persecution

Many Afghans faced a serious risk of persecution by the Taliban, particularly those who had worked with Western governments.

The Christians who gathered in that house church are a handful of the millions of believers from North Africa to North Korea who gather every Sunday to worship Christ despite persecution.

One of those staying there is Amir - not his real name - who four months ago came to the UK across the Channel on a small boat, having fled persecution in Iran.

“It would be a gross understatement and a blatant denial to refer to serious and sustained attacks against religious communities in Nigeria of this magnitude as anything but acts of religious persecution,” U.S.

But it is unclear how many US asylum cases may be exaggerated, versus real fear of persecution.