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Return Nigeria to Religious Freedom Violators List: Human Rights Leaders to U.S. Congress

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In 2021, the Biden administration removed Nigeria, a nation notorious for extreme levels of religious persecution, from the Countries of Particular Concern list.

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‘This thing’s going to blow up on us’: The Religious Extremism Fueling Violence in Nigeria

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Escalating bloodshed in Nigeria is fueled in part by religious extremism – and the United States must recognize this in order to achieve peace, says the former U.S. religious freedom ambassador.

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Return Nigeria to Religious Freedom Violators List: Human Rights Leaders to U.S. Congress

‘This thing’s going to blow up on us’: The Religious Extremism Fueling Violence in Nigeria

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