----OPEN DOORS ~

--2021 PERSECUTION REPORT ~~

--According to Open Doors 2021 World Watch Lists on Christian persecution, every day 13 Christians worldwide are killed, 12 churches are attacked, 12 Christians are unjustly arrested and imprisoned, and 5 are abducted. There has been a 60% increase over the last year in number of Christians killed for their faith. Open Doors also documents the top 50 countries where Christians are most persecuted. Among these 50 nations, 309 million Christians are living in places with very high or extreme levels of persecution.

The report identifies 3 main trends driving an increase in persecution. 1.) Covid-19 acted as a catalyst for religious persecution through relief discrimination, forced conversion, and a justification for increase in surveillance and censorship. 2.) Extremist attacks opportunistically spread further throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. 3.) Chinese censorship systems continue to propagate and spread to emerging surveillance states. North Korea has topped the list for the past 20 years.
This year, the top 10 worst persecutors are North Korea, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, Pakistan, Eritrea, Yemen, Iran, Nigeria and India.

--AWM/Source:opendoorsusa.org
--[Friends, please continue praying for these Persecuted Christians, in Jesus Name. Thank you and may the Lord bless you. "Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them." -[Hebrews 13:3] - ]