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Ongoing persecution in North Korea
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Persecution of Christians in North Korea
Part of the Persecution of Christians
Location
North Korea
Date
1950s–present
Victims
Christians
Perpetrator
Government of North Korea
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Human rights in North Korea
Human rights abuses
Human rights in North Korea
Censorship
Media
Corruption
Freedom of religion
Disability
Prisons
Kwanliso (concentration camps)
Prostitution
Kippumjo (Pleasure Squad)
Songbun (ascribed social status)
Slavery (Human trafficking)
Executions
Racism
Human experimentation
Persecution of Christians
Political prisons (Kwanliso)
Kaechon (No. 14)
Yodok (No. 15 - closed)
Hwasong (No. 16)
Pukchang (No. 18)
Hoeryong (No. 22 - closed)
Chongjin (No. 25)
Sunghori (No. 26 - closed)
Onsong (No. 12 - closed)
Re-education camps (Kyohwaso)
Kaechon (No. 1)
Tongrim (No. 2)
Sinuiju (No. 3)
Kangdong (No. 4)
Sariwon (No. 6)
Kanggye (No. 7)
Ryongdam (No. 8)
Hamhung (No. 9)
Chungsan (No. 11)
Chongori (No. 12)
Oro (No. 22 - closed)
Tanchon (No. 77 - closed)
Wonsan (No. 88)
Hoeryong
Abductions and POWs
Abductions of Japanese citizens
Abductions of South Korean citizens
Korean War POWs detained in North Korea
International reactions
U.S. Law of 2004
Japanese Law of 2006 [ja]
South Korea Law of 2016
UNGA Resolution 62/167 United Nations COI Report
Balloon propaganda campaigns
List of human rights reports
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The persecution of Christians in North Korea is an ongoing and systematic human rights violation in North Korea.[1][2][3][4][5][6] According to multiple resolutions which have been passed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, the North Korean government considers religious activities political crimes,[7] because they could challenge the personality cult of Kim Il Sung and his family.[8][9][10] The Workers' Party of Korea also considers religion a tool of American imperialism and the North Korean state uses this argument to justify its activities.[1]
In 2002, it was estimated that there were 12,000 Protestants,[11] and 800 Catholics in North Korea, but South Korean and international church-related groups gave considerably higher estimates, such as 406,000 Christians.[12][13][14]
^ abCasper, Jayson (21 December 2020). "117 Witnesses Detail North Korea's Persecution of Christians". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^Benedict Rogers (22 July 2021). "The World Must Not Forgot North Korea's Crimes Against Humanity". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^Harriet Sherwood (16 January 2019). "One in three Christians face persecution in Asia, report finds". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^William J. Cadigan (17 January 2015). "Christian persecution reached record high in 2015, report says". CNN. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^Harriet Sherwood (27 July 2015). "Dying for Christianity: millions at risk amid rise in persecution across the globe". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^Andre Vornic (24 July 2009). "North Korea 'executes Christians'". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^"North Korea: Harsher Policies against Border-Crossers". Human Rights Watch, March 5, 2007. 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
^"N. Korea escalates 'cult of Kim' to counter West's influence". The Christian Science Monitor, January 3, 2007. 3 January 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
^"Eyewitness: Christianity in North Korea". BBC. 2002-01-06. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
^Caroline Gluck (January 6, 2002). "Eyewitness: Christianity in North Korea". BBC. Archived from the original on December 9, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
^Alton, 2013. p. 79. As of 2005 the agency "Religious Intelligence UK" estimated 3,846,000 believers of Korean shamanism, 3,245,000 Chondoists, 1,082,888 Buddhists, 406,000 Christians, and the rest non-believers.
^Chryssides, Geaves. 2007. p. 110
^Association of Religion Data Archives: North Korea: Religious Adherents, 2010 Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. Data from the World Christian Database.
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