Don’t let North Korea’s Olympic unity show fool you, says Christian charity

The charity’s statement comes after the joint Korean women’s ice hockey team and the pro-unification flag show.

Also, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands with South Korea’s president which also showed an unexpected show of unity in Pyeongchang.

Open Doors has asked people not to forget the thousands of Christians persecuted under the brutal Kim regime.

South Korean President Moon Jae (centre) shakes hands with North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong (sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un) during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium in South Korea.

Dr Matthew Rees, advocacy policy officer at Open Doors, said: “As many nations come together to take part in the Winter Olympics, let us not forget that every day over 300,000 Christians are denied the right to take part in the religious observance of their choice. They are a beleaguered community who are fighting for their very survival.”

The belief that God is a higher authority than North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, is seen as a threat .

It’s lead to tens of thousands of Christians being incarcerated in labour camps, and thousands more keeping their faith in Christ a complete secret.

“They ignore all freedoms,” said Timothy, a North Korean refugee. “The human…