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Globally, Government Restrictions on Religion Reached Peak Levels in 2021, While Social Hostilities Went Down

In 2021, government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions by state officials that limit religious beliefs and practices – reached a new peak globally. Harassment of religious groups and interference in worship were two of the most common forms of government restrictions worldwide that year.
short readsNov 29, 2022

Key findings about COVID-19 restrictions that affected religious groups around the world in 2020

Our study analyzes 198 countries and territories and is based on policies and events in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available.
reportNov 29, 2022

How COVID-19 Restrictions Affected Religious Groups Around the World in 2020

Nearly a quarter of countries used force to prevent religious gatherings during the pandemic; other government restrictions and social hostilities related to religion remained fairly stable.
reportAug 30, 2023

Measuring Religion in China

Only one-in-ten Chinese adults formally identify with a religion, but surveys indicate that religion plays a much bigger role in China when the definition is widened to include questions on spirituality, customs and traditional beliefs.
short readsApr 18, 2023

Who pays, and doesn’t pay, federal income taxes in the U.S.?

Since 2000, there has been a downward trend in average effective tax rates for all but the richest taxpayers.
reportNov 30, 2023

Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives

Most Asian adults in the U.S. have been treated as a foreigner or experienced incidents where people assume they are a “model minority.”
reportSep 12, 2023

Buddhism, Islam and Religious Pluralism in South and Southeast Asia

In Thailand, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, more than 90% of Buddhists see strong links between their religion and country. In the neighboring countries of Malaysia and Indonesia, nearly all Muslims say being Muslim is important to being truly part of their nation.
reportNov 10, 2020

In 2018, Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level Globally in More Than a Decade

In 2018, the global median level of government restrictions on religion – that is, laws, policies and actions by officials that impinge on religious beliefs and practices – continued to climb, reaching an all-time high since Pew Research Center began tracking these trends in 2007.
reportJul 15, 2019

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

Over the decade from 2007 to 2017, government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions by state officials that restrict religious beliefs and practices – increased markedly around the world.
reportJan 31, 2019

Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health Around the World

People who are active in religious congregations tend to be happier and more civically engaged than either religiously unaffiliated adults or inactive members of religious groups, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of survey data from the United States and more than two dozen other countries.

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Search results for: “category publications project's international 2012”

Globally, Government Restrictions on Religion Reached Peak Levels in 2021, While Social Hostilities Went Down

Key findings about COVID-19 restrictions that affected religious groups around the world in 2020

How COVID-19 Restrictions Affected Religious Groups Around the World in 2020

Measuring Religion in China

Who pays, and doesn’t pay, federal income taxes in the U.S.?

Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives

In 2018, Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level Globally in More Than a Decade

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

Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health Around the World

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