Tillerson Criticizes Some U.S. Allies For Violations Of Citizens` Religious Freedom
(WorldNews Turkey)

U.S. allies including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain did not uphold principles of religious freedom in 2016, while Islamic State has carried out `genocide` against religious minorities, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Tillerson made the comments at the State Department while introducing the agency`s annual report on religious freedom, required by a 1998 act of Congress. The report is the first to be released during the Trump administration and covers 2016.Saudi Arabia ought to `embrace greater degrees of religious freedom for all of its citizens.` - Rex Tillerson He cited criminal penalties for apostasy, atheism, blasphemy, and insulting the Saudi state`s...