Nigeria & India Are Left Off the Countries of Particular Concern List | EWTN News Nightly

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The State Department recently released its updated list of countries where religious freedom is being curtailed and the faithful are being targeted. A few of those named as "countries of particular concern" are raising eyebrows. Both Nigeria and India were left off the list despite continued violence and persecution against Christians and other religious groups in both countries. In fact, it's believed that more than 200 Christians were killed in Nigeria during the Christmas season. Vice Chair for the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Frederick Davie, joins to share why he thinks they were left off the list and what USCIRF's official stance is on these 2 countries. Nicaragua was put on the list and Azerbaijan was put on the watch list. Davie discusses what impact this could have on lessening the persecution we've seen in both places. He tells us whether there were any other designations that give USCIRF cause for concern or whether there were any surprises on the list. The State Department also rates religious entities such as Al-Qaeda, ISIS and others, but there seems to be a glaring error on the list, no Hamas. Davie explains why he thinks that's the case. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf