1.   Hanoi continues to jail open critics, persecute religious believers, censor newspapers, restrict the Internet and otherwise suppress dissent.

2.   It focused mostly on Christians, now the most widely persecuted believers in the world.

3.   Now people are more aware that China tortures prisoners, persecutes religious believers, and is waging a sustained assault against the indigenous culture of Tibet.

4.   Atheism was the official policy of the Soviet Union and believers were harshly persecuted.