More than 100 million Christians in
the world are suffering discrimination, persecution and violence
at the hands of totalitarian regimes and countries that follow
other religions, a report by Caritas Catholic charity showed on
Thursday.
In North Korea alone, an estimated 50-70,000 Christians are
being held in detention camps.
Other countries that persecute Christians include
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Somalia and Sudan, according to the
report.
Worldwide between November 2013 and October 2014, a total
of 4,344 Christians were killed in sectarian violence and 1,062
churches were attacked.
Caritas said the numbers highlighted a growing trend of
intolerance in the Middle East, where many Christians have been
killed or persecuted by militants from the extremist Islamic
State (ISIS) movement.
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