North Korea has retained its title as the worst country for the persecution of Christians in Open Doors' annual list of the worst countries for Christian persecution globally.
It is the 12th year in a row that North Korea has been ranked as the single most anti-Christian country in the world.
With between 50,000 and 70,000 Christians in the county's concentration camps, labour camps, prisons, or prison camps, it could be regarded as something of a miracle that there are still an estimated 400,000 believers in the North Korean underground church.
Under the brutal and oppressive reign of the Kim family, Christians have been singled out for harsh punishments and imprisonment.
The punishment for owning a Bible or even just being found with one is either execution or a lifelong prison sentence. Keep reading
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