Assistant Secretary Posner said the State Department expects to issue,by year's end, a new list of countries of particular concern on religious freedom, which would be subject to possible U.S.sanctions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

On the second day of her Moscow visit, at the end of a European tour, U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concern at recent attacks on activists and reporters willing to challenge the Kremlin.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14