August 2022 Highlight:
Open Doors Canada
New Report Highlights Growing Online Abuse Targeting Religious
Minorities
Digital surveillance, censorship, and disinformation are the new frontiers in the battle for religious freedom. “Digital Persecution – The New Frontier from Freedom of Religion or Belief”, published by Open Doors UK and Ireland, highlights how surveillance technology, online censorship, and social media in the hands of authoritarian regimes and extremist groups can bring great harm to already vulnerable groups such as religious minorities. The report highlights three key strands of persecution:
- Surveillance, through such tools as closed-circuit TV, data harvesting, spyware, and state monitoring of social media.
- Censorship, through banning of online publications and blocking of websites and other forms of online communications.
- Disinformation, through the spreading of deliberately misleading information and incitement of mob violence through social platforms.
How the Church is Affected by Economic Crisis in Sri Lankae
Sri Lanka is going through one of the most turbulent times in its history. Amid this crisis, churches and the local field partners have been able to bring hope.
Worldwide Displacement
For the first time on record, the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide is now more than 100 million. The fact that 1% of the world population is uprooted, is a stark figure.
About Open Doors Canada
For over 65 years, Open Doors Canada has worked in the highest oppressive and restrictive countries around the world, standing with Christians facing persecution, strengthening them so that they may continue to share the Gospel. Open Doors Canada is strengthening the Body of Christ through providing Bibles and literature, preparing those who live in unstable environments for facing suffering and through equipping and mobilizing Christians in the free world to step up and help those whose freedoms have been stripped from them.
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