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State Department highlights global religious restrictions in new report

By Adelle M. Banks — July 30, 2012

(RNS) Religious minorities continue to suffer loss of their rights across the globe, the State Department reported Monday (July 30) in its 2011 International Religious Freedom Report. By Adelle M. Banks.

Religious freedom ambassador settles into role, diplomacy

By Adelle M. Banks — March 29, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) Almost a year into her stint as the State Department's point person on religious freedom, the Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook has traveled to eight countries and seems to have moved beyond questions about her lack of diplomatic experience.  By Adelle M. Banks.

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