MESOPOTAMIA NEWS TO REMEMBER: Double the number of Christians killed worldwide last year
by Megan Cornwell – THE TABLET
The growing persecution of Christians in Egypt and Turkey is of particular concern
More than 3,000 Christians were killed worldwide last year for their faith, twice as many as the previous year, a report by the charity Open Doors has found.
Of the 11 worst countries for Christians to live in, all are now classed as places of extreme persecution – more than ever before in 26 years of the World Watch List, which is published annually by the charity. Open doors compiles data on five spheres of life – private, family, community, national and church life – to reach a list of 50 countries where persecution of Christians is most extreme.
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