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.
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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 “How COVID-19 Restrictions Affected Religious Groups Around the World in 2020,” “Globally, Social Hostilities Related to Religion Decline in 2019, While Government Restrictions Remain at Highest Levels,” “In 2018, Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level Globally in More Than a Decade” and “A Closer Look at How Religious Restrictions Have Risen Around the World.”
