CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -U.S. releases religious freedom report, calls on India to condemn ‘persistent’ religious violence-The Hindu.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beginning in 1630 as many as 20, 000 Puritans emigrated to America from England to gain the liberty to worship God as they chose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan have significant restrictions against the practice of religion in general, and other countries like China discourage it on a wide basis. Several countries in Asia establish a state religion, with Islam (usually Sunni Islam) being the most common, followed by Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Religious violence broke out between Hindus and Muslims during September–October 1969, in Gujarat. It was the most deadly Hindu-Muslim violence since the 1947 partition of India.