Christians in North Korea are reporting that their situation has not changed under the leadership of Kim Jong-un.
North Korea has topped the Open Doors World Watch List of the 50 worst persecutors of Christians for 10 years in a row.
Open Doors USA says that although the communist country's new leader has experimented with light agricultural reform and is a fan of Mickey Mouse, he has not made "any essential changes" in the first year since his father Kim Jong-il's death.
The organisation, which supports persecuted Christians worldwide, said Kim Jong-un had increased the number of spies in China searching for Christians and organisations that help North Korean refugees.
Border patrols have been taken over by North Korea's National Security Agency, which has put pressure on captured smugglers to disclose information about Christians helping defectors.
Open Doors reports that some arrested Christians were tortured and then released in order to betray their brothers and sisters or to serve as bait. Read more
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