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 Covid lockdown was still in effect in Sichuan Province when the earthquake struck, and the affected area has also been suffering from drought and a heat wave. Our field team is getting in touch with our contacts in the…
Pastor Song* told Open Doors partners that he has experienced severe persecution. In his area, he was deemed influential, so he was targeted by the local authorities. Every time they met in person, they had to pay extra attention to…
Open Doors Partner Philip Li* has just visited suffering Believers from a Muslim Background in Western China to understand their situation, encourage them, and relay their prayer needs to us on the outside. Please pray for the situation in Western…
The 18th of June 2021 marked 40 years since Project Pearl saw a million Bibles delivered to China in one night. Since then, there have been periods of relative freedom for Christians in China. Today religious restrictions have again been…
Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, many church buildings have been closed, and various businesses had to shut their doors to cooperate government and worldwide regulations in trying to decrease the spread of the virus. These regulations have not only…
In recent years, Christians in China have faced various forms of persecution which is on the rise. Christian converts from minority religions struggle to survive because they’re currently under pressure from both the government and the surrounding culture because of…
China has made a tremendous jump on Open Door’s World Watch List, rising from 43 to 27. Some analysists warned that China has reverted to the times of the Cultural Revolution as the Chinese government extensively cracks down on churches,…
China has passed a new set of rules regulating religious affairs, a year after the proposed amendments were released to the public for the first time. The new regulations, passed on 7 September, include guidelines on religious education, the types…