 Burma: Visit report Burma today is on a knife-edge of hope and fear. For the first time in more than two decades, there are reasons for cautious optimism, and signs of freedom emerging. However, there are many grave challenges and concerns, and widespread and serious violations of human rights, including freedom of religion or belief, continue to be perpetrated, in a climate of impunity. 13/05/2013
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 Religious Freedom in Cuba Reported violations of religious liberty, many involving dozens of people at a time, tripled in 2012: up to 120 from 40 in 2011. These numbers do not include the hundreds of devout Catholics who were arrested, sometimes violently, and arbitrarily imprisoned during the week of the Pope’s visit in order to prevent them from attending any of the scheduled Masses. Unfortunately, events in the first quarter of 2013 seem to indicate that the trend of a broader political crackdown on religious freedom in Cuba is continuing. 01/04/2013
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 Mexico: Religious freedom and equality The Mexican Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and belief to all its citizens. However, in practice religious liberty violations are a relatively common occurrence, especially in certain regions. 01/10/2012
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 Vietnam: Concerns over the sentencing of Catholic bloggers On 24 September 2012 Christian bloggers Nguyen Van Hai (a.k.a. Dieu Cay), Marie Ta Phong Tan and Phan Thanh Hai were charged with “conducting propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 88 of the criminal code. 01/10/2012
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 Cuba: Religious freedom report Between January 1 and September 10, 2012 CSW documented over 100 separate violations of religious freedom in Cuba. Many of the documented cases involved multiple victims (in one case hundreds) who were simultaneously targeted by Cuban security agencies in different parts of the country. 01/09/2012
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 Egypt: update on recent developments The final round of Egypt’s Presidential elections pitted a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Mursi, and Muburak’s former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq against each other. 01/07/2012
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