https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/resources/world_watch_list_report_2018_final.pdf
Christians are experiencing devastating levels of
violence. From widows in Nigeria whose husbands
have been killed by Boko Haram fighters, to girls in
Pakistan who have been raped, forcefully converted
and married against their will, to those caught up in
the multiple bomb blasts and shootings in Egypt –
the suffering continues.
Worldwide, persecution is rising:
•• Over 200 million Christians in the top 50
countries experience high levels of persecution
or worse
•• 2,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria
•• In Pakistan, 168 churches were attacked
•• 635 Christians in India were detained without
trial or unfairly arrested and imprisoned.
Pakistan: Pakistan has the highest violence rating
on the World Watch List. This is partly due to the
abduction of at least 700 Christians every year.
This figure for abduction is greater than all of the
other World Watch List countries put together. As
Pakistani Pastor Sabqat* comments: “Here we are...
always afraid of the local Mullah’s teaching at the
Mosque. It inspires the young Muslim men to force
our young people to convert to Islam.” If conversion
is the goal, kidnapping, rape, violence and threats
are the means.