A charity has called for better protection for Christian refugees in Germany after Church officials said many face abuse in Muslim-dominated camps and reception centres. Rachel Marsuk, a spokeswoman for Open Doors International, which helps persecuted Christians, said: “We’ve heard much about the nasty treatment of Christians, and we’re compiling a report to push politicians into action.” “We’ve had questionnaires returned detailing how Christian refugees have been psychologically abused, physically mistreated and denied food. The scale of this problem has been covered up or played down” Germany took in 1.1 million refugees from the Middle East and Africa during 2015 and granted 476,000 asylum requests. German newspapers have reported rapes, beatings and robberies in refugee centres as well as abusive taunts about Christianity. Ms Marsuk said the worst abuses had been reported in Berlin and other cities. “It’s essential churches help address this problem, especially since many Christian refugees are too scared to speak out,” she added. “Politicians at [the] local and national level here have done nothing to help and don’t want to hear about these cases. They don’t see how religious differences have fuelled tensions and led to persecution." Berlin archdiocesan spokesman Stefan Forner said Archbishop Heiner Koch had discussed the plight of Christian refugees at a meeting with local officials. He said many camp administrators failed to grasp the importance of religious differences and had failed to prevent anti-Christian violence. “Some people don’t even want to talk about Christians, fearing Muslims may have a problem with this,” he said.