The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, for example, noted in its 2015 annual report the increase in reports of violence in India in recent years and observed that a «climate of impunity» against wrongdoers appeared to exist in a number of Indian states, «exacerbating the social and religious tensions among communities.» (firstthings.com)
Syria is another country where fewer reports of violence against Christians were hardly cause for celebration. (christianitytoday.com)
Even City Councilwoman Margaret Chin, who praised the banishment of the tents and tarps, said she was «dismayed by reports of violence; the arrest of my colleague, Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez; and the barring of members of the press from covering the events in Zuccotti Park.» (dnainfo.com)