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2012 World Watch List

2012 World Watch List released

Each year, Open Doors releases a World Watch list - a ranking of the top 50 countries where persecutions of Christians is the worst.

The list is determined according to a set of criteria, and countries are given a point value based on research findings.

North Korea tops the list for 10 years running, Kazakhstan and and Colombia have re-entered the list, Sri Lanka and Russia have dropped off...

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Central Asia - Praise God for the safe houses in Central Asia, where Open Doors has been able provide a safe refuge to help several believers. The safe houses are used to give believers a place to rest, and also to receive encouragement and training, when their circumstances are just too much to bear.

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A Glance at Persecution Worldwide

Roll over the map to the right for an overview of Christian persecution around the world. Click on a country to see more details.

Open Doors works in the most oppressive countries, strengthening persecuted Christians to stand strong and equipping them to shine Christ's light in these dark places.

Where other Christian organisations cannot enter or have been forced to flee, Open Doors can be found - supplying Bibles, training Christian leaders, developing Christian communities and ensuring prayer, presence and advocacy for persecuted Christians.

Learn more about the World Watch List and how Open Doors ranks countries on persecution.

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Persecution all over the world
1 (North Korea)2 (Afghanistan)3 (Saudi Arabia)4 (Somalia)5 (Iran)6 (Maldives)7 (Uzbekistan)8 (Yemen)9 (Iraq)10 (Pakistan)11 (Eritrea)12 (Laos)13 (Nigeria (North))14 (Mauritania)15 (Egypt)16 (Sudan (North))17 (Bhutan)18 (Turkmenistan)19 (Vietnam)20 (Chechnya)21 (China)22 (Qatar)23 (Algeria)24 (Comoros)25 (Azerbaijan)26 (Libya)27 (Oman)28 (Brunei)29 (Morocco)30 (Kuwait)31 (Turkey)32 (India)33 (Burma (Myanmar))34 (Tajikistan)35 (Tunisia)36 (Syria)37 (United Arab Emirates)38 (Ethiopia)39 (Djibouti)40 (Jordan)41 (Cuba)42 (Belarus)43 (Indonesia)44 (Palestinian Territories)45 (Kazakhstan)46 (Bahrain)47 (Colombia)48 (Kyrgyzstan)49 (Bangladesh)50 (Malaysia)
North Korea (1)
Afghanistan (2)
Saudi Arabia (3)
Somalia (4)
Iran (5)
Maldives (6)
Uzbekistan (7)
Yemen (8)
Iraq (9)
Pakistan (10)
Eritrea (11)
Laos (12)
Nigeria (North) (13)
Mauritania (14)
Egypt (15)
Sudan (North) (16)
Bhutan (17)
Turkmenistan (18)
Vietnam (19)
Chechnya (20)
China (21)
Qatar (22)
Algeria (23)
Comoros (24)
Azerbaijan (25)
Libya (26)
Oman (27)
Brunei (28)
Morocco (29)
Kuwait (30)
Turkey (31)
India (32)
Burma (Myanmar) (33)
Tajikistan (34)
Tunisia (35)
Syria (36)
United Arab Emirates (37)
Ethiopia (38)
Djibouti (39)
Jordan (40)
Cuba (41)
Belarus (42)
Indonesia (43)
Palestinian Territories (44)
Kazakhstan (45)
Bahrain (46)
Colombia (47)
Kyrgyzstan (48)
Bangladesh (49)
Malaysia (50)