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2017.06.28
| Won | Pyongyang | Sinuiju | Hyesan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Rate | 8,070 | 8,050 | 8,095 |
| Rice Price | 5,800 | 6,000 | 5,900 |
A new report has concluded once again that North Korea is among the most repressive countries on earth in terms of religious freedom, on this occasion in the context of its treatment of Christians.
The international Christian mission organization ‘Open Doors’ unveiled its ‘2013 World Watch List’ report on the 8th, ranking a total of fifty countries guilty of seriously persecuting Christians and placing North Korea first on the list for the 11th consecutive year.
One of just eleven countries in the “extreme persecution” category, the report explains of North Korea, “One of the remaining Communist states, it is vehemently opposed to religion of any kind. Christians are classified as hostile and face arrest, detention, torture, even public execution.”
Referring to the infamous political prison camp at Yodok, the report adds, “There is a system of labor camps including the renowned prison No. 15, which reportedly houses 6,000 Christians alone.”
Speaking at a press conference on the day of the launch, Ron Boyd-MacMillan, the chief strategy officer for Open Doors, said, “It is not getting better,” and added, “Intense persecution has continued under new leader Kim Jong Eun.”
However, the report adds that there is a positive side for Christians, saying, “Despite severe oppression, there is a growing underground church movement of an estimated 400,000 Christians.” The figure is hard to verify, and widely disputed elsewhere.
Commenting on the report today, a senior defector agreed that Christians do indeed face a harsh environment in North Korea, telling Daily NK, “The North Korean authorities put defectors in different categories according to the reason they left. Those who bring a bible back or have been in involved with Christians in China tend to be executed.”
The international Christian mission organization ‘Open Doors’ unveiled its ‘2013 World Watch List’ report on the 8th, ranking a total of fifty countries guilty of seriously persecuting Christians and placing North Korea first on the list for the 11th consecutive year.
One of just eleven countries in the “extreme persecution” category, the report explains of North Korea, “One of the remaining Communist states, it is vehemently opposed to religion of any kind. Christians are classified as hostile and face arrest, detention, torture, even public execution.”
Referring to the infamous political prison camp at Yodok, the report adds, “There is a system of labor camps including the renowned prison No. 15, which reportedly houses 6,000 Christians alone.”
Speaking at a press conference on the day of the launch, Ron Boyd-MacMillan, the chief strategy officer for Open Doors, said, “It is not getting better,” and added, “Intense persecution has continued under new leader Kim Jong Eun.”
However, the report adds that there is a positive side for Christians, saying, “Despite severe oppression, there is a growing underground church movement of an estimated 400,000 Christians.” The figure is hard to verify, and widely disputed elsewhere.
Commenting on the report today, a senior defector agreed that Christians do indeed face a harsh environment in North Korea, telling Daily NK, “The North Korean authorities put defectors in different categories according to the reason they left. Those who bring a bible back or have been in involved with Christians in China tend to be executed.”
