Validating 2016 voters in Pew Research Centerโs survey data
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The analysis of 2016 sources found reports of religiously motivated harassment โ whether perpetrated by governments or social groups โ in the vast majority of the worldโs countries (187, up from 169 in 2015). This marks the biggest number of countries where harassment was observed against religious groups since Pew Research Center began analyzing restrictions […]
Restrictions on religion increased in 2016 for the second straight year. Nationalist parties and organizations played an increasing role in harassment of religious minorities, especially in Europe.
Countries with the most extensive government restrictions on religion Most countries around the world have some form of restrictions on religion โ whether it is through laws that limit actions like public preaching or conversion, or actions that can include detaining, displacing or assaulting members of religious groups. A subset of countries, however, has particularly […]