North Korea
Like everyone else, Christians in North Korea must worship the nation's leader, and belonging to another religion makes you an enemy of the state. Thousands of Christians are imprisoned, and many have reportedly been tortured and executed. Believers meet secretly, and risk arrest and death by doing so.


Somalia
Islam is the state religion, and converting to another religion is illegal. The Islamist group al-Shabaab has stated that it wants to rid Somalia of all Christians, and people suspected of following the faith are likely to be killed on the spot. Many meet in secret, or don't meet at all, and cannot own Bibles.


Iraq
Many Christians fled Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein as persecution escalated. As Islamic State has taken control of large parts of the country, Christians and other minorities have been forced to convert, pay a punitive tax or be killed. An estimated 100,000 people fled their homes in Mosul, a city in a largely Christian region in northern Iraq, as Isis advanced on the region in late 2014. There have been public execution-style killings of Christians by Isis, some of them recorded and broadcast for propaganda purposes, and most churches have been demolished.


Syria
An estimated 700,000 Christians have fled Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011. Parts of the country have been claimed by Isis. Christians are often abducted and killed.


Afghanistan
There are few Christian believers in Afghanistan, where Christianity is seen as a western religion. Those that exist must keep their faith secret or risk being rejected by their families, or even killed. There are no churches except for secret ones. While Afghan Christians are at greatest risk, foreigners are also in danger. In 2014, several Christian aid workers were killed in the country.


Sudan
Converting from Islam to another religion is punishable by death. Sudan also has blasphemy laws under which many Christians have been imprisoned. There are reports that the government has attacked Christians with targeted bombings, and turned a blind eye to the killings of Christians by others.


Iran
Islam is the official religion, and any ethnic Persian who converts to Christianity is considered apostate. Armenians and Assyrians living in Iran are allowed to practise Christianity, but are often treated as second-class citizens. Churches are monitored and raided by the government and at least 75 Christians were arrested in Iran last year.


Pakistan
Christians in Pakistan are often treated as second-class citizens. Christian women and children can be the targets of sexual abuse; blasphemy laws are abused to attack followers; and churches are monitored and sometimes attacked.


Eritrea
Christians are considered a threat to the ruling People's Front for Democracy and Justice. Many have had their houses attacked or been tortured, beaten and imprisoned. There are reports that some have been held in shipping containers in scorching conditions.


Nigeria
Since Boko Haram came to prominence, thousands of Christians have been abducted or killed. Thousands more have also been killed by Hausa-Fulani Muslim herdsmen. In the north of the country, Christians are treated as second-class citizens, and there are reports of children not being allowed to attend school and of Christian villages being denied clean water and access to healthcare.


Maldives
Converting from Islam means forfeiting Maldivian citizenship, and owning a Bible is punishable by death. Churches are banned; Christian migrants and tourists also have to meet in secret and cannot own BiblesSS.


Saudi Arabia
Most Christians in Saudi Arabia are migrants. There are a few Muslim-born Christians, and conversion from Islam is punishable by death. Church buildings are forbidden and so Christians meet in house churches, which are frequently raided. Christians may be arrested, imprisoned, tortured and deported for their faith.


Libya
Migrant workers are allowed to maintain churches, but converts from Islam risk being killed if their new religion becomes known. Evangelism is illegal, as is taking Bibles in Arabic into the country, and there are reports of violence against Christians being carried out with impunity.


Yemen
Yemeni Christians must keep their faith a secret. Tribal leaders in the country often punish people who wish to leave Islam, and al-Qaida, which is active in the country, has been known to kidnap and kill Yemeni Christians.


Uzbekistan
All religious activity in Uzbekistan must be officially registered and run through the state. No new permits for churches have been granted since 1999 and several have been revoked. Christians report having their phones and houses bugged, and unregistered churches are often raided. Steep fines are imposed for running an unregistered church or possessing Bibles or other Christian materials. Converts from Islam face the harshest punishments for their faith: imprisonment, beatings and sometimes banishment.


Vietnam
Vietnam is a communist state, and Christians are seen as a threat and monitored by the government. After a decree was issued in January 2013 requiring religious groups to be officially registered there was a sharp increase in the number of church buildings being destroyed and Christians attacked.


Central African Republic
Fighting has raged in the Central African Republic since 2012. Members of the militant group Séléka, made up of CAR rebels and Muslims from neighbouring countries, have raped, tortured and killed Christians throughout the country. There are reports of them taking pastors out of refugee camps to kill them, and destroying entire villages. “Anti-balaka” defence groups – made up of people claiming to be Christians, though condemned by Christian leaders – have formed in response. While they were originally meant to defend communities, they have been involved in revenge attacks on Muslims in the country.


Qatar
Islam is the official religion of Qatar and only Muslims are permitted to worship publicly. Those who convert from Islam risk banishment, violence and death. Ninety per cent of all Qatari residents are migrant workers, many of them working in poor conditions, and those who are known to be Christian are often in a more vulnerable position.


Kenya
After terrorist attacks on religious buildings and other targets, many churches have hired armed guards and installed metal detectors. In April 2015, Islamist gunmen took over Garissa University College and killed 147 students, most of them Christian.


Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan's ruling party sees Christians as dangerous and requires all churches to be registered and strictly monitored. Unregistered churches are infiltrated by informers, and their members may be threatened, arrested and fined.


India
Levels of persecution vary around India. In some states there are anti-conversion laws, and attacks on Christians – including beatings and sometimes murder – occur frequently. This is particularly true of those Christians who have converted from Hinduism in regions where the BJP rules. Church buildings and Christians' homes have been destroyed.


Ethiopia
There were 60 violent incidents recorded against Christians in Ethiopia in 2014. Many happened in Muslim-dominated areas of the country, where Christians report harassment for their faith.


Egypt
Converts from Islam have faced persecution in Egypt for many years, but until recently the indigenous Coptic Christians have largely been left alone. After the overthrow of the Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, however, there was a sharp increase in attacks, with 65 churches, convents, Christian bookshops and schools attacked. There are fears these attacks will increase as radical Islamist groups gain power in the region.


Djibouti
Radical Islam is increasing in Djibouti, and with it there has been an increase in violence towards Christians. Those who convert to Christianity from Islam are in particular danger.


Burma
In 2014, at least 20 Christians were killed in clashes with the army. There has been a rise in nationalist religious movements in the past few years, with Buddhist nationalist groups putting pressure on the government to adopt laws that would make life harder for Christians, such as limiting conversions and restricting interfaith marriages.


Source: Open Doors
Kate Lyons and Garry Blight
lalasticlala Mynd44

the church keeps,marching on and the gates,of hell cannot prevail....the church is built on the rock..

without seeing nigeria the list is compromised.

Africa...4/7.

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Have you been to a quarry before to see how rocks re blasted?

You need to visit one! Your belief might change!

Nero couldn't end Christianity, Stalin and Mao couldn't end it neither would Kim be able to. the church is strong and nothing can ever stop it.

Christianity, the only true religion of peace

All Arabs countries hate Christians

But be Christian in Libya during the time of Gadaffi is better than be black Muslim
Even till 2015 after his death

@op Even Muslims run away from those countries you Mentioned

Chikelue2000:
Christianity, the only true religion of peace

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You think the only religion that exists on this planet earth is Islam and Christianity?

seunny4lif:
All Arabs countries hate Christians

But be Christian in Libya during the time of Gadaffi is better than be black Muslim
Even till 2015 after his death

All Arabs are not Muslims

But most Christian nations welcome them
Christians are just mumuing thier self be that now

Deicide:

All Arabs are not Muslims

Kenyan Moslems are about 12% of the Country's population and only one day in a year is officially recognized for their festivity unlike in Nigeria.

A good number of them are liberal especially the ones I mix with in Nairobi as you get to Moslem ladies in Hijab comfortably attending Christian universities where Studying Old Testament, New Testament, Christian beliefs and Christian Ethics is a must for all students and they actually do well in those courses!

seunny4lif:

But most Christian nations welcome them
Christians are just mumuing thier self be that now

No, you are wrong! People see them as Terrorist without even knowing them, that's why in the US Most of them are being deported

Deicide:

No, you are wrong! People see them as Terrorist without even knowing them, that's why in the US Most of them are being deported

S.A don't even allow church while in Tripoli,Libya there are only 2 main church
The one built by Gadaffi and union church own by Ghana

Do you know how many mosques are there in US
I will take Eastern Europe Christians over US anytime.

seunny4lif:

S.A don't even allow church while in Tripoli,Libya there are only 2 main church
The one built by Gadaffi and union church own by Ghana

Why would they allow Church when it is a source of Noice pollution? i hope you get my point.

Do you know how many mosques are there in US
I will take Eastern Europe Christians over US anytime.

How many?

Deicide:

Why would they allow Church when it is a source of Noice pollution? i hope you get my point.

How many?

US has over 100 mosques, that I will be sure cos her mulisms population is like 2%
That's like 5 millions inside 330 millions


Bad mouth
If I go church, I always come back home is headache
And it's getting too much
I pray in my room

This write up is mostly lies! I just don't understand why we keep writing lies intended to divide the country.

Ethiopia is peaceful for all religions. It's just hate propaganda by others to degrade our reputation. But I really love to see the eradication of all religions in Ethiopia.

Deicide:

Why would they allow Church when it is a source of Noice pollution? i hope you get my point.

But mosques that wake everyone up by 4pm with their muezzin call to prayer is not noise pollution?

It is very clear that atheist and Islam are both working together to achieve Satan's agenda which is to destroy Christianity. It can never work.

alBHAGDADI:
But mosques that wake everyone up by 4pm with their muezzin call to prayer is not noise pollution?

in a positive way cause it helps people wake up Early and its only 5minutes compare that to 3hrs noise pollution you Christian give?

It is very clear that atheist and Islam are both working together to achieve Satan's agenda which is to destroy Christianity. It can never work.

You are very Delusional

alBHAGDADI:
But mosques that wake everyone up by 4pm with their muezzin call to prayer is not noise pollution?

It is very clear that atheist and Islam are both working together to achieve Satan's agenda which is to destroy Christianity. It can never work.

Yes you are very right as you can see North Korea an atheist country leading the war against Christianity.

stephleena:
the church keeps,marching on and the gates,of hell cannot prevail....the church is built on the rock..

Happy birthday nwanyi oma. Keep a smile on your face today, you're beautiful