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 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 readsJul 2, 2013 Egypt’s restrictions on religion coincide with lack of religious tolerance In Egypt, the government’s restrictions on religion also are coupled with a Muslim public that is considerably less tolerant of religious pluralism than Muslims elsewhere.