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December 6, 2022
Yemen: Sharp increase in arrests of Christians, with torture used to draw information
There are very few Christians in Yemen, and those who are there, which include a very small number of Orthodox Christians, live an extremely...
February 10, 2021
Yemen: Christian priest detained, tortured for four years
Persecution of Christians in Yemen: this story indicates yet again how threatened authorities in many areas of the world are by converts to...
January 21, 2021
Christians face a climate of fear in six Asian countries
Despite the ongoing evidence of the persecution of Christians in these Asian countries, the general indifference worldwide to the persecution of...
February 3, 2019
Yemen: The persecution that Christians face is “extreme”
There are very few Christians in Yemen, and those who are there, which include a very small number of Orthodox Christians, live an extremely...

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Quick facts

  • While about 30 percent of the world’s population identifies as Christian, 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination are directed at Christians.

    Source: International Society for Human Rights

  • Christians face persecution in more than 60 Countries.

    Source: U.S. State Department

  • Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification.

    Source: Open Doors USA

  • Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group.

    Source: Pew Research

  • Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism.

    Source: Under Caesar’s Sword