At summit on religious liberty, US launches plans for new international alliance
Trump administration officials announced a new international alliance focused on religious freedom and imposed new sanctions against foreign military officials supporting religious persecution.
Those developments on July 18 were among the highlights of the State Department’s two-day Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Foreign ministers took turns stating ways their nations are working to affirm religious liberty, survivors shared their stories of persecution, and some of the almost 900 religious leaders and activists in attendance made plans to foster interfaith understanding.
Before representatives of 106 countries in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced plans to create the International Religious Freedom Alliance.
