North Korea Tops Persecution Watch List Again

North Korea has once again topped the Open Doors’ “World Watch List”, the annual blacklist of the world’s 50 worst persecutors announced this week by Open Doors USA.

The reclusive communist nation of North Korea tops the list for the fifth year in a row, followed by Saudi Arabia, Iran, Somalia and Maldives. The five worst countries are unchanged from last year's World Watch List. Yemen (No 8 last year), Bhutan (No 6 last year), Vietnam (No 7 last year), Laos (same) and Afghanistan (No 11 last year) hold spots six to 10.

The annual list is compiled on the basis of answers to 50 questions covering various aspects of religious freedom from Open Doors' indigenous contacts, field workers and persecuted believers.

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