Christians are the most persecuted religion in the world

Omissions

• The MEP did not cite any specific source for this claim.
• Organizations tracking Christian persecution (Open Doors, International Christian Concern, Global Christian Relief) focus exclusively on Christian persecution and do not provide comparative data across all religious groups.
• The claim requires comparative data showing Christians face higher persecution rates than Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and other religious minorities, which is not available from the sources found.
• The most recent data found (World Watch List 2026, Global Persecution Index 2025) was published after the session date (2026-04-28), though the data covers periods before the session date.
• Two independent sources or one primary source confirming the comparative claim could not be found.

Sources

• PrimaryOpen Doors World Watch List 2026World Watch List ranks the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. Data covers period assessed for 2026 report.
• PrimaryUK Parliament Library1 in 7 Christians are persecuted worldwide, including 1 in 5 in Africa and 1 in 7 in Asia. This compared to 1 in 8 worldwide in 2021.
• PrimaryInternational Christian Concern - Global Persecution Index 20252025 Global Persecution Index identifies most dangerous places to live as a Christian. Focuses exclusively on Christian persecution data.
• SecondaryVatican NewsHoly See representative stated 'Christians are most persecuted religious community in world' citing approximately 5,000 Christians killed for their faith in 2025 (average of 13 per day).