How COVID-19 Restrictions Affected Religious Groups Around the World 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
- Countries with very high government restrictions on religion
- Countries with very high social hostilities involving religion
- Changes on SHI in 2020
- Overall changes in global restrictions on religion in 2020
- Physical harassment against religious groups reported in 70% of countries
- Asia-Pacific the only region with increased median level of government restrictions on religion in 2020
- Government restrictions on religion around the world
- Americas the only region to see increase in median levels of social hostilities involving religion in 2020
- Social hostilities involving religion around the world
- Sydney Churches Suspend And Amend Services Due To Coronavirus Restrictions
- Restrictions on religion among the world’s 25 most populous countries
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