The top ten countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution are North Korea, Somalia, Libya, Eritrea, Yemen, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Iran & Afghanistan
pakistan
Convictions in State gifts scandal and classified documents leak add to ongoing legal battles
130 injured
Many of the police share the faith and outlook of the attackers, and are more sympathetic to them than they are to the victims of these attacks
Last month's mob attacks on churches and homes of Christians in eastern Pakistan erupted after three Christians threw the pages of Islam’s holy book outside the house of two others
Several thousand enraged Muslims assembled in the city center and began throwing stones at the churches, while others set them on fire
"What began as accusations against two Christian brothers has escalated into a devastating wave of violence, resulting in the destruction of over 20 churches & 500 homes"
Τwo children have been rescued in an “extremely risky” helicopter operation
The persecution followed reports that a Christian man had allegedly desecrated a Quran
Often, discriminatory laws, such as the contentious blasphemy law, have been misused against Christians