Ambassador Antonov criticized the United States for its report on violations of the rights of believers in Russia Posting in CHAT: Russia Earlier in June, the US State Department published a report on global religious freedom in 2023. It said that starting in 2021, Russia was designated a “country of particular concern” due to “egregious violations of religious freedom.” Last year, the report said, religious groups and non-governmental organizations again reported that authorities allegedly arrested, imprisoned and tortured people because of their religious beliefs or membership in groups designated as “extremist” or “terrorist”. or "undesirable". Source link Source link