Countries Where It's Hardest to Be a Christian

For the third year in a row, the modern persecution of Christians worldwide has hit another record high.

But the primary cause, Islamic extremism, now has a rival: ethnic nationalism.

Thus, Asia increasingly merits concern alongside the Middle East, according to the 2017 World Watch List (WWL) released today by Open Doors.

This being the list's 25th anniversary, Open Doors also released an analysis of persecution trends over the past quarter-century.