After deadly riots, Ecuador's bishops call for 'evaluation' of prison system
- Feb 27, 2021
Government restrictions on religion have increased markedly in many places around the world, not only in authoritarian countries, but also in many of Europe’s democracies, according to a report surveying 198 countries that was released Monday.
Speakers at a June 27 hearing on persecution against Christians by governments worldwide lamented the lack of action by many nations, but noted the improvements made by a couple of them.
A new report shows that anti-Christian persecution continues to climb around the globe.
The U.S. International Commission on Religious Freedom singled out 28 countries for their repression of religious liberty in its annual report, issued Aug. 29.
Religious freedom conditions worsened across the globe in the past year, according to the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom’s 2018 report, released April 25.
A bipartisan group of leaders from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued an open-letter in support of Iranian protesters.