Persecuted Christians Around the World

According to the Pew Research Center’s most recent global data, Christianity’s diverse set of traditions comprise the single largest religious group on earth, of some 2.3 billion people—or nearly a third of the world’s population. Yet, it has been plainly evident throughout our reporting at USCIRF that many Christian communities around the world face a wide range of hardships for practicing their faith: from social marginalization to governmental harassment to imprisonment to mob violence and even death.Isaac Six, Director of Advocacy for Open Doors USA—an NGO that advocates on behalf of persecuted Christians around the world—joins us today to explain where Christians face the most severe persecution, and the conditions these believers endure. Read USCIRF’s latest op-ed on Global Christian Persecution in USA TodayWith Contributions from: Dwight Bashir, Director of Outreach and Policy, USCIRFIsaac Six, Director of Advocacy, Open Doors USAKurt Werthmuller, Supervisory Policy Analyst, USCIRFGabrielle Hasenstab, Communications Specialist, USCIRF