Afghanistan makes first appearance on list of countries where Christians are persecuted most - Christian Today

Christian Today > Open Doors World Watchlist Released:

"For the third straight year, the isolated communist nation of North Korea remains atop an annual list of countries where Christians are persecuted most.
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Right below North Korea on the World Watch List was again Saudi Arabia, where all citizens are required to be Muslims and where apostasy - conversion to anther religion - is punishable by death.
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This year Somalia and Afghanistan make their first appearance on the list."