The 50 Countries Where It's Hardest to Follow Jesus in 2022

A thousand more Christians were killed for their faith last year than the year before. A thousand more Christians were detained. Six hundred more churches were attacked or closed. And Afghanistan is the new No. 1, according to the 2022 World Watch List (WWL), the latest annual accounting from Open Doors of the top 50 countries where it is most dangerous and difficult to be a Christian. "This year's findings indicate seismic changes in the persecution landscape," said David Curry, president of Open Doors USA.