{"id":115017,"date":"2026-11-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=115017"},"modified":"2026-11-11T19:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T19:07:10","slug":"how-many-christians-are-killed-each-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/how-many-christians-are-killed-each-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Quanti cristiani vengono uccisi per la loro fede? 4.849 in un anno"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Open Doors, the Christian charity that publishes the World Watch List, counted 4,849 Christians killed &quot;for faith-related reasons&quot; between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025. Its researchers count only the deaths they can tie to the victim&#039;s faith, and Open Doors calls the total an &quot;absolute minimum figure&quot;, so at least that many died in that one year, and very likely more. The 100,000 a year that is often quoted is an older estimate of Christian martyrs, the yearly\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 wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/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>Open Doors counted 4,849 Christians killed for their faith in the year to September 2025. Gordon-Conwell&#039;s 100,000 a year, for 2000 to 2010, is a wider count.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[541],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-115017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts-stats"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":115009,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/most-persecuted-religion\/","url_meta":{"origin":115017,"position":0},"title":"What Is the Most Persecuted Religion in the World?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pew found Christians harassed in more countries than any other faith in 2023, 165 of 198. 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