Nicaragua Bans the Bible from entering the country — Faith Under Fire: Nicaragua’s Ban on the Bible — In December 2025, Nicaragua made headlines by prohibiting international visitors from carrying Bibles into the country. What might sound unthinkable — banning the Word of God — is now a reality at border checkpoints.
Category: Open Doors
Open Doors’ 2021 World Watch List to Reveal How COVID and Technology Accelerate Spread of Anti-Religious Bigotry. #OpenDoors #WorldWatchList #2021WorldWatchList #COVID19
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Open Doors’ 2020 World Watch List reveals surge of violence, ‘human rights nightmare’ in China. Plus a list of the top 10 persecuted countries on the World Watch List.
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Women Face Violent, Hidden, Complex Religious Persecution – In-Depth Report: Men and Women Targeted Differently for Religious Beliefs.
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The 2019 Open Doors World Watch List is sounding an alarm for Egypt, even as violent excesses of Islamic State and other Islamic militants have mostly disappeared from headlines. Since 2017, Islamic militants have gained strength in Egypt, where they continue to recruit and capture pockets of territory, landing Egypt at No. 16 on the 2019 Open Doors World Watch List.
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The 2019 Open Doors World Watch List reveals disturbing revelations for the world’s two most populous countries—India and China—which have seen a dramatic increase in the persecution against Christians.
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Open Doors USA: Trump Must Confront North Korean Persecution of Christians – David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, issued this statement in advance of the planned summit in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: “When President Trump meets with Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore, Open Doors urges the president to confront Kim’s long history of human rights violations—including North Korea’s refusal to grant its citizens basic religious freedoms. #NorthKorea
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Andrew van der Bijl, Pioneer in Bible Distribution Turns 90 – One of the leading evangelists of the 20th Century turns 90 years old on Friday, May 11. Known to the world as Brother Andrew, Andrew van der Bijl is the founder of Open Doors International, the oldest worldwide ministry serving persecuted Christians.
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Open Doors USA Suggests Caution After Announcement of Korean War Ending. David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, reacts to the recent meeting between North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the announcement to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and end the Korean War …
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2018 Open Doors World Watch List for Persecution of Christians. The World’s Top 50 Most Dangerous Countries for Christians to be Unveiled. For 15 years, North Korea has topped the list as the most dangerous place to be a Christian. #WorldWatchList #OpenDoors
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Persecution Expert Warns Trump About Prioritizing Christian Refugees in US. David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA and expert in Christian persecution, responded to President Trump’s executive order to prioritize Christian refugees entering the U.S. #OpenDoors #DonaldTrump #ChristianPersecution #DavidCurry
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2017 World Watch List Reveals Worst Year Yet as Persecution Surges – Open Doors Exposes World’s Top 50 Most Dangerous Countries for Christians. #OpenDoors #WorldWatchList #2017WorldWatchList #WWList
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Open Doors met with the Trump administration in October and is continuing to engage with them on issues of religious freedom. Open Doors will recommend urgent steps for the administration to take within the first 100 days in office.
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2016 World Watch List, a compilation of the 50 most dangerous and difficult countries in the world to be a Christian. Throughout the year the organization closely monitors Christian persecution and now, given the global rise of anti-Christian discrimination and violence, is releasing a new mid-year report listing nations not on this year’s Open Doors World Watch List but where persecution against Christians is significant. #OpenDoors #WorldWatchList
