Religious Freedom in Mongolia

Tibetan lamas walk near the 16th-century Erdene-Dzuu Monastery, built by local Buddhists on the site of Karakorum, Genghis Khan's ancient capital. In the 1930s, the Communist government launched a campaign against Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolia's chief religion, and thousands of monks were arrested and executed. Worship was forbidden until 1990, when democracy was restored and a religious revival ensued.

George Holton/Photo Researchers, Inc.

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