; and whereas, according to the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom, there are more people serving on death row or serving life sentences for blasphemy in Pakistan than in any other country in the world; Whereas the Iranian government has increasingly raided Christian and Baha’i religious gatherings, arrested and imprisoned worshipers and religious leaders, imprisoned Baha’i educators, confiscated Christian and Baha’i properties, significantly increased the number of physical assaults and beatings of Christians in prison, restricted access to education for the Christian and Baha’i faith communities, and forced human rights defenders who defend Christians and Baha’is in court to flee the country or face imprisonment; Whereas according to the Department of State, the Sudanese Government has systematically targeted the Christian community, prosecuting Christian pastors on trumped-up charges, confiscating Christian-owned properties, banning the construction of new Christian houses of worship, destroying numerous religious facilities throughout the country, targeting human rights defenders for legally representing the Christian community, and, according to Open Doors, conducting bombing campaigns of churches and hospitals in the Nuba mountains; Whereas the North Korean Government continues to be the most repressive regime, reserving its most severe persecution for Christians with estimates that tens of thousands of Christians are currently in prison camps facing hard labor or execution; Whereas limits on religious expression and religious practice are widespread, including the use of technologies and the Internet to target and silence religious minorities, restrict the freedom of assembly, and limit access to digital religious materials; Whereas promoting Internet freedom is a cost-effective means of advancing fundamental freedoms in closed and authoritarian countries, including the freedom of religion