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Article: STATE DEPT.: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WATCHDOG CITES TURKMENISTAN, UZBEKISTAN

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May 3, 2006
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The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release:

By Jeffrey Thomas Washington File Staff Writer

A U.S. commission charged with monitoring international religious freedom released its annual reportMay 3, offering recommendations on U.S. policy for the president, secretary of state, and Congress that spotlight the deteriorating climate for religious freedom in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Russia.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) again is calling for the Central Asian nations of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to be ranked among the worst offenders against religious freedom in the world when the State ...

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