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Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, a leading Christian religious-conservative group (Associated Press) **FILE**

Religious freedom panel decries efforts to limit refugees

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Illustration on freedom of religion by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Advancing freedom of religion globally

By Clifford D. May

Naghmeh Abedini, holds a necklace with a photograph of her husband, Saeed Abedini, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing with four people whose family members are being held in Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Iran’s Hassan Rouhani chided on persecution of religious minorities

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Robert P. George. (Image courtesy of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Robert George, U.S. religious freedom panel chairman, worried about rights globally

By Mark A. Kellner - Deseret News

Fighters from the jihadist rebel group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham march in Raqqa, Syria, from an undated photo released on a jihadist website Jan. 14, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

U.S. religious freedom commission calls for criminal prosecution of Islamic State

By Mark A. Kellner - Deseret News

Rep. Frank Wolf, Virginia Republican. (Associated Press)

Clashing visions threaten religious liberty panel renewal

By Mark A. Kellner - Deseret News

Islamic Crow Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BAUER: Neo-Jim Crow in the Middle East

By Gary Bauer

** FILE ** In this 2008 file photo, Assyrian Christians Isaac Samow and his wife, Ziada, say their children, including Hala (center) still speak their language, but they fear the loss of their culture in their grandchildren in asylum in Modesto, Calif., and among other Assyrians fleeing the violence and persecution in the ancient homeland of Mesopotamia. (Associated Press)

Team Obama accused of turning blind eye on persecuted Christians overseas

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Pursue policies that protect asylum seekers

By our readers

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (left, shown here with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in June) will meet with President Obama while suppressing dissidents, bloggers and religious leaders. (AP Photo/Mark Ralston, Pool)

EDITORIAL: Religious freedom for Vietnam

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Pakistani Shiite Muslims sit in protest in Quetta, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, following a bombing that killed scores of people on Saturday. The protesters have refused to bury victims of the attack until authorities take action against the militants who were responsible. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

Pakistan, Afghanistan worst on religious freedom: Report

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times