Unfortunately, there is in some of them. In others there is not. However, it depends on when the ideological or governmental shift in leadership took place. What is clear is that today, the largest group of persecuted religious individuals on the planet are Christians. The estimates now are that between 200 million and 250 million Christians face persecution on a daily basis around the globe. Recent studies done by the Pew Forum and Penn State university indicate that approximately 170,000 Christians are killed annually, purely and simply because of their faith belief.
On November 24th, 2011. See this statement in context.