratic term for it is Country of Particular Concern. That´s how the United States government describes nations that abuse religious freedom, under the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). And this month, the State Department decided that Uzbekistan was not one of them. This decision is absurd.
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The Meaning Of Concern: Indulges Uzbekistan’s Atrocities
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