Restrictions on religion around the world continued to climb in 2016, according to Pew Research Center’s ninth annual study of global restrictions on religion. This marks the second year in a row of increases in the overall level of restrictions imposed either by governments or by private actors (groups and individuals) in the 198 countries examined in the study.
http://www.pewforum.org/2018/06/21/global-uptick-in-government-restrictions-on-religion-in-2016/
The full Pew report can be found here.
August 14, 2018