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Open Doors’ 2022 World Watch List reveals that Afghanistan has replaced North Korea as the number one country in the world where Christians face the worst persecution.

On May 11, in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, a normal day turned into a nightmare as terror struck Indonesian Christians once again. Our partners in Indonesia tell us that four believers were beheaded by Islamic extremists.

The number of Christians in China is growing so quickly that it could reach 300 million by 2030. Dr. Ron Boyd-MacMillan believes this rapid growth is why the Chinese Communist Party is targeting believers so aggressively.  

In its newly released 2021 World Watch List, Open Doors USA paints a picture of escalating religious persecution throughout the globe. The watchdog group...

In a press conference about the newly released 2020 World Watch List, Open Doors president and CEO David Curry said he believes that China is creating a "'persecution roadmap' against religious faith."

David Curry says that when we look at the history of Christian oppression, "this is the time that has the most persecution to date.” David is the president and CEO of Open Doors and this week on our podcast, he explains why global persecution is increasing and how the church in the U.S. should respond.

Open Doors has released a study evaluating the similarities and differences in how Christian men and women are persecuted. The researchers have found that global Christian suffering is gender specific and that, overall, women experience a greater degree and complexity of persecution than men do.

A new Nepal anti-conversion law adds penalties including five years in jail and a fine.  Any foreigner found guilty of such practice will be deported within a week.