Seoul: Life continues to be extremely difficult for Christians in North Korea, where even owning a Bible can lead to arrest, harsh punishment, and confinement in political prison camps known as kwan li so. Human rights organisations say thousands of believers remain imprisoned in these facilities, facing conditions described as among the worst in the world.

Reports from Open Doors and other international groups say that Christian faith is treated as a serious crime by the North Korean government. Anyone found participating in prayer meetings, secretly reading scripture, or having contact with Christian groups abroad can be arrested without warning. Many are taken away in the night, and their families often disappear with them.

Those who are detained are usually sent to kwan li so, which

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