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WASHINGTON — A government agency’s annual report on violations of religious rights added Egypt on Thursday to the list of the world’s 14 worst violators.
The situation there for religious minorities, especially Coptic Christians, has deteriorated markedly, even since former President Hosni Mubarak resigned in February, the report said.
China also is on the list of worst violators, compiled by the Commission on International Religious Freedom.
The others on the list of “countries of particular concern” are repeats from last year: Myanmar, also known as Burma; Eritrea; Iran; Iraq; Nigeria; North Korea; Pakistan; Saudi Arabia; Sudan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; and Vietnam.
