The State Department has now designated 12 “Countries of Particular Concern” and placed four more on a “Special Watch List” under the International Religious Freedom Act “for having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom.”
The Pentagon's plan to ship the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine as aid in its war with Russia is waiting for approval from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
The United States on Friday designated China, Iran, and Russia, among others, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Over 145 million Americans have personal data now accessible to a variety of government agencies, as revealed in a letter from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to State Secretary Antony Blinken.