Members of religious minorities, including Hindus, Buddhists and Christians, who were sometimes also members of ethnic minorities, continued to say that the government was ineffective in preventing sectarian violence against minority religious communities. Furthermore, it did not protect minorities from forced evictions and land confiscations stemming from land disputes.
Freedom House, a non-governmental organization (NGO), and local religious leaders point out that social media has contributed to an increase in attacks on religious minorities in recent years. Misinformation often went viral and incited community tension against religious minorities.