Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela are the most clearly authoritarian states in Latin America and the region’s most flagrant FoRB violators. All three countries use similar methods of repressing religious freedom, including harassment of religious communities, legal obstruction, favoritism toward certain religious groups, and closure of civic space. This report focuses on the parallel strategies used by the authoritarian governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to violate freedom of religion or belief (FoRB).