Open Doors suggested that some declines may be superficial, however, caused by decreases in Christian activity due to COVID-19. When violence is isolated as a category, the top 10 persecutors shift dramatically—only Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, and India remain. Secular intolerance (0 countries) and clan oppression (0 countries): Open Doors tracks these sources of persecution, but neither is the main source in any of the 50 countries on the 2022 list. When examining only hostility by governments, Muslims were harassed in 135 countries and Christians in 128 countries, according to Pew. The State Department also lists Entities of Particular Concern, or nongovernmental actors producing persecution, which are all active in countries on Open Doors’ list.

Source: Libya Today January 19, 2022 13:20 UTC