Christian Persecution
North Korea leads the organization’s annual World Watch List for the 20th straight year.
Open Doors’ 2021 watch list highlights impact of COVID-19 on religious persecution worldwide
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Jan. 13, 2021 (RNS) — The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a number of existing problems: political divides, inequities, conspiracy theories. It also has exposed religious persecutionRead More
Open Doors USA ranks China 23 on the 2020 World Watch List...
Report: In China ‘there is no longer a safe place to be a Christian’
by Diana Chandler SILVER SPRING, Md. , July 23, 2020 (BP) — China persecutes Christians to gain leverage in future diplomatic relations with the U.S., a Christian seeking U.S. asylumRead More
Nigeria remains the most violent country for Christians, Open Doors said.
Open Doors: Technology advancing Christian persecution
by Diana Chandler WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2020 (BP) — The use of technology is advancing and strengthening Christian persecution, Open Doors CEO David Curry said Wednesday (Jan. 15) in releasingRead More
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Syrian Christians Brave Insecurity to Stay Behind and Help – Christianity Today
Preemptive Love’s Jeremy Courtney says despite the Turkey deal, “This crisis shows no sign of letting up, and we can’t either.” Source: Syrian Christians Brave Insecurity to Stay Behind andRead More
Archbishop Theophile Nare of the diocese of Kaya expressed pain at the deaths and appealed for peace, while paying tribute to the dead priest.
Sowing division, Islamists target Christians in Burkina Faso
by: Paul O’DonnellMay 14, 2019 (RNS) — A rash of attacks on churches in Burkina Faso is exposing the growing challenge of containing Islamist violence across Africa’s Sahel region. OnRead More