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1. A New Perpetrator Has Toppled North Korea as Country Most Dangerous to Be a Christian

There is a new top perpetrator of religious persecution, according to Open Doors' forthcoming 2022 World Watch List. For the past 20 years, North Korea has appeared at number one on the annual list, which ...

Created on 14 January 2022

2. Secret Message Just Smuggled Out of North Korea

... for Open Doors' ministry among North Korean believers. "Our distribution projects that provide food and medicines for North Korean Christians have been very significant in supporting their survival during ...

Created on 26 October 2021

3. Bill Johnson, Priscilla Shirer Among Those Interceding for Persecuted Christians on International Day of Prayer

Open Doors has launched a major prayer campaign for the persecuted church featuring more than 20 of America's most influential pastors, teachers and ministry leaders. Each leader appears on video offering ...

Created on 01 November 2019

4. At Least 30 Pentecostal Christians Arrested During Community Prayer Meeting

... rests on massive human rights violations. Known as the "North Korea of Africa," the country in the Horn of Africa is consistently in the top 10 on Open Doors' World Watch List; this year, it ranks at No. ...

Created on 06 June 2019

5. Real-Time Prayer App Lets You Intercede for Persecuted Christians

The No. 1 request of persecuted Christians is prayer. Many testify to feeling the support of those prayers, which help them to sustain their faith. Now Open Doors USA is making it even easier to pray and ...

Created on 13 September 2018

6. Despite Death Threats, This Pastor Refuses to Compromise

... about Christ and His love for them. One of the reasons Pastor Amin has been so successful in growing his church is that through your gifts, [Open Doors has] provided him with Bibles, Christian literature, ...

Created on 12 January 2017

7. Jesus Appears Weeping in Muslim Girl's Drea

... Open Doors provided medical care for Zulfa and then helped them start a small business. Their cafeteria generates a good income that helps them cover all their costs and even make some profit. Hawa looks ...

Created on 18 March 2016

8. 'God Is Here, but I Am Getting So Tired'; Syrian Christian Mother Mourns Killing of Children From Bombing

... what daily life is like in war-torn Damascus. The Syrian civil war is going into its fourth year and has claimed at least 120,000 lives. Below is Hanna's latest report via Open Doors contacts in Syria: ...

Created on 17 April 2014

9. Pastor Escapes Death, Asks for Prayer Amid Central Africa Persecution

Pastor Yannick* escaped death three times. The first time they came was at the end of March. There were eight Sekela rebels. It was clear that only one of them was a Central African. The rest were foreigners ...

Created on 11 February 2014

10. Conditions at Refugee Camps 'Shocking' in Central African Republi

Aid agencies estimate that at least 1 million people, about a fifth of the population, have been displaced by violence in Central African Republic (CAR). Open Doors over the weekend visited two of the ...

Created on 14 January 2014

11. No Christmas Celebration for Christians Suffering in Damascus

Editor's Note: Hanna is a Christian woman living in Damascus with her husband. She and her husband have two young daughters. She works in a school. For the past year, Hanna has been writing about what ...

Created on 16 December 2013

12. Egyptian Christian Leader: 'Enemy' at Work Again in Wedding Party Attac

Editor's Note: The following is the reaction of an Egyptian Christian leader to the attack and killing of several Christians attending a wedding at a Coptic church in Cairo on Sunday. The "enemy" is shooting ...

Created on 21 October 2013

13. Egypt Is Bleeding: Christian Leader Pleads for Prayers

Editor's Note: The following analysis about the horrific violence across Egypt was written by a Christian leader in Egypt. He is unnamed due to security concerns. The words are heavy to put together this ...

Created on 15 August 2013

14. Chinese Underground Church Leader Samuel Lamb Dies

... to stand firm." In the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, Lamb proved to be a reliable partner for Open Doors' ministry. Through his network, over 200,000 pieces of Christian literature were delivered to Chinese ...

Created on 05 August 2013

15. 39 Students Beaten, Jailed for Faith in Christ

According to a statement on the official Eritrean Ministry of Information website, 17,000 students of the 26th national service intake graduated on July 13. According to the announcement, all these students ...

Created on 01 August 2013

16. Dying Nigerian Christian Leader: 'I Will Never Deny My Savior

... Borno State, was gunned down by suspected Boko Haram Islamic terrorist members. A month later, Open Doors workers visited his widow, Mercy, at her home in Maiduguri. The widow and mother of four warmly ...

Created on 31 July 2013

17. Suspected Islamic Extremists Kill 29 Students in Nigeria

... students and one teacher were killed. Samaila, a teacher at the school, told Open Doors that he could see scores of parents in shock trying to identify children. An Associated Press journalist also described ...

Created on 08 July 2013

18. Egyptian Christian Finds Hope in the Midst of the Storm

The following article was written by Michael (not his real name). He is a Christian leader in Egypt, which is ranked No. 25 on the Open Doors 2013 World Watch List of the worst persecutors in the world. ...

Created on 28 May 2013

19. How Will China's Leadership Change Impact House Churches

... leadership means for China’s Christians, Open Doors News turned to Brent Fulton, Ph.D and president of China Source, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit formed in 1997. China Source collaborates with hundreds ...

Created on 19 November 2012

20. Stand ‘One With Them’ in Prayer for Persecuted Church

... a Christian widow from Nigeria. “The Bible tells us in Christ we are one body and when you pray with us, you bring the body of Christ together.” The top 10 persecutors of Christians on the Open Doors 2012 ...

Created on 11 November 2012