Keeping the door open at the US State Department
Although the transition to a new administration has brought many changes in the US government, President Donald Trump and his State Department have reaffirmed their
Violent Incidents Database
New reports based on Violent Incidents Database
Our Violent Incidents Database (VID) is expanding our ability to analyze incident data over time and to produce reliable reports spotlighting urgent situations where innocent
A productive year in 2024
As this is our first newsletter of 2025, it’s a good time to look back on the past year and see how we did. Overall,
The Violent Incidents Database: A Social Innovation for Religious Freedom
The Growing Sophistication of Religious Freedom Monitoring
Violence against Christians – A snapshot from India
As the VID raises its profile and its data gets presented in various attractive and accessible forms we hope this pathbreaking instrument will make a big difference in the world of supporting persecuted Christians.
Violent Incidents Database Report on Top Ten Non-Christian Victims (2022–2024)
Muslims in Myanmar Experience Highest Levels of Violence for their Faith in the World
Arrests, sentences and abductions
After killings, which we addressed in an earlier article, arrests, sentences, and abductions constitute three major categories of violent incidents that garner substantial coverage in the media.
Violence against non-Christians around the world (2022–2023)
October 7th as a focal point
Subnational Insights of the Violent Incidents Database
Violations of religious freedoms, and violence aimed at religious communities and sites are usually recorded and reported by the media and various research projects as part of a larger phenomenon.
Who carries out attacks against religious communities and individuals? Insights from the VID (2022–2023)
Violations of religious freedoms, and violence aimed at religious communities and sites are usually recorded and reported by the media and various research projects as part of a larger phenomenon.