"Vatican Radio" published an article on its website ranking Azerbaijan to the countries where Christians are oppressed, haqqin.az transfers.
The article presents data from studies of the charitable organization "Open Doors", which has compiled a list of 50 countries where Christians are persecuted in varying degrees.
The list of "World Watch 2017" is led by North Korea, Somalia and Afghanistan. Then come Turkey and Kazakhstan. The article notes that "some countries, such as Uganda, Nepal, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Niger, Cuba, where Christians are also persecuted are not included in the "World Watch List 2017".