Nigeria Is Deadliest Country for Christians: GCR Red List
The organization Global Christian Relief (GCR) has published its new annual report, titled Red List, spotlighting the 25 worst countries for Christian persecution across five categories of concern, including killings, building attacks, arrests, displacements, and abductions & assaults.
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Africa remains the deadliest region for Christians, with Nigeria consistently being the most dangerous country for followers of Jesus in murders, abductions, and assaults. From November 2022 to November 2024, nearly 10,000 Christians were killed, primarily by Islamic extremist groups such as Boko Haram, Armed Fulani Herdsmen, and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). Similar patterns emerge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mozambique, and Ethiopia, where numerous armed militant groups target Christians. Russia ranks 5th in killings, most of those occurring in a Muslim-majority area, and 4th in arrests, with the government targeting evangelical Christians.
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China has arrested more Christians than any other nation. India has seen the most attacks on Christian buildings and properties. Azerbaijan tops the ranking of most displacements of Christians.
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The data for the Red List comes from the GCR Violent Incidents Database, a tabulation of verified, up-to-date records on global religious persecution. Historically, past efforts to assess Christian persecution were based on qualitative conversations with persecuted believers. Now, GCR says it offers proven data based on confirmed, real-world occurrences of persecution.
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