Practicing any religion that is not sanctioned by the government is punishable by death in North Korea. In fact, 100 percent of all defectors interviewed said there is zero religious freedom in the country.
It is widely understood that there is virtually no such thing as religious freedom in North Korea.
No less than 75 percent of North Koreans who are persecuted die for their faith, according to North Korean defectors.
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ChristianDaily.com reports that the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) interviewed 11,730 North Korean defectors who had escaped to South Korea.
North Korea is number one on Open Doors World Watch List of countries where Christian persecution is the worst, a position it has maintained for 18 years.
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Practicing any religion that is not sanctioned by the government is punishable by death in North Korea. In fact, 100 percent of all defectors interviewed said there is zero religious freedom in the country.
Additionally, 98 percent of defectors said the only facilities for worship are located in Pyongyang and are simply there as a display for tourists.
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The defectors also said that 80 percent of those taken into custody by the state disappear and their whereabouts remain unknown.
Christian persecution ministries have advocated for action to be taken to investigate the human rights abuses perpetrated by North Korea.
Last month, the ministry Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) released a report expressing deep concern over the persecution many face in North Korea. CSW advocated for launching a United Nations Commission on Inquiry to further investigate the country’s crimes, according to Christian Headlines.
As the report explains, religious freedom in North Korea is “largely non-existent” and faith-based persecution has been common place since the 1950s because religious beliefs are “seen as a threat to the loyalty demanded by the Supreme Leader.” While Christians are the main target of abuse, Buddhism and Shamanism are also practiced in the country and “suppressed to varying degrees.”
“Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.” Hebrews 13:3
Pray that whatever their circumstances, God’s word and will for salvation will prevail, Pray also that their witness would inspire those who seek to harm them. Acts 19:20, 2 Thessalonians 3:1, 2 Thessalonians 3:2.
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