SANTA ANA, Calif. (WordNews.org) Jan. 4, 2012 — Open Doors released its World Watch List for 2012 and it may look similar to past lists.
North Korea takes the top of the list again, the spot it’s occupied for the past decade. Open Doors said in North Korea, Christians face the most severe persecution. Open Doors said Islamic-majority countries represent nine of the top 10 on the list and 38 of the 50 countries on the annual ranking.
Afghanistan (2), Saudi Arabia (3), Somalia (4), Iran (5) and the Maldives (6) form a bloc where indigenous Christians have almost no freedom to openly worship, Open Doors said. Rounding out the top 10 were Uzbekistan (7), Yemen (8) Iraq (9) and Pakistan (10), replacing Laos, which fell to No. 12.
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