Christian persecution rising; North Korea remains atop 2024 World Watch List
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Published January 23, 2024
NORTH KOREA (The Baptist Paper) – North Korea remains atop the list of countries where persecution of Christians is highest, Open Doors reported Jan. 17 amid the release of its 2024 World Watch List. The annual report highlights the top 50 countries where Christians are most at risk for living out their faith.
This is the second consecutive year North Korea has been named the world’s worst country to be a Christian after dropping down to No. 2 in 2022. That year Afghanistan jumped into the top spot, but has since dropped to No. 10 on the list. Before that, North Korea had been in the top spot since 2002.
Others in the top 10 include Somalia (2), Libya (3), Eritrea (4), Yemen (5), Nigeria (6), Pakistan (7), Sudan (8) and Iran (9).
“More than 365 million Christians face high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith — that’s one in seven Christians globally,” the organization noted in a promotional video on its website. Open Doors has been supporting and advocating for the persecuted church for nearly seven decades.
NORTH KOREA (The Baptist Paper) – North Korea remains atop the list of countries where persecution of Christians is highest, Open Doors reported Jan. 17 amid the release of its 2024 World Watch List. The annual report highlights the top 50 countries where Christians are most at risk for living out their faith.
This is the second consecutive year North Korea has been named the world’s worst country to be a Christian after dropping down to No. 2 in 2022. That year Afghanistan jumped into the top spot, but has since dropped to No. 10 on the list. Before that, North Korea had been in the top spot since 2002.
Others in the top 10 include Somalia (2), Libya (3), Eritrea (4), Yemen (5), Nigeria (6), Pakistan (7), Sudan (8) and Iran (9).
“More than 365 million Christians face high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith — that’s one in seven Christians globally,” the organization noted in a promotional video on its website. Open Doors has been supporting and advocating for the persecuted church for nearly seven decades.
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