A North Korean pastor who survived hunger and forced labor told thousands of German Christians that the Kim dynasty is nearing its end.

Anti-persecution group Open Doors has warned that the mass deportation of Afghans from Pakistan could be putting Christian ...

Sometime in the past year, Daniel stopped meeting his Christian friends at cafés for tea and long talks about their faith. Daily life had grown too dangerous in the country of Yemen, a poor country in ...

Open Doors president Ryan Brown talks about how ministry to the persecuted church has changed. Brother Andrew once famously asked God to close a guard’s eyes so he could slip Bibles illegally over a ...

JOHANNESBURG: A staggering and growing wave of persecution against Christians across sub-Saharan Africa has been laid bare in the latest Open Doors’ World Watch List for 2025. The report says three ...

Santa Ana, Jan. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Doors releases its annual World Watch List, ranking the top 50 countries where Christian persecution and discrimination is at an all-time high.

More than 388 million Christians — or 1 in 7 believers worldwide — face "high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith," according to a new report. Open Doors International, a global ...

Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a Christian, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Christian advocacy organization Open Doors. The country is number seven on ...

Recently, the global church marked the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. In congregations across this country and beyond, Christians lamented the violence experienced by those we ...