The Report, which since 1999 has been providing an annual update on this situation, analyzes the violations to freedom to which the faithful of all beliefs are currently being subjected in 196 of the world’s countries. Today, oppressed minorities in numerous nations–many of which have been inhabited by Christians for centuries, if not millennia–are traumatized by terrorism.
The Report, which was written by journalists, experts and professionals in the field, examines the October 2012–June 2014 time period and says that out of the 196 countries examined, the authorities of 116 (almost 60%) of them manifest a contempt for religious freedom.
The analysis was made in the light of whether or not a country allows its citizens to convert to another religion, practice their faith, build houses of worship and receive religious instruction.