International Religious Freedom & Restrictions

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short readsMar 5, 2024

Key findings about religious restrictions around the world in 2021

The most common kinds of government restrictions on religion in 2021 included harassment of religious groups and interference in worship.
reportMar 5, 2024

Globally, Government Restrictions on Religion Reached Peak Levels in 2021, While Social Hostilities Went Down

In 2021, government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions by state officials that limit religious beliefs and practices – reached a new peak globally. Harassment of religious groups and interference in worship were two of the most common forms of government restrictions worldwide that year.
featureMar 5, 2024

Religious restrictions around the world

For more than a decade, Pew Research Center has been tracking global patterns in restrictions on religion – both those imposed by governments and hostilities committed by individuals and social groups.
short readsDec 12, 2023

China’s Christian population appears to have stopped growing after rising rapidly in the 1980s and ’90s

Between 2010 and 2018, the share of Chinese adults who identify with Christianity remained stable at about 2%.
short readsOct 23, 2023

10 things to know about China’s policies on religion

The Chinese government closely regulates religious activity – here are 10 things to know about their policies on religion.
short readsMar 17, 2023

Anti-Jewish harassment occurred in 94 countries in 2020, up from earlier years

Incidents against Jewish people in 2020 ranged from verbal and physical assaults to vandalism of cemeteries and scapegoating for the pandemic.
short readsJan 27, 2023

Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries

Religiously unaffiliated people were harassed by governments, private groups or both in 27 countries in 2020.
reportMar 31, 2022

A closer look at changing restrictions on religion
short readsSep 30, 2021

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.
reportSep 30, 2021

Globally, Social Hostilities Related to Religion Decline in 2019, While Government Restrictions Remain at Highest Levels

Social hostilities involving religion, including violence and harassment against religious groups by private individuals and groups, declined in 2019, according to Pew Research Center’s 12th annual study of global restrictions on religion, which examines 198 countries and territories.

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Key findings about religious restrictions around the world in 2021

Globally, Government Restrictions on Religion Reached Peak Levels in 2021, While Social Hostilities Went Down

Religious restrictions around the world

China’s Christian population appears to have stopped growing after rising rapidly in the 1980s and ’90s

10 things to know about China’s policies on religion

Anti-Jewish harassment occurred in 94 countries in 2020, up from earlier years

Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries

A closer look at changing restrictions on religion

Key findings about restrictions on religion around the world in 2019

Globally, Social Hostilities Related to Religion Decline in 2019, While Government Restrictions Remain at Highest Levels

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