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| − | '''Open Doors''' is an [[Ecumenical Movement|ecumenical]] [[Christian]] organization to support persecuted Christians and was founded in 1955. They are distribute [[Bible]]s and audio recordings in many than 50 countries. These countries are:<ref>http://www.worldwatchlist.us/world-watch-list-countries/</ref> | + | '''Open Doors''' is an [[Ecumenical Movement|ecumenical]] [[Christian]] organization to support persecuted Christians and was founded in 1955. It is distributing [[Bible]]s and audio recordings in more than 50 countries. |
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| | + | == World Watch List == |
| | + | Annually Open Doors publishes a "World Watch List" which enumerates the states in which Christians get persecuted most of all. The list of 2018 contains the following countries:<ref>https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/world-watch-list/</ref> |
| | # [[North Korea]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in North Korea]]) | | # [[North Korea]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in North Korea]]) |
| | + | # [[Afghanistan]] |
| | # [[Somalia]] | | # [[Somalia]] |
| − | # [[Iraq]]
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| − | # [[Syria]] (see also: [[Christians in Syria]])
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| − | # [[Afghanistan]]
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| | # [[Sudan]] (see also: [[Christians in Sudan]]) | | # [[Sudan]] (see also: [[Christians in Sudan]]) |
| − | # [[Iran]] (see also: [[Christians in Iran]])
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| | # [[Pakistan]] | | # [[Pakistan]] |
| | # [[Eritrea]] | | # [[Eritrea]] |
| − | # [[Nigeria]]
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| − | # [[Maldives]]
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| − | # [[Saudi Arabia]]
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| | # [[Libya]] | | # [[Libya]] |
| | + | # [[Iraq]] |
| | # [[Yemen]] | | # [[Yemen]] |
| | + | # [[Iran]] (see also: [[Christians in Iran]]) |
| | + | # [[India]] |
| | + | # [[Saudi Arabia]] |
| | + | # [[Maldives]] |
| | + | # [[Nigeria]] |
| | + | # [[Syria]] (see also: [[Christians in Syria]]) |
| | # [[Uzbekistan]] | | # [[Uzbekistan]] |
| | + | # [[Egypt]] |
| | # [[Vietnam]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in Vietnam]]) | | # [[Vietnam]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in Vietnam]]) |
| − | # [[Central African Republic]]
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| − | # [[Qatar]]
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| − | # [[Kenya]]
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| | # [[Turkmenistan]] | | # [[Turkmenistan]] |
| − | # [[India]] | + | # [[Laos]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in Laos]]) |
| − | # [[Ethiopia]] | + | # [[Jordan]] |
| − | # [[Egypt]] | + | # [[Tajikistan]] |
| − | # [[Djibouti]] | + | # [[Malaysia]] |
| | # [[Myanmar]] | | # [[Myanmar]] |
| − | # [[Palestine]] | + | # [[Nepal]] |
| | # [[Brunei]] | | # [[Brunei]] |
| − | # [[Laos]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in Laos]]) | + | # [[Qatar]] |
| − | # [[China]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in China]]) | + | # [[Kazakhstan]] |
| − | # [[Jordan]] | + | # [[Ethiopia]] |
| | + | # [[Tunisia]] |
| | + | # [[Turkey]] |
| | + | # [[Kenya]] |
| | # [[Bhutan]] | | # [[Bhutan]] |
| − | # [[Comoros]] | + | # [[Kuwait]] |
| − | # [[Tanzania]] | + | # [[Central African Republic]] |
| − | # [[Algeria]] | + | # [[Palestine]] |
| − | # [[Colombia]] | + | # [[Mali]] |
| − | # [[Tunisia]] | + | # [[Indonesia]] |
| − | # [[Malaysia]]
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| | # [[Mexico]] | | # [[Mexico]] |
| − | # [[Oman]] | + | # [[United Arab Emirates]] |
| − | # [[Mali]]
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| − | # [[Turkey]]
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| − | # [[Kazakhstan]]
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| | # [[Bangladesh]] | | # [[Bangladesh]] |
| | + | # [[Algeria]] |
| | + | # [[China]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in China]]) |
| | # [[Sri Lanka]] | | # [[Sri Lanka]] |
| − | # [[Tajikistan]]
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| | # [[Azerbaijan]] | | # [[Azerbaijan]] |
| − | # [[Indonesia]] | + | # [[Oman]] |
| | # [[Mauritania]] | | # [[Mauritania]] |
| − | # [[United Arab Emirates]] | + | # [[Bahrain]] |
| − | # [[Kuwait]] | + | # [[Colombia]] |
| | + | # [[Djibouti]] |
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| | == External links == | | == External links == |