HIGHLIGHT:
Open Doors Canada
Afghan Refugees Face Deportations and Threats
More than one year after the fall of Kabul and with winter approaching, thousands of Afghan refugees are left to fend for themselves in refugee camps in foreign countries.
Decades of conflict, political instability, economic challenges, and the Taliban’s take-over of the country last year, has forced at least 2.6 million Afghans to flee. Approximately 2.2 million are registered in Iran and Pakistan alone, according to the UNHCR.
Two arrested after German priest goes missing
Top court calls forced conversions dangerous
Two people have been arrested following the disappearance of a German priest in Mali last week. In recent years, Mali has gradually gone up in the World Watch List of the 50 countries where it is hardest to be a Christian; it is currently 24th.
While India’s constitution protects religious freedom and citizens are free to convert (back) to Hinduism, for those who wish to convert to a minority religion such as Christianity or Islam this freedom is restricted through ‘anti-conversion laws’.
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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