GOP senators urge State Department to put Nigeria back on religious freedom ‘concern’ list

GOP senators urge State Department to put Nigeria back on religious freedom ‘concern’ list

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Republican lawmakers are demanding answers after the State Department removed Nigeria from a watch list for countries that raised “particular concern” about religious freedom.

In a Monday letter to Secretary Antony Blinken, seven GOP senators requested the department place Nigeria back on the list, which includes countries like North Korea and Saudi Arabia. 

The African nation has been rocked by attacks from groups like Boko Haram and punishes individuals who violate its blasphemy laws. Last year, the Trump administration placed Nigeria on that…

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