Like everyone else, Christians in North Korea must worship the nation's leader, and belonging to another religion makes you an enemy of the state. Thousands of Christians are held in North Korean prison camps, and many have reportedly been tortured and executed. Believers who meet secretly risk arrest and death.

Christian population 300,000

Population 25.2m

North Korea

Like everyone else, Christians in North Korea must worship the nation's leader, and belonging to another religion makes you an enemy of the state. Thousands of Christians are held in North Korean prison camps, and many have reportedly been tortured and executed. Believers who meet secretly risk arrest and death.

Christian population 300,000

Population 25.2m

North Korea

Like everyone else, Christians in North Korea must worship the nation's leader, and belonging to another religion makes you an enemy of the state. Thousands of Christians are held in North Korean prison camps, and many have reportedly been tortured and executed. Believers who meet secretly risk arrest and death.

Christian population 300,000

Population 25.2m

North Korea