{"id":156716,"date":"2026-06-09T16:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=156716"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:37:37","slug":"10-countries-where-buddhists-face-legal-or-social-restrictions-in-2026-global-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2026\/06\/09\/10-countries-where-buddhists-face-legal-or-social-restrictions-in-2026-global-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Countries Where Buddhists Face Legal or Social Restrictions in 2026 | Global Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Abroad of Air<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 Countries Where Buddhists Face Legal or Social Restrictions in 2026 | Global Politics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UTF3U68ADY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Religious freedom varies widely across the world in 2026. While Buddhism is practiced peacefully in many nations, there are countries where legal systems, state policies, or strong social pressures make it difficult for Buddhists to openly practice their faith. In this video, we explore 10 countries where Buddhists face legal or social restrictions, based on public laws, government structures, and internationally documented religious freedom conditions. \u26a0\ufe0f This video is for educational and awareness purposes only. It does not promote hate or target any religion or country. The focus is on legal frameworks and social realities affecting minority religious communities. \ud83d\udccc In this video, you\u2019ll discover: \u2714 Countries with strict religious governance \u2714 Places where public Buddhist worship is limited \u2714 Nations with heavy state control over religion \u2714 Social pressures facing minority faith groups \u2714 The difference between legal bans and social restrictions Understanding these realities helps promote awareness, dialogue, and global respect. \ud83d\udc49 Watch till the end for the full list. \ud83d\udc4d Like, \ud83d\udcac Comment respectfully, and \ud83d\udd14 Subscribe for more global insight videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abroad of Air Religious freedom varies widely across the world in 2026. While Buddhism is practiced peacefully in many nations, there are countries where legal systems, state policies, or strong social pressures make it difficult for Buddhists to openly practice their faith. In this video, we explore 10 countries where Buddhists face legal or social [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buddhism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156717,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156716\/revisions\/156717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}