Source: Open Doors, January 11, 2017
The 2017 World Watch List is here—ranking the top 50 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian. Please use this report to learn more about these countries and how you can be praying for our persecuted brothers and sisters.
Thank you for standing with persecuted Christians in all of these countries.
» A related story from Mission Network News provides helpful analysis (with different angles on the data showing up in a variety of articles published in the last week). A video from Open Doors reminds us “the list isn’t just numbers and figures. It represents those who have decided to follow Jesus, no matter the cost.” Topping this year’s list are North Korea, Somalia, and Afghanistan.
» See also the Human Rights Watch annual report, which summarizes 2016 human rights issues in more than 90 countries worldwide.