Current situation (1989 to present) According to Pope Benedict XVI, Christians are the most persecuted group in the contemporary world.[123] The Holy See has reported that over 100,000 Christians are violently killed annually because of some relation to their faith.[124] According to the World Evangelical Alliance, over 200 million Christians are denied fundamental human rights solely because of their faith.[125] Of the 100-200 million Christians under assault, the majority are persecuted in Muslim-dominated nations.[126] Every year, the Christian non-profit organization Open Doors publishes a list of the top 50 countries where persecution of Christians for religious reasons is worst. The 2014 list has the following countries as its top 10 offenders:[127] North Korea Somalia Syria Iraq Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Maldives Pakistan Iran Yemen Muslim world See also: Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques
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