{"id":1746009,"date":"2022-11-20T14:17:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T19:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1746009"},"modified":"2022-11-20T14:17:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T19:17:52","slug":"persecution-of-christians-rising-in-at-least-18-countries-of-particular-concern-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/persecution-of-christians-rising-in-at-least-18-countries-of-particular-concern-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Persecution Of Christians Rising In At Least 18 Countries Of \u2018Particular Concern,\u2019 Report Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpersecution-of-christians-rising-in-at-least-18-countries-of-particular-concern-report-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1746009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The persecution of Christians in at least 18 countries throughout the world has been increasing, according to a new report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchinneed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ACN_Exec-Summary-2020-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>, titled \u201cPersecuted and Forgotten? A Report On Christians Oppressed For Their Faith 2020-22,\u201d was released on November 16 by the Catholic group Aid to the Church In Need. It examined \u201chuman rights violations\u201d in 24 countries where the persecution of Christians is \u201cof particular concern\u201d and revealed that the conditions in 18 of those countries have gotten \u201cworse\u201d or \u201cslightly worse\u201d for Christians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReligious nationalism and authoritarianism intensified problems for the faithful \u2013 including the Taliban\u2019s return to power in Afghanistan, which prompted Christians and other minorities to attempt a desperate scramble to escape,\u201d the report stated, explaining some factors behind the rise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 18 countries were mainly in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. They include China, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Mali, Nigeria, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Pakistan, Myanmar, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, India, and Qatar. The results are from 2020-2022 and are compared with data from 2017-2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Each nation reviewed in Africa experienced declining conditions for Christians. The report attributes the persecution on the continent largely to \u201cmilitant non-state actors\u201d and Islamic extremism, citing specifically Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province. Nigeria is reportedly \u201con the brink of becoming a failed state\u201d due to jihadism, facing kidnappings, attacks on churches, and priests being murdered.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Middle East, migration has threatened areas the report describes as the \u201cworld\u2019s oldest and most important Christian communities located in Iraq, Syria, and Palestine.\u201d In 2011, before the war began, 10%, or approximately 1.5 million people in Syria were Christian. A decade later, there are 300,000 Christians, less than 2% of the population, the report says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the primary drivers for the persecution of Christians in Asia comes from authoritarianism from the state, harshly affecting nations like China, Vietnam, and North Korea. \u201cChina continues to harass and attempt to control Christians and members of other religious groups that will not accept the official Communist Party line \u2013 making it unsurprising that in the Pew Forum\u2019s analysis authorities\u2019 restrictions on religion it achieved the highest score of any nation-state,\u201d the report stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Open Doors USA, a Christian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoorsusa.org\/christian-persecution\/world-watch-list\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organization<\/a> committed to serving persecuted Christians, releases a \u201cWorld Watch List\u201d annually outlining the top 50 countries where persecution of Christians is highest. According to the 2022 World Watch List, China ranks 17th for Christian persecution. Surveillance is a significant issue, allowing the state to monitor and close down churches, according to the organization. A source told Open Doors that pastors and Christian leaders \u201care simply snatched away, only to appear months later in a kind of house arrest, where they get re-educated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Afghanistan, the country thrown into chaos last August when the U.S. completed a hasty withdrawal that ended with a collapse of the American-supported Afghan government, persecution against Christians is worsening. The report cites the rise of the Taliban \u201cdriving Christians underground,\u201d where they \u201clive in fear of arrest, torture, and execution.\u201d Open Doors ranks Afghanistan number one on its watch list, listing Islamic oppression as the primary cause.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2022 there were 360 million Christians living in places where they were at risk for high levels of discrimination and persecution, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoorsusa.org\/christian-persecution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Open Doors. Last year, 5,898 Christians were killed for being Christian, more than 5,000 churches or Christian buildings were attacked, and 4,765 Christians were \u201cdetained without trial, arrested, sentenced, or imprisoned.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The persecution of Christians in at least 18 countries throughout the world has been increasing, according to a new report.\u00a0 The report, titled \u201cPersecuted and Forgotten? A Report On Christians Oppressed For Their Faith 2020-22,\u201d was released on November 16 by the Catholic group Aid to the Church In Need. 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