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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Arpan Rai

Religious freedom watchdog ‘implores’ Biden administration to designate India ‘country of particular concern’

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A US religious freedom watchdog has “implored” the Joe Biden administration to mark India as a “country of particular concern” over its alleged targeting of religious minorities overseas.

The “recent efforts by the Indian government to silence activists, journalists and lawyers abroad pose a serious threat to religious freedom”, said the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF),  an independent federal government commission.

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