In roughly a quarter of countries worldwide, authorities used at least one type of force against religious groups to enforce COVID-19 public health measures in 2020 | Pew Research Center

November 23, 2022

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

In roughly a quarter of countries worldwide, authorities used at least one type of force against religious groups to enforce COVID-19 public health measures in 2020

In roughly a quarter of countries worldwide, authorities used at least one type of force against religious groups to enforce COVID-19 public health measures in 2020

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In roughly a quarter of countries worldwide, authorities used at least one type of force against religious groups to enforce COVID-19 public health measures in 2020

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How COVID-19 Restrictions Affected Religious Groups Around the World in 2020
In 74 countries, religious groups faced force, blame related to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
In roughly a quarter of countries worldwide, authorities used at least one type of force against religious groups to enforce COVID-19 public health measures in 2020
In 18 countries, authorities linked pandemic to specific religious groups or gatherings in 2020
Private actors linked religious groups, events to COVID-19 in 17 European countries in 2020
Private actors used force against religious groups or events in 2020 for coronavirus-related reasons in four countries
Religious groups criticized COVID-19 health measures in more than a third of countries in Americas in 2020
Religious groups said they were unfairly targeted by COVID-19 measures in 40% of countries in the Middle East-North Africa region in 2020
In three-in-ten or more countries in each region, religious groups defied COVID-19 health measures
Religious groups and governments cooperated to promote pandemic health measures in half the countries in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020
Religious leaders or groups promoted pandemic health measures in 94 countries in 2020
Global median levels of government restrictions and social hostilities involving religion changed slightly in 2020
Countries with ‘high’ or ‘very high’ government restrictions remained at highest level since 2007
Sydney Churches Suspend And Amend Services Due To Coronavirus Restrictions