Firefighters work outside the burning church of Asuncion after it was set on fire by demonstrators on the commemoration of the first anniversary of the social uprising in Chile, in Santiago, on October 18, 2020. (CLAUDIO REYES/AFP via Getty Images)
Aid to the Church in Need has published its Religious Freedom in the World Report 2021 – a comprehensive look at the state of religious liberty around the world – and things are not rosy.
Written by more than 30 experts and running to more than 700 pages all told, the report looks at religious freedom violations in 196 countries – basically every country on earth – and covers trouble spots both on and off journalists’ radar screens.
