Government Restrictions on Religion Stayed at Peak Levels Globally in 2022
Long-term analysis of 198 countries and territories shows government restrictions on religion and social hostilities toward religious groups go hand in hand.

Samirah Majumdar is a research associate at Pew Research Center, where she focuses on global restrictions on religion. Samirah holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College. She is an author of Pew Research Center reports including “Government Restrictions on Religion Stayed at Peak Levels Globally in 2022,” “How COVID-19 Restrictions Affected Religious Groups Around the World in 2020” and “A Closer Look at How Religious Restrictions Have Risen Around the World.”