Every minute of every day Christians are persecuted. Persecution is non stop. Across the planet Christians suffer because they follow Jesus. Open Doors aims to support Christians wherever persecution hits.
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Ideology: Communist/Juche/Kim Il Sungism
Twenty-Four million people live in this communist state ruled by a one-man dictatorship. There are something like 200-400,000 Christians in North Korea. Since Korea split into North and South the vast majority have never heard about Jesus. Religion is strictly Twenty-Four million people live in this communist state ruled by a one-man dictatorship.. Read more about North Korea
Ideology: Islam
In the birthplace of Islam and the home of the two most holy places of Islam, Mecca and Medina, the entire populations is regarded as being Muslim. No legal protection is provided for freedom of religion, neither does this protection exist in practice. The legal system is based in Islamic law (Shariah). Apostasy (conversion to another religion) is punishable by death. The practice of any religion other than Islam is not allowed. The majority of Christians are guest workers from countries such as Indai and the Philippines. They aren’t allowed to meet in public to pray or read the Bible. But thanks to better communications, such as radio, satellite t.v. and the web, there are increasing numbers of Christian converts in the country, they are secret underground Christians.. Read more about Saudi Arabia
Ideology: Communist
More than 20 per cent of the world's population lives in China (1.3 billion people), and the Chinese Church is one of the largest Christian communities in the world. Despite years of suffering, it is growing at the rate of an estimated 10,000-25,000 new converts per day! Since the death in 1976 of the Communist leader Mao Zedong, China has witnessed an amazing and ongoing Christian revival, with an estimated 60-80 million believers now in China.. Read more about China
Ideology: Islam
Turkmenbashi, the self proclaimed leader of all Turkmens, was a dictator like no other.. Read more about Turkmenistan
Ideology: Islam
Iran is the modern name for Persia, one of the most ancient nations of the world. It was here that many familiar Biblical scenes took place: Esther and Mordecai struggled to save their people, and Daniel faced the lion's den.. Read more about Iran