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Chris Smith: So we hurriedly took Vietnam off that list and immediately there was a brutal bloody crackdown against religions that we…

On the recordJune 16, 2015
So we hurriedly took Vietnam off that list and immediately there was a brutal bloody crackdown against religions that we have documented through pictures--actually, the violence against people of faith including religious leaders.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses the violent crackdown on religious freedoms in Vietnam after U.S. policy changes.

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