Key findings about restrictions on religion around the world in 2019
Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years.
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Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years.
While the Chinese government asserts that it protects religious freedom, a series of annual Pew Research Center reports on religious restrictions around the globe have detailed government efforts aimed at maintaining strict control over religious beliefs and practices in the country. Two recent events have brought this into focus: China’s agreement with the Vatican on […]
Read five facts about religion in Saudi Arabia — a country that is the birthplace of Islam and, as such, holds special importance for Muslims worldwide.
Average tariff rates, while useful for comparison, can obscure the wide range of rates imposed on different classes of imports and on specific products.
Nearly 13 million Syrians are displaced after seven years of conflict in their country. No nation in recent decades has had such a large percentage of its population displaced.
Malala Yousafzai’s shooting came at a time when social hostilities involving religion were at a high point, both globally and in Pakistan.
With the number of displaced people in the world at more than 60 million in 2015, the plight of refugees has gained new prominence.
An estimated 12.5 million Syrians are now displaced, an unprecedented number in recent history for a single country.
More than 60 million people are displaced from their homes as of the end of 2015, the highest number of displaced people since World War II.
Many people around the world consider free expression in cyberspace to be a fundamental right.
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