short readsJan 25, 2022 Four-in-ten countries and territories worldwide had blasphemy laws in 2019 79 countries and territories out of the 198 studied around the world (40%) had laws or policies in 2019 banning blasphemy.
short readsJun 6, 2023 In 2020, properties in 102 countries and territories were targeted in incidents tied to religion In 2020, properties in 102 of the 198 countries and territories in the study were targeted in incidents tied to religion.
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.
short readsNov 15, 2021 41 countries ban religion-related groups; Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baha’is among the most commonly targeted Around a fifth (21%) of the 198 countries evaluated banned at least one religion-related group in 2019, our analysis found.
short readsJan 31, 2017 World’s Muslim population more widespread than you might think While many, especially in the U.S., may associate Islam with the Middle East or North Africa, nearly two-thirds of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims live in the Asia-Pacific region.