{"id":72674,"date":"2026-01-14T19:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=72674"},"modified":"2026-01-14T19:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:05:32","slug":"cruel-and-unusual-christians-throughout-the-world-imprisoned-for-years-for-following-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/cruel-and-unusual-christians-throughout-the-world-imprisoned-for-years-for-following-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruel e inusual: cristianos de todo el mundo encarcelados durante a\u00f1os por seguir a Jes\u00fas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Around\u00a0the world, Christians are forced to spend years of their lives, many times a decade or more, behind bars for the \u201ccrime\u201d of believing in Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Believers in nations like China, Iran, North Korea, and Pakistan, to name a few, must endure torturous imprisonment, separation from the outside world, and inhumane treatment for practicing Christianity.\u202f\u00a0 Many of the countries jailing their own citizens for following Jesus are doing so due to a range of factors, though dictatorial paranoia and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around\u00a0the world, Christians are forced to spend years of their lives, many times a decade or more, behind bars for the \u201ccrime\u201d of believing in Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Believers in nations like China, Iran, North Korea, and Pakistan, to name a few, must endure torturous imprisonment, separation from the outside world, and inhumane treatment for practicing Christianity.\u202f\u00a0 Many of the countries jailing their own citizens for following Jesus are doing so due to a range of factors, though dictatorial paranoia and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-72674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101849,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/this-is-pope-leo-xivs-prayer-intention-for-the-month-of-august\/","url_meta":{"origin":72674,"position":0},"title":"This is Pope Leo XIV\u2019s prayer intention for the month of August","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV\u2019s prayer intention for the month of August is for evangelization in the city.\u201cRoughly half of us live in cities. 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