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The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is warning that the state of religious freedom in Indonesia remains dire even as that nation's federal government has taken steps to improve circumstances for religious minorities in the country.

While the bipartisan agency tasked with creating recommendations to the U.S. State Department about which countries to add to its list as Countries of Particular Concern — a designation given for engaging in egregious religious freedom violations — acknowledged that Indonesia “has taken steps to promote religious tolerance and reduce incidents of religiously motivated terrorism,” it warned in its report that the country’s efforts are insufficient.

“It has also continued to employ legal frameworks — including a preside

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