More Countries Had Elevated Levels of Social Hostilities Involving Religion in 2023
The number of countries with high or very high social hostilities rose for the third year in a row; government interference in worship also increased.
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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 “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.”
