Violent sub-Saharan Africa faces catastrophic collapse Open Doors International released its 2023 World Watch List (WWL)* on 18 January. This annual list, which is now in its 30th year, shows the top 50 countries where Christians experience the worst persecution…
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, drug-related religious persecution and the Covid-19 impact are some of the main factors fuelling a fast-growing, often “invisible” pandemic of gender-based violence, abduction and trafficking, directed towards Christian women and girls around the world. This…
Afghanistan is the most dangerous place to be a Christian after Taliban takeover Open Doors International released its 2022 World Watch List (WWL) on 19 January. This list, compiled annually, announces the top 50 countries where Christians experience the worst…
As the Taliban settles into power in Afghanistan, it has reinstated Sharia law in the country. In a recent interview with Reuters, High-ranking Taliban commander Waheedullah Hashimi confirmed that “there will be no democratic system at all because it doesn’t…
Afghanistan (#2 on Open Doors World Watch List) needs our prayers. On Sunday, Al Jazeera released exclusive videos of Taliban fighters entering the capital city Kabul with ease, taking the reins in the Presidential Palace, and declaring an end to…