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Henrietta Blyth, Chief Executive of Open Doors, also expressed concerns, noting the cross’s profound meaning, even when it appears on something as mundane as a bun.

Burkina Faso is ranked No. 20 on Open Doors' World Watch List of countries where it's most dangerous to be a Christian.

Tensions had been rising for months in Manipur — one of India’s smallest states, located in the far northeast of the country — when thousands of people gathered May 3 for a rally in the state’s Churachandpur district.

Global charity Open Doors has disputed the way in which statistics on Christian “martyrs” are collected, arguing that an annual figure of 90,000, recently reported widely, is significantly higher than the accurately verifiable number.

Women who become Christians, she said, find that they “are loved, they are wanted, and they can come to God just as they are, without any shame”.

Humanitarian groups believe Christian persecution has significantly risen since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party, Bharatiya Janata Party, assumed the government.

PASTOR Edward from Damascus paints a sad picture of the situation in the Syrian capital. "The situation is very grim," he says. "There is deep...

KENNETH Bae was born in South Korea, but now lives in Washington as an American citizen, and manages a tourist company that takes trips to North Korea. He was taken into custody on a tour in November, and has been accused of attempting to overthrow the government.

SHERIF Ramsis was arrested on Feb. 10. He is an Egyptian Christian living in Libya and had been running his business in Benghazi for 10 years. In the following week, a number of other Christians were arrested as well.

TWO pastors in Kenya were shot Thursday morning by unknown gunmen who killed one of the men and wounded the other, according to a report from Open Doors, a Christian persecution watchdog.