El 2015 fue el año de mayor violencia y persecución de los cristianos en la historia moderna

Over 7,000 Christians killed for faith-related reasons. This is excluding North Korea, Syria and Iraq, where accurate records do not exist.

Around 2,400 churches were attacked or damaged, which is over double the number for the previous year.

North Korea is still the most difficult place in the world to be a Christian.

Islamic State (IS) violence is radicalising Muslims and therefore increasing pressure on Christians in many countries.

In six countries the level of persecution increased seriously (by 7 points or more): Eritrea, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Kuwait. Más información...