I was not aware that conscientious objection is illegal in Singapore, so I'm more educated now on that front. Nonetheless one must ask: Does this count as perse

I was not aware that conscientious objection is illegal in Singapore, so I'm more educated now on that front. Nonetheless one must ask: Does this count as persecution of Christians specifically, when atheists (and people of other faiths) will similarly be imprisoned if they, too, refuse to serve the military? Even if I accept the premise that this counts as persecution of Christians, without trivialising these Jehovah's Witnesses' suffering, I'd nonetheless say that their experiences in Singapore do not reach the level of statistical significance on the population level for Singapore to be included in this list (which is a list of the 50 worst countries for Christians to live in). More and more people in Singapore are converting to various branches of Christianity today, and no one (not even Jehovah's Witnesses) are excluded from higher education or well-paying jobs or social benefits because of their religion. Churches are abundant, and there are many schools in Singapore of Christian origins. Again, I'm not denying that these Jehovah's Witnesses suffer for their conscientious objection. I'm simply saying: Keep perspective. There is no way Singapore is even close to being among the 50 worst countries for Christians in general to live.