Persecution of Christians ‘doubles’ over 30 years

Iain Taylor  |  World
Date posted:  1 Mar 2023
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Persecution of Christians ‘doubles’ over 30 years

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Persecution scores have almost doubled over the last 30 years, the latest 'World Watch List' from Open Doors reveals.

2023 marks the 30th year that the gruesome chart has been compiled. To mark the occasion, Evangelicals Now obtained exclusive interviews with Jim Shannon MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Freedom of Religion or Belief (APPG FoRB), and Timothy Cho, Open Doors UK spokesperson for North Korea.

The 2023 'World Watch List' reveals that the persecution of Christians has reached a new level of intensity around the world, with persecution scores for the nations almost doubling in those 30 years.

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