Open Doors World watch list 2020: 260 Million Christians face persecution in top 50 countries
The persecution of Christians is getting more severe than ever, affecting increasing numbers of believers around the world. That’s one
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Open Doors CEO Says Americans Pastors Are ‘Not Teaching a Theology of Persecution’
As violence against Christians continues to increase worldwide, the CEO of Open Doors USA, David Curry, says American pastors are
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Open Doors advocacy team wins parliamentary award
The awards recognises campaigning charities that lead their field in communicating with parliamentarians. Open Doors’ CEO, Henrietta Blyth said, “We’re
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“They have seen hell”
Five years since the 14 April 2014 abduction of approximately 230 girls by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria, parents whose
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Teenage Boko Haram escapee learns to love her ‘Boko Haram baby’
Esther was 16 when Boko Haram extremists attacked her village in Borno state, Nigeria. Esther and her father tried to
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Open Doors launches ‘See. Change. campaign on International Women’s Day
Christian women who live in countries on the World Watch List are doubly vulnerable because of both their faith and
Read moreTwo years on from the abduction of Malaysian pastor Open Doors urges action
On 13 February 2017, Raymond Koh was abducted with military precision that implied a coordinated attack by trained individuals. In
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Open Doors welcomes Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s review into persecuted Christians’ plight
The anti-persecution Charity, Open Doors UK & Ireland, has welcomed the announcement by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt that he has
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Help needed for Syria’s traumatised Children.
This winter Open Doors is appealing for help for families who are still traumatised, lacking basic food and medicines and
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Churches sing for Syrian Christians facing another hard winter as the crisis continues
As the crisis in Syria drags towards its eighth year, Open Doors is asking supporters to Sing for Syria and
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Open Doors partners: Helping women in India to lift themselves out of poverty.
Through partners, Open Doors has set up sewing schools in remote villages in central India where persecuted women can learn
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Eritrean teenager imprisoned for his evangelical faith
Matthew* was caught by police and sentenced to a military prison while he was still a teenager, because he is
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A nine-year-old Christian girl, Anjali Masih, was reportedly gang-raped and killed
Anjali Masih was playing with her friends when three men lured her away with the promise of a guava. Anjali
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Over 100 Christians sent to ‘re-education’ camps in Xinjiang, China
More than 100 Christians have been sent to ‘re-education’ camps in China’s north-western Xinjiang province over the past few months
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