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Although numbers haven’t changed substantially from the previous year, 2022 was the worst year for Christians worldwide, due to an intensifying level of violence discrimination and exclusion, according to the latest World Watch List released by Open Doors, a watchdog group that advocates for Christians.
North Korea appears again as the most hostile place for Christians to live, due to the new “Law against Reactionary Thinking" introduced in 2021, which has led to an increase in arrests. Christians have absolutely no freedom and if discovered practicing their faith, face labour camps if not death. Even owning a Bible is a serious crime and will be severely punished.In the previous report, the Pyongyang had been replaced by Afghanistan, following the Talebani takeover in August 2021.
In terms of absolute numbers Christians killed in 2022 have slightly decreased from 5,621 to 5,898. Also, the number of churches attacked or closed decreased by more than half from over five thousand in 2021 to just over two thousand last year. China has played major role in this cutback, with one thousand incidents against three thousand in the previous year.On the other hand, however, 2022 has seen a drastic increase in abductions of Christians, from 3,829 to 5,259.
Open harassment is often accompanied by more subtle pressures, including daily abuses at work-places, at school, in public facilities. Though difficult to quantify, they have a strong impact on communities and contribute to forcing Christians to displace internally and internationally.
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