{"id":17785,"date":"2015-01-10T14:50:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T14:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/17785-iran-7th-worst-for-abuse-of-christians"},"modified":"2023-01-15T03:57:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T02:57:21","slug":"iran-7th-worst-for-abuse-of-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-7th-worst-for-abuse-of-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran 7th worst for abuse of Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"church-iran\" class=\" size-full wp-image-42575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/12\/church-iran.jpg\" alt=\"church-iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iran has been ranked the world&#8217;s seventh worst nation for the persecution of Christians according to a new study.<\/p>\n<p>Iran under the rule of the clerical regime is among countries where Christians are subject to harassment, discrimination and prosecution, the Open Doors Organization.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea ranks first on the list, followed by Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan, Eritrea and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Open Doors reports that expansion of extremists\u2019 activities has brought with it the oppression of religious minorities and Christians. 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