Persistent violence and instability have driven Syria back into the top 10 countries where Christians face the next severe persecution to Open Doors 2026 World Watch List, the Christian Daily website reports today (Feb.2, 2026).
Syria broke into the top 10 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian for the first time in nearly a decade in Open Doors' 2026 World Watch List (WWL) as more than 338 million Christians worldwide faced high levels of persecution or discrimination last year.
"The intensity of persecution and discrimination continues to increase, with more than 338 million Christians worldwide (one in seven) facing high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith," the WWL report states. "This accounts for 8 million more people than last year."
Facing at least high levels of persecution or discrimination for their faith are one in five Christians in Africa; two in five Christians in Asia; and one in 12 in Latin America.
With a surge of anti--Christian violence, Syria vaulted from No. 18 in 2025 to No.6 in the 2026 report.
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