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| − | '''Open Doors''' is an [[Ecumenical Movement|ecumenical]] [[Christian]] organization to support persecuted Christians and was founded in 1955. | + | '''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]] | ||
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# [[Sudan]] (see also: [[Christians in Sudan]]) | # [[Sudan]] (see also: [[Christians in Sudan]]) | ||
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# [[Pakistan]] | # [[Pakistan]] | ||
# [[Eritrea]] | # [[Eritrea]] | ||
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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]]) | ||
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# [[Turkmenistan]] | # [[Turkmenistan]] | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Laos]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in Laos]]) |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Jordan]] |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Tajikistan]] |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Malaysia]] |
# [[Myanmar]] | # [[Myanmar]] | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Nepal]] |
# [[Brunei]] | # [[Brunei]] | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Qatar]] |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Kazakhstan]] |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Ethiopia]] |
| + | # [[Tunisia]] | ||
| + | # [[Turkey]] | ||
| + | # [[Kenya]] | ||
# [[Bhutan]] | # [[Bhutan]] | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Kuwait]] |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Central African Republic]] |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Palestine]] |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Mali]] |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Indonesia]] |
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# [[Mexico]] | # [[Mexico]] | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[United Arab Emirates]] |
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# [[Bangladesh]] | # [[Bangladesh]] | ||
| + | # [[Algeria]] | ||
| + | # [[China]] (see also: [[Religion and Atheism in China]]) | ||
# [[Sri Lanka]] | # [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
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# [[Azerbaijan]] | # [[Azerbaijan]] | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Oman]] |
# [[Mauritania]] | # [[Mauritania]] | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Bahrain]] |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Colombia]] |
| + | # [[Djibouti]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 21:01, April 30, 2018
Open Doors is an ecumenical Christian organization to support persecuted Christians and was founded in 1955. It is distributing Bibles and audio recordings in more than 50 countries.
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:[1]
- North Korea (see also: Religion and Atheism in North Korea)
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Sudan (see also: Christians in Sudan)
- Pakistan
- Eritrea
- Libya
- Iraq
- Yemen
- Iran (see also: Christians in Iran)
- India
- Saudi Arabia
- Maldives
- Nigeria
- Syria (see also: Christians in Syria)
- Uzbekistan
- Egypt
- Vietnam (see also: Religion and Atheism in Vietnam)
- Turkmenistan
- Laos (see also: Religion and Atheism in Laos)
- Jordan
- Tajikistan
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Brunei
- Qatar
- Kazakhstan
- Ethiopia
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Kenya
- Bhutan
- Kuwait
- Central African Republic
- Palestine
- Mali
- Indonesia
- Mexico
- United Arab Emirates
- Bangladesh
- Algeria
- China (see also: Religion and Atheism in China)
- Sri Lanka
- Azerbaijan
- Oman
- Mauritania
- Bahrain
- Colombia
- Djibouti