A Closer Look at How Religious Restrictions Have Risen Around the World

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Jul 18, 2019 | Pew Research Center

The number of countries where people are experiencing high social hostilitiy involving religion has risen from 39 to 56 in the past twelve years, according to the Pew Research Center. The latest data shows that 52 governments, including China, Indonesia and Russia, impose either “high” or “very high” levels of restrictions on religion, up from 40 in 2007. The level of restrictions started as high in the Middle East-North Africa region, and is now highest there, in all eight categories recorded in the study. But some of the biggest increases over the last decade have been in other regions, including Europe - where growing numbers of governments have placied limits on Muslim women’s dress - and sub-Saharan Africa, where some groups have tried to impose their religious norms on others through kidnappings and forced conversions.
https://www.pewforum.org/2019/07/15/number-of-countries-with-very-high-government-restrictions-on-religion-remains-at-highest-levels-since-2007/

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