; Whereas in May 2017, a Christian governor in Indonesia was found guilty of blasphemy and sentenced to two years in prison for distorting a Koranic teaching during a campaign speech; Whereas in Bangladesh, hundreds of Christians are being forced off their property, and legal action rarely results in the favor of a Christian party; Whereas communist regimes have a strong history of oppressing and persecuting Christians; Whereas since 2013, in the Zhejiang Province of China, crosses have been removed from over 1,500 churches as part of that province’s anti-cross campaign; Whereas in China, members of churches that are not registered with the government face imprisonment and torture; Whereas in North Korea, the practice of Christianity is prohibited and Christians are forced to hide their faith from the government; Whereas if caught, Christians in North Korea are forced into harsh labor camps, where approximately 70,000 Christians are imprisoned in 2017; Whereas in November 2016, Vietnam adopted a new Law on Belief and Religion that limits the right to religious freedom for over 8,000,000 Christians in that country; Whereas in Mexico, Christians and Christian church leaders are killed by drug cartels for speaking out against organized crime and corruption; Whereas although the Colombian government respects the right to religious freedom, Christians from indigenous communities often face imprisonment because of their faith; Whereas religious discrimination, including the persecution of Christians, is a global human rights problem; and Whereas the right to religious freedom is a universal right recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Now, therefore, be it