FOR RELEASE JULY 15, 2019 - Pew Research Centers Religion Public . . . Over the decade from 2007 to 2017, government restrictions on religion — laws, policies and actions by state officials that restrict religious beliefs and practices — increased markedly around the world And social hostilities involving religion – including violence and harassment by private individuals, organizations or groups – also have risen since 2007, the year Pew Research Center
BY Samirah Majumdar and Virginia Villa The Social Hostilities Index (SHI) measures acts of religious hostility by private individuals, organizations or groups in society This includes religion-related armed conflict or terrorism, mob or sectarian violence, harassment over attire for religious reasons and other forms of religion-related intimidation or abuse
Appendix F: Results by country - Pew Research Centers Religion . . . Appendix F: Results by country This PDF shows the results for each of the 198 countries and territories on the 20 questions that comprise the Pew Research Center’s Government Restrictions Index (GRI) and the 13 questions that comprise the Social Hostilities Index (SHI)
NUMBERS, FACTS AND TRENDS SHAPING THE WORLD The global rise in social hostilities reflected a number of factors, including increases in mob violence related to religion, individuals being assaulted or displaced due to their faith, and incidents where violence was used to enforce religious norms In Europe, for instance, there were 17 countries where incidents of religion-related mob violence were reported in 2015, up from nine the
Samirah Majumdar and Virginia Villa In terms of social hostilities involving religion, the picture is more mixed – which makes sense given that social hostilities look at actions by private individuals or social groups and do not directly originate from government actions
PF_20. 10. 28_Restrictions11_appendixB. indd Appendix B: Social Hostilities Index The following table shows all 198 countries and territories in descending order of their scores on Pew Research Center’s index of social hostilities involving religion as of the end of 2018 The Center has not attached numerical rankings to the countries because there are numerous tied scores and the diferences between the scores of countries that are
Appendix B: Social Hostilities Index Appendix B: Social Hostilities Index The following table shows all 198 countries and territories in descending order of their scores on Pew Research Center’s index of social hostilities involving religion as of the end of 2019 The Center has not attached numerical rankings to the countries because there are numerous tied scores and the diferences between the scores of countries that are
Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities Worldwide, social hostilities involving religion declined somewhat in 2013 after reaching a six-year peak the previ-ous year, but roughly a quarter of the world’s countries are still grappling with high levels of religious hostilities within their borders, according to the Pew Research Center’s latest annual study on global restrictions on
NUMBERS, FACTS AND TRENDS SHAPING THE WORLD Religious hostilities increased in every major region of the world except the Americas The sharpest increase was in the Middle East and North Africa, which still is feeling the effects of the 2010-11 political uprisings known as the Arab Spring 1 There also was a significant increase in religious hostilities in the Asia-Pacific region, where