North Korea’s ‘Christian university’ in balancing act with regime
...Korea, such as capitalism. It was founded in 1976 by a South Korea-born American and still receives a lot of support from the US. Compromises According to the New York...
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US Commission urges Trump administration to prioritise international religious freedom
...of religion or belief.” Other nations that USCIRF recommended be designated countries of particular concern this year are Myanmar, Central African Republic, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi...
US Christian arrested for ‘hostile acts’ against North Korea
...US – N. Korean diplomacy, after President Trump said he’s sent a warship to the Korean peninsula. The latest twist is that North Korea accused the US and South Korean...
North Korea detains another Korean-American ‘Christian’
Images of North Korea’s former leaders, Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung, in the capital, Pyongyang North Korea has detained another American citizen, reports Reuters. Korean-American Tony Kim was arrested on...
Escaped North Korean risks her life to visit Christian family she left behind
Myoung-Hee now lives with her family in South Korea. Photo: Open Doors, 2016 It was a shock to Myoung-Hee* when she discovered that most of her family were Christians. Although...
South Korean pastors arrested for helping North Korean defectors
North Korean soldiers patrol the Yalu River on the Chinese-North Korean border Two South Korean pastors have been arrested by Chinese police for giving protection to North Korean defectors in...
What is the World Watch List?
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South Korea
In South Korea today, about a third of the population is Christian. This phenomenal growth (from just 2% before the Korean War) can be explained partly by social and economic...
China expels South Korean missionaries
...defectors from North Korea to travel to third countries, including South Korea. “This act is seen as a retribution for the South Korean government’s decision to deploy an American missile...
Presidential change in Somalia unlikely to improve situation for Christian minority
...of the 50 countries where life for Christians is the most difficult, Somalia is ranked 2nd behind North Korea. In 7th position in 2016, its rise to 2nd can be...