Government restrictions on religion increased across the globe in 2015, reversing a downward trend—a sign of growing religious tensions in many parts of the world.
In a study from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center released on Tuesday, restrictions on religion—resulting either from government policies or social hostility—were rated “high” or “very high” in 40% of countries world-wide in 2015, up from 34% in 2014.
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