The Open Doors' World Watch List has
ranked the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and Kim Jong-Un's North Korea as the most
dangerous countries for Christians.
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| Afghanistan ranked the leading persecutor of Christians 2022/ Faith Reporters |
The Middle East country, Afghanistan,
ranked number one Christian persecutor for the first time while the Asian country, North Korea, ranked the second after being on top for two
decades.
The report said that persecution of Christians severely increased in Afghanistan in August when the Taliban took over the country they had been tormenting for the last twenty years.
"Christian persecution is extreme in all spheres of public and private life. The risk of discovery has only increased since the Taliban controls every aspect of government," the report noted.
The report explained that although North Korea ranked
second from first as usual, the Kim Jong-Un government's hatred for the Chritian faith actually increased and considers Christians as
enemies of the state.
"The persecution score for North Korea actually
went up, even though its ranking went down," the report said adding that
"North Korean parents often hide their faith from their children;
capture or death is only a mistake away".
Other countries that appeared in the World Watch List
in the most extreme persecution list of eleven are Somalia, Libya, Yemen,
Eritrea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, India and Saudi Arabia.
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| Nigeria in Africa ranked the 7th extreme persecutor of Christians from 9th last year/ Faith Reporters |
Yemen in the Middle East ranked the 8th extreme
persecutor of Christians from 7th last year while Nigeria in Africa worsened
from 9th to 7th in persecution Christians.
India remained in the 10th position it was in last
year despite hundreds of reports of violence against Christians in the
Hindu-dominated society.
The luxurious country of Saud Arabia in the Middle
East moved from the group of "very high persecution" it ranked last
year to the "Extreme persecution" group.
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| Saudi Arabia has ranked in the Extreme Persecution group this year. |
"Christian foreign workers can be
targeted for their faith, and all foreign Christians are heavily restricted
from sharing their faith or gathering for worship—and any actions outside of
the norm can lead to detention and deportation," the report explained.
A previous report on Afghanistan here
A Previous report on North Korea here
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