Center for Religious Freedom

Jimmy Lai, founder and owner of Apple Daily, is seen handcuffed and escorted by guards on December 12, 2020, in Hong Kong, China. (Keith Tsuji via Getty Images)

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A crucifix is pictured outside the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Aleppo, Syria, on December 12, 2024. (Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images)

This photo taken on January 15, 2024, shows a Chinese flag fluttering on a Christian church in Pingtan, China. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians pass by a poster depicting French teacher Samuel Paty in Paris on November 3, 2020. (Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese Catholics hold candles during an Easter mass at a church in Beijing on March 30, 2024. (Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar pose for picture on September 5, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Oscar Siagian via Getty Images)

China's President Xi Jinping walks after delivering a speech in Beijing on September 29, 2024. (Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images)

The Chinese national flag flies in front of St Joseph’s Church, also known as Wangfujing Catholic Church, in Beijing on October 22, 2020. (Greg Baker via Getty Images)

People link arms while singing and lighting on the first anniversary since the attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2024, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld via Getty Images)

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United States and Israeli flags are seen in Manhattan, New York, on July 6, 2024. (Beata Zawrzel via Getty Images)